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  1. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma borelli sp. 'Opal'? Steel Blue?

    One is definitely a female. She colours up that classic apisto female yellow whenever that first one (with the heavily marked face) is around - especially when she is sequestered but can still see him. She's the second one in the photos above. The first one chases all three of the other ones all...
  2. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma borelli sp. 'Opal'? Steel Blue?

    Thanks Mike! Does it look like 1:3 M to F? How the heck do I tell?!
  3. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma borelli sp. 'Opal'? Steel Blue?

    Do you think they're ALL steel blue or just the first one? The first one is markedly different from the latter three - it's vertical striping is simple compared to their 'Y' shaped striping. It's face is way more heavily blue. The spot on it's tail is more rounded and doesn't extend from the top...
  4. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma borelli sp. 'Opal'? Steel Blue?

    Hmmm... I agree it's possible that they are eunotus... they definitely look like they're all from the regani group to me... it's so hard to tell a lot of these fish apart. To me it looks like the first one is a different species or complex than the latter three... the stripes are different. The...
  5. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma borelli sp. 'Opal'? Steel Blue?

    Hi all, I recently bought 4 Apistogramma from my local store and I'm having a tough time identifying their sexes so that I can separate them appropriately. They were sold to me as A. borelli - I assumed from the spotting on their faces that they could be opal but I'm not sure. At first two of...
  6. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    So... Three weeks later and I noticed Mom and Dad chasing the fry. They slowly get close and then dart after them. I moved the ones I could catch and this evening I found Mom's laid a new clutch of eggs under some mopani wood across from the cichlid stone cave she laid the last clutch in. I'm...
  7. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Mike I bought a second female at the same time as I bought this pair on the advice of the employee. She's in a separate tank atm and I've considered switching the male over into her tank at some point to see if she'll spawn too... Is this advisable? Also, I'm not 100% sure she's a...
  8. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    So the fry are happily taking BBS, vinegar eels and microworms... I have to go away from Thursday until Sunday next week and I'm worried about them starving. They won't be fed on Friday and Saturday... will they starve? Anyone have any advice? Thanks guys!
  9. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Some of them still seem to have a prominent eggsac... and haven't moved at all for the last while. The others move around a fair amount and occasionally swim above the mopani about an inch or so only to return the next second or so to the surface of the wood. The mother has had them there all...
  10. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Hey Mike, To my surprise the female has moved just outside of her cave with maybe two dozen young fry. They don't move much and look like heads with emaciated tails attached to them. I hurriedly started the brine hatching process this morning but have no idea when to start feeding them (do...
  11. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Yeah I'm actually really pleased that they're a less common species. I think they're still growing but they're definitely displaying courtship behaviour. I've started hatching brine shrimp in preparation in case they do breed. Managed to get the GH back down to 6 degrees or so (six drops?) I had...
  12. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Thanks for all of your help Mike. I wanted an I.D. so that I can make sure I'm caring for them properly and giving them an appropriate home! That being said I wasn't sure if I was doing the right thing by catching him to take photos of his markings while he was stressed. You'll see the net in...
  13. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Mike, I'd like to get my hands on a copy of the Datz book. Very cool that you translated it and that this site allows people to interact with foremost authorities on apistos! Amazon is out of stock! I took a bunch more pictures today... I think they show the primary dark markings a little more...
  14. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Also, just read your article "a description of apistogramma species groups" and am impressed with how much variance there is between the groups. Is there more literature on telling the differences between members within the groups? I don't know if it helps to identify mine, but there's a faint...
  15. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Thanks guys! Mike - I've spent hours trying to get better clear shots of them. It's funny, they don't seem to mind when I'm gawking at them and fogging up the glass but as soon as I pull out the camera they get all shy. If it's not too much trouble - what parts of the fish do you need better...
  16. AndrewPayne007

    Apistogramma I.D.

    Hello, I bought a pair of A. Agassizii about two months ago from an aquarium superstore near me. The tank's dithers were labelled at the same store as Nannostomus Eques, but after a bit of research I've identified them as N. Beckfordi. Needless to say, I don't really trust that my apistos are...
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