apisto ID please

[lariviere]

I bought them has apistogramma sp.

I have 2 pairs.
So here is one of the males :

barlowi ? jutai ? yawasyacu ?

thanks!

 

[hapaluku]

My gess is A Barlowi "maulbrooder"

 

[Mike Wise]

What does the female look like?

 

[lariviere]

What does the female look like?

This is the best pic i took :

 

[Mike Wise]

I agree with the others. It's most likely A. barlowi.

 

[Tom C]

lariviere:

Apistogramma is especially suited to look for food in fine sand. Studies on feeding methods show that all Apistogramma species exhibit “earth-eating†of sand, typical of geophagines. They take the substrate in their mouth, and after thoroughly chewing it, which is primarily accomplished by using the toothed pharyngeal plate, either spit it back out or pass it out of the mouth cavity again through the gill cover openings. Fine food particles are sifted out by the tiny denticals on the pharyngeal plate.

With your substrate of sharp pebbles, they have no opportunity to perform this natural behavior. Too sad…. :frown:

This is a habitat of Apistogramma barlowi, I collected this species here in 2006. Ground consists of very, very fine sand, with dead, brown leaves on top…….

I am convinced that your fish would be very happy if the sharp stones were replaced by fine sand .....

 

[jose_vogel]

I always use one of this:
a) Plain sand (the one used in construction)
b) Dried oak leaves
c) Plain sand and dried oak leaves on top of it.


And the difference in behavior is huge.

 

[lariviere]

Thanks for the info everyone, i will do the change for fine sand.

 

[lariviere]

will they do best in pair, or harem?

They are now 2 pair in the aquarium.