Apisto pebas (Dolly)

[cbzoo]

Here is a single shot of my "Dolly" pebas that I received from Aquaticclarity (Thanks Jeff great fish) I lost one of the pair due to it getting trapped between some rocks in my QT tank.. Got another pair due to arrive today...

 

[Mike Wise]

I'd sure like to see a photo of a female when they arrive.

 

[cbzoo]

They just sucessfully arrived and are in their own QT tank... a little skitish right now but hopefully I can snag a few shots tonight or tommrow.

 

[aquaticclarity]

I'd sure like to see a photo of a female when they arrive.

Not the right fish Mike? They all have the lovely Peru Black Spot pretty heavily. Makes them look like a salt and pepper fish!

 

[aquaticclarity]

Here are some more photos of fish fom the same import with the dominant male and female in the tank in aggressive mode. I can get some pics of a non-dominant female and male if need be.

 

[Mike Wise]

They look like A. sp. Pebas alright. They don't look like the photo originally sent me in 1999 by the Panduros (Ornamental Amazon Fish Aquarium). The males showed a LOT of yellow on the body and fins. I tried to see if the photos were still on their site, but couldn't find them. Other photos of A. sp. Pebas (Dolly) on the internet look more like your fish.

 

[aquaticclarity]

I pulled the two fish pictured above out of the tank full and set them up in their own 15 gallon with some tetras yesterday. With in 3-4 hours the female was guarding eggs!!! Now to see if the eggs are fertile...

 

[Apistomaster]

Good luck with the new spawn.
They seem like a nice Apistogramma and maybe as they become more acclimated more of the yellow in the caudal will intensify?