- Messages
- 21
- Location
- Florida, USA
Hi everyone,
I have had an account here for a long time but I rarely log in. I've spent the last 10 - 15 years working mostly with Heros, Geophagus, and various acaras (Andinoacara, Aequidens, Bujurquina, Krobia, etc.). I have never really ventured into Apistos. I'm familiar with South American cichlid husbandry and I've bred and raised a lot of difficult stuff (blackwater fish, etc.). But the Apistos are a large, unwieldy group and I've never known quite which angle to attack it from.
I am local to First Coast Tropical Fish in Florida (username 90125 on AquaBid) who received a wild-caught "mystery" Apisto last week that they cannot identify. I have no idea the country of origin -- he has wild-caught fish on his list from Colombia, Peru, and Brazil, so it doesn't really narrow it down much. I was wondering if anyone had a guess based on the fins and colors here. This is the only picture he sent.
He also has Apistogrammoides on his list which I'm curious about. I'm going tomorrow to check him out and I'm thinking of trying my hand at some Apistos, but it'd be nice to know which species I'm potentially looking at before I make a purchase. It's so rare to find any wild-caught cichlids locally that I didn't want to pass up an opportunity.
Thanks for any insight you can offer.
I have had an account here for a long time but I rarely log in. I've spent the last 10 - 15 years working mostly with Heros, Geophagus, and various acaras (Andinoacara, Aequidens, Bujurquina, Krobia, etc.). I have never really ventured into Apistos. I'm familiar with South American cichlid husbandry and I've bred and raised a lot of difficult stuff (blackwater fish, etc.). But the Apistos are a large, unwieldy group and I've never known quite which angle to attack it from.
I am local to First Coast Tropical Fish in Florida (username 90125 on AquaBid) who received a wild-caught "mystery" Apisto last week that they cannot identify. I have no idea the country of origin -- he has wild-caught fish on his list from Colombia, Peru, and Brazil, so it doesn't really narrow it down much. I was wondering if anyone had a guess based on the fins and colors here. This is the only picture he sent.
He also has Apistogrammoides on his list which I'm curious about. I'm going tomorrow to check him out and I'm thinking of trying my hand at some Apistos, but it'd be nice to know which species I'm potentially looking at before I make a purchase. It's so rare to find any wild-caught cichlids locally that I didn't want to pass up an opportunity.
Thanks for any insight you can offer.