Apistogramma Panduro Pairing!

[shuraim2354]

Hello everyone, recently at my LFS I saw beautiful pair of Apistogramma Panduro which are very hard to come by in my area. now I have heard that they are very picky about their partners. And as far as I have seen they were the only pair there I didn't see them interact with eachother. So is there any method or tips or tricks to ensure that they get together bond and make some pretty little babies for me

 

[anewbie]

I've only kept nijjensi which people also say are hard to pair but every time i buy a male and a female (it helps if the male is larger than the female); they seem to pair up for some reason so i've not seen this difficulty. As to your question I don't think there is much you can do but if they fail to pair you can provide alternative partners.

Which country do you reside ?

 

[shuraim2354]

My male is larger but not that larger just slightly than the female. So I'll just have to keep hope that they get together

 

[KenL]

I imagine they just need time, the right environment and good feeding. Pandora and nijsseni females are just the best to me.

 

[shuraim2354]

I imagine they just need time, the right environment and good feeding. Pandora and nijsseni females are just the best to me.

I'll keep that in mind, and I have seen my kribensis male whose mate had died after an infection.... Bond with another female a few months after that incident, I thought he'll never pair with anyone as they were a pair for almost a year but that amazed me.

 

[Mike Wise]

My experience with nijsseni-group species is that some species are more choosy than others. One thing I noticed was that if 2 or more spawnings were unsuccessful, then the breeding pair would split up but live peacefully together. I've had fish that spent a year together like this with no aggression nor even showing any interest in breeding. They just lived peaceful, separate live in the same tank. Then, when I changed potential mates, breeding sometimes was almost immediate. I find A. panduro one of the less choosy about mates of the nijsseni-group.

 

[shuraim2354]

My experience with nijsseni-group species is that some species are more choosy than others. One thing I noticed was that if 2 or more spawnings were unsuccessful, then the breeding pair would split up but live peacefully together. I've had fish that spent a year together like this with no aggression nor even showing any interest in breeding. They just lived peaceful, separate live in the same tank. Then, when I changed potential mates, breeding sometimes was almost immediate. I find A. panduro one of the less choosy about mates of the nijsseni-group.

I would be happy if they just live together in harmony.... I just don't want them to be aggressive and I don't wanna loose one over aggression.

 

[MacZ]

I would be happy if they just live together in harmony.... I just don't want them to be aggressive and I don't wanna loose one over aggression.

This might come off very harsh, but: In that case either only keep a single Apistogramma or none at all. Your wish goes against their nature of most of the species.

 

[anewbie]

This might come off very harsh, but: In that case either only keep a single Apistogramma or none at all. Your wish goes against their nature of most of the species.

But two panduro can live in harmony in most cases.

 

[MacZ]

Read the last 5 words of my post and note your own "can". I was referring to the genus as a whole.

 

[shuraim2354]

This might come off very harsh, but: In that case either only keep a single Apistogramma or none at all. Your wish goes against their nature of most of the species.

Noted I'll try the pair out if that doesn't work I'll separate them I have other tanks to put one in