Apistogramma sp D47

[JoeriD]

Hey all,

Time show of my newly aquired pair of A. Sp D47. They havr been in my tank for almost 2 weeks now. And i have had the first batch of eggs from these youngster. Unfortunately they were gone on day 4 as the female lost complete interest in her little hideout.
And some pic

s of course

 

[Tom C]

Nice photos of a beautiful fish!

One of my wild males look like this

We collected them west of Puerto Inirida, Colombia, in the Rio Guaviare drainage, in February 2017.

This was during the dry season, so the water was shallow, hot and very muddy.

pH: 6,39 Conductivity: 173 microSiemens/cm Temperature: 31,0 degrees C

There were loads of bloodsucking leeches in the water. After a meal from my legs, they were big as fists!

 

[JoeriD]

They look stunning tom. I got them on the 14th of january. You were there aswell i believe these are F1 from erik bakker. But they are only about 6.5 months old. Cant wait to see how they look when they are fully matured.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

pH: 6,39 Conductivity: 173 microSiemens/cm Temperature: 31,0 degrees C

There were loads of bloodsucking leeches in the water. After a meal from my legs, they were big as fists!

Sounds lovely.

They are interesting photographs, I would love to know what the plants are, and what the collection site looks like in the wet season.

The conductivity reading is high, so I assume the Rio Guaviare is a "white water" river. Do you think the collection site had been a much larger body of water that has evaporated down, concentrating the salts?

cheers Darrel

 

[Tom C]

.....The conductivity reading is high, so I assume the Rio Guaviare is a "white water" river. Do you think the collection site had been a much larger body of water that has evaporated down, concentrating the salts?

Yes, the Rio Guaviare is a whitewater river that drains the southernmost part of the Llanos ecosystem.

When we were there, there was no water coming in or going out of the collection site. But we could see from the surroundings that when the water is higher, the water is connected to the (now) small stream we followed from the main river to reach the place, the water level had been at least 1 meter higher.
So yes, the evaporation had obviousely concentraited the salts.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

....When we were there, there was no water coming in or going out of the collection site. But we could see from the surroundings that when the water is higher, the water is connected to the (now) small stream we followed from the main river to reach the place, the water level had been at least 1 meter higher. So yes, the evaporation had obviousely concentraited the salts.......

Thanks Tom, hopefully it is a fish that might do well for people with slightly harder water.

cheers Darrel