Apistogramma sp. Kelleri, images to share with you all!!

[a.d.wood]

On this occasion Apistogramma sp. Kelleri, a relatively new addition to the UK hobby.

Picked them up back in September and the pair obliged with some nice portrait shots;

Fast forward to today and the male has now fully coloured up and sporting a nice lyreate tail and some pretty impresive extensions to the dorsal fin!

Then every now and again you get lucky with the camera (a lot of swearing at the batteries in the flash gun though as they were on their last legs...), bear in mind that this is a mouth brooding species, just look at the size of that mouth!!! I've also added a close up to give you a better look at the gill arches inside the mouth!

Andrew

 

[Ruki]

Awesome photo of yawning male. :biggrin:
Your fishes are really in good shape. Many of A. sp. "Kelleri" what I saw had weird propotions of body or head.

 

[a.d.wood]

Awesome photo of yawning male. :biggrin:
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Thank you Lukasz, it may look like a yawn but it was actually a threat display directed towards the mirror just off to his right.

Andrew

 

[Mud Pie Mama]

YES! Agreed, very stunning close up of a very beautiful fish.
What a great shot; captured on a great camera! WOW!

I can actually see the gill filaments (lamellae) behind the rows of gill arches inside the fish's throat:

http://www.tutorvista.com/content/biology/biology-ii/respiration/fish-gaseous-exchange.php

 

[MonteSS]

Nice fish and nice shots.

He looks alot like mine. They do love to display at their reflection.

Mine shows absolutely no interest in the female. She is totally white and never any yellow. She sure looks very female, but I still wonder.

Does yours have Hole in the Head or is that something else?

...Bill

 

[a.d.wood]

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Does yours have Hole in the Head or is that something else?

...Bill

Thanks for the comments Bill. Not Hole in the Head, what you are seeing are the nostrils and cephalic pores on the front of the head.

Andrew

 

[MonteSS]

Wow. Great detail. I never knew they had so many "holes".

....Bill

 

[jose_vogel]

Clap, clap!!!!

Awesome photo indeed

 

[bigbird]

very nice indeed and stunning. cheers jk