Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis

[illumnae]

I have an opportunity to get a wild pair of these interesting fish. Can anyone share experiences on husbandry and/or breeding of these fish? I'm planning on keeping them with corydoras, otos and perhaps licorice gouramis in a planted tank with a sandy base.

are they hard to keep alive?

 

[bourdinite]

that is not a difficult species to maintain!
I had a couple for 6 months (because they were already old) and it went well!
I had a breeding ph 6.9 and 130μs conductivity and temperature 26 ° c!
if you expect a reproduction, maintenance specific tank is preferable because small are eating fast enough!
for the first feeding fry, the first day, I gave the diatomaceous after 4 days and they started to eat Artemia nauplia!
it is truly a magnificent species and I come from, among other things, to recover a group of 4 to a friend

translate by google : sorry

 

[K-Pon]

Similarly as preceding speaker, the fortress that this species is very easy in the reproduction
And had and breeding ph 6.2-7 and temperature 26 ° C. With pH < 6 rubbed they stopped.
Females lead from 40-80 the fry arts. Parents do not eat the fry, hand over just the opposite. Both parents looking after the fry.

Sorry for my "ENGLISH" :biggrin:

 

[illumnae]

Thanks for your sharing I appreciate it! I will get the pair then

 

[apistobob]

As with all fish, there is variablility from fish to fish. In my experience this can be a very difficult species to keep and breed. I have found them to be very aggressive and I would suggest that you provide plenty of cover and hiding places.

Be aware that the appearance of a pair bond can disappear quickly, especially after an unsuccessful spawn.

Bob

 

[Microman]

Im surprised that nobody has mentioned that this species prefers to inhabit the upper reaches of the aquarium amongst dense vegetation.
They prefer spawning sites at this level too as opposed to spawning at substrate level BUT will spawn in typical Apisto fashion if floating plants/cover are not sufficient for their needs.
I have spawned this species on a couple of occasions but too found them to be relatively boisterous.
Mark...

 

[mummymonkey]

The ones I had fought like hell!

 

[illumnae]

Thanks for all the sharing guys!

I happened upon wild Ap. bitaeniata "Tefe" instead and couldn't pass up on the chance of owning my favourite apisto again, so the Apistogrammoides will have to wait till my next tank if they're still available then!

 

[Zack Wilson]

http://www.thedigitalfishroom.com/articles/pucs.shtml