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Hey guys,
I am wondering if anyone who has been collecting in Peru or recieve shipments from Peru has heard of Apistogramma agassizii "fire tail", and if they know the possible collection point, location variant or sub-species?
Our LFS that specialises in dwarf cichlids often stocks wild caught Peruvian Apistogramma. One of the newer species in store is an agassizii variant with the above name. All the LFS owner could tell me is that they are wild caught from Peru, sold as "fire tail".
I have a trio on hold from the first shipment of them. They are definately an agassizii form, with the male measure approximately 75mm to 80mm TL, and the females are quite large at approimately 45mm to 50mm TL. I could not take a photo of them as the tank they are in has quite a lot of algea on the glass, and a few pieces of driftwood and java fern which they swam in and out of.
The owner had them had home in a tank with ketapang leaves in it, and said they were quite pretty looking at home in the tea coloured water, but lost much of thier colour in store in the harder, clear water.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
I am wondering if anyone who has been collecting in Peru or recieve shipments from Peru has heard of Apistogramma agassizii "fire tail", and if they know the possible collection point, location variant or sub-species?
Our LFS that specialises in dwarf cichlids often stocks wild caught Peruvian Apistogramma. One of the newer species in store is an agassizii variant with the above name. All the LFS owner could tell me is that they are wild caught from Peru, sold as "fire tail".
I have a trio on hold from the first shipment of them. They are definately an agassizii form, with the male measure approximately 75mm to 80mm TL, and the females are quite large at approimately 45mm to 50mm TL. I could not take a photo of them as the tank they are in has quite a lot of algea on the glass, and a few pieces of driftwood and java fern which they swam in and out of.
The owner had them had home in a tank with ketapang leaves in it, and said they were quite pretty looking at home in the tea coloured water, but lost much of thier colour in store in the harder, clear water.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.