Could someone i.d these Apisto's

[Fryer]

As I know they ain't golden Agassizi which they were labeled as and I know this ain't a cacatuoides which it was labeled as either

 

[peterclarke666]

not gold Agassizii as dont think there is a gold strain but they are the fire red strain i had a pair ages ago

 

[Fryer]

Cheers peter Clarke also is this a female
Couldn't see the big fin at the top when it flared up was in a tank on its own

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
"also is this a female" The "Double Red" cacatuoides is a female, you can see the strong black edge to the ventral fins.

The top fish maybe the a xanthic form of A. macmasteri, but I'm very poor at ID's, so you will need some-one who knows what they are talking about to confirm that for you.

cheers Darrel

 

[Fryer]

Thought it was looking for a girl for him

 

[peterclarke666]

yes the cacatuoide in the photo is a female ...... although there have been cases where females look like males even with the black pelvic fins that females have it can be hard to tell sometimes as i have even seen some females in the usa that even have elongated fins, extended dorsal fin rays etc but id go with female on that one never the less

 

[Fryer]

When she flared up she didn't have the top fins like this

 

[peterclarke666]

well u already have one female gold cac in with him but often the czech bred golds are quite weak if u breed them together so breeding a gold with a red strengthens the youngs genetics and arnt so sensitive which is what i have been doing and slowly getting there on improving them

 

[Fryer]

Yeah I can see yours a nice like a sun burst colour on the fins. Don't really wanna breed them just thought he'd have another female with him

 

[peterclarke666]

Yeah I can see yours a nice like a sun burst colour on the fins. Don't really wanna breed them just thought he'd have another female with him

no doubt they will breed as cacs are the easiest of apistos to breed and as long as youve got a male and female ur end up with some young lol its the best part of fish keeping watching them heard a bunch of fry around the tank .... and gets addictive i started off with one community tank 5 years ago ..... my kribensis spawned and then had to get another tank .... and it builds up from there and now have 23 tanks lol

 

[Fryer]

Yeah I've got a male and those females i posted in my first post on the site. I'd love to have a few tasks just misses says no lol

 

[peterclarke666]

Yeah I've got a male and those females i posted in my first post on the site. I'd love to have a few tasks just misses says no lol

hahaha my mrs didnt get a choice i just did it same as ive got 5 top of the range custom built bmx bikes aswel as bikes are my other hobby

 

[Fryer]

Heard today blood worm is a no no also for cacs

 

[peterclarke666]

Heard today blood worm is a no no also for cacs

nope its not really good for alot of fish, i havnt used it in over a year since i lost alot of rare fish from bloat as they can't digest it aswel plus bloodworms have hooks on there tails that get caught in the intestines and then bacteria builds up aswel as fluids causing the fish to bloat and then die ... ive never had an apisto come back from it

 

[Fryer]

Btw very nice tanks you must have a huge room for them lol

 

[peterclarke666]

Btw very nice tanks you must have a huge room for them lol

not that big only about 13-14ft the other side has 3 doors on it to the kitchen, hall way and cellar so only about 8ft of room the other side thats taken up by my water system

 

[Fryer]

Nice 6 stage R.O unit and those containers are prob a good 400 litres

 

[peterclarke666]

yeh 210ltr each but the auto shut off float valve is situated few inches from tom to prevent over flow so yh prob around 200ltrs each

 

[Fryer]

Thank god your not on a water meter lol

 

[peterclarke666]

Thank god your not on a water meter lol

urmmmm actually i am lol actually works out cheaper than an unlimited supply that u pay like £40 a month for my house hold water bill (considering ive got two little girls and the mrs that go though clothes like no tomorrow) so the washer is going constantly and baths etc the water bills are only about £120-£150 every 6 months, and even with all my tanks electric is only about £90 per month aswel as all LED lighting and filtered by air powered sponge filters via one air pump and all tanks and racking insulated with double foil loft insulation, polystyrene and plywood board to stability