Favorite Apisto

[inexorable]

Just curious which species is your favorite and briefly why.

My fav is trifasciata. I love its metalic blue color, fancy finnage, it doesn't get really big and it is very peaceful. They are great tankmates for blue rams.

 

[blueblue]

My favourite is German Super-Red Eliza, it looks so cool ^.^

Just curious which species is your favorite and briefly why.

My fav is trifasciata. I love its metalic blue color, fancy finnage, it doesn't get really big and it is very peaceful. They are great tankmates for blue rams.

 

[ap.cacatuoides]

My favourite is definitly Ap.cacatuoides :biggrin:
I just love that little fish..

 

[Mike Wise]

My favorites seem to be the ones that no longer exist in the hobby:

the blue, blue "A. wickleri" - a domestic A. steindacneri from the 50s-80s

the "Pink Apisto" (yes, it is pale salmon pink!) - A. cf. eunotus from the Rio Shahuayo.

 

[cdawson]

Apisto sp. Papagei for sure, can't beat the colouring on the males. Even the females have beautiful colouring.

 

[Apistt_ed]

I'm going to have to say A. paucisquamis. Ever since I laid eyes of them, I've fell in love with them.

 

[mooman]

I've only seen the most common apistos in the flesh (man you guys throw out some crasy obscure species, obscure to me anyway). I think I like the A panduro/pandurini because of the heavy body, and contrast between the male and female coloration.

What are some other species that have a lot of sexual dimorphism? And where the hell do you guys get them? If you could comment on ease of breeding, that would be appreciated also. I can use RO water, but have had very little luck getting my ph to drop below 6.8, so the one's that require superlow ph would be out for me (at this point in time), but I'd appreciate hearing about them.

thanks

 

[Red Baron]

Well I should only say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder .

To me every Apistos are beautiful . Each is as unique and special as others .

Cheers mate

 

[Dwarf_Dude]

female Panduro/pandurinis

DD