Lake Glemende biotope

[Mike Wise]

Mat, you forgot 2 other items: patience and talent!

 

[abrooks12376]

Abacaxis!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MatB]

Thanks for all kind words.
Unfortunately, one of the females died and the rest got disease known from wild apisto.
The male grew into real bully Marks on the body add him only the charm and originality.
For those who love apisto few more shots

 

[chris1805]

Do you maybe have some more photo's of your fish? Maybe also an overview shot of your tank?

 

[ButtNekkid]

Amazing pictures! More!

 

[D 10]

Your take photo, marvelious! For our country, this speices still fantastic! We are waiting for photos this fish. Thanks...

 

[chris1805]

I just re-read Linke's introduction of the species. In it he doesn't list any species found with them except half-grown Discus. This is hardly surprising because the water values were extreme: muddy, blackwater pH 3.9, dGH & dKH <1, 8 µS/cm @ 29.8°C. You could check Fishbase for the lower Rio Madeira and see what occurs there.

Mike is het possible that you send me his paper, Or can tell me the title so i can find it on google scholar?

 

[Shane Puthuparambil]

Where did you buy A. Sp. Abacaxis??? I have been looking for a while now and I am unable to find them.


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[dw1305]

Hi all,

Mike is het possible that you send me his paper, Or can tell me the title so i can find it on google scholar?

I don't think it is a scientific paper, because Apistogramma sp. "Abacaxis" isn't scientifically described.

There are some more details at <Dwarf Cichlid: Apistogramma sp. "Abacaxis">.

cheers Darrel

 

[chris1805]

Thanks Darrel. I want to make a biotope, but this seems to become quite hard. No information about dither fish

 

[Shane Puthuparambil]

I sourced some, will be receiving them soon. (hopefully). If you are looking for some, check out http://purefishworks.com/ and contact shawn! He is a great guy!

 

[Mike Wise]

Mike is het possible that you send me his paper, Or can tell me the title so i can find it on google scholar?

He is the article that introduces the species: Linke, Horst. 1999. Apistogramma sp. „Wilhelmi" - eine neue, farblich interessante Art aus dem Apistogramma agassizii-Formkreis. Das Aquarium, Nr. 361, Juli 1999. pp. 22-26. It's in German, of course.

 

[chris1805]

He is the article that introduces the species: Linke, Horst. 1999. Apistogramma sp. „Wilhelmi" - eine neue, farblich interessante Art aus dem Apistogramma agassizii-Formkreis. Das Aquarium, Nr. 361, Juli 1999. pp. 22-26. It's in German, of course.

Good thing i can read German. Thanks a lot Mike!

 

[Shane Puthuparambil]

Can someone send the link to the german article? I can't find it on Google Scholar!!


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[dw1305]

Hi all,

Can someone send the link to the german article? I can't find it on Google Scholar!!

It isn't a scientific paper, it is an article in the magazine "Das Aquarium", (Nr. 361, Juli 1999. pp. 22-26.)

I know that "Das Aquarium" magazine stopped publishing in 2005 (it started the <"LDA numbering system for newly introduced Plecs">, as an alternative to (DATZ's) L numbers).

I'm not sure how you would obtain a copy the article, it may not exist in an electronic version.

cheers Darrel

 

[Phile]

Very nice pics and fish. If these fish like a pH of 3, what pH are you maintaining them at? What are you doing to lower pH?
Vinegar runs between pH 2.0-3.0. I've only seen pickled herring in that stuff.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Very nice pics and fish. If these fish like a pH of 3, what pH are you maintaining them at? What are you doing to lower pH?
Vinegar runs between pH 2.0-3.0. I've only seen pickled herring in that stuff.

You can't really interpret the pH in the normal manner. This is water with hardly any ions, of any description. In really soft water pH isn't a very useful measure, and is inherently unstable.

Because pH is a ratio you only need a small amount of weak acids to donate enough H+ ions to reduce the pH below pH4.

cheers Darrel

 

[abrooks12376]

I had them spawning in a ph of 6. Tds was below 50 and I used humic acid to stain the water. Moving the fry failed, the 2nd and 3rd spawn were left in the and disappeared a few days after I noticed free swimmers. Can't say it was viable for raising them but they definitely made it to free swimming a few times. The females got the black spot? I've read about it but can't remember exactly. They all died. 2 males are now huge in my 75. Ph is about 6.5 and tds usually under 100. Water is changed frequently which I think they appreciate.

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[chris1805]

I'm not sure how you would obtain a copy the article, it may not exist in an electronic version.

cheers Darrel

I am affraid you are right. Doens't seem like there is an electronic version of the article. So making a biotope for them will be hard. Seems like we will go for the usual nannostomus eques as a nice companion for them.

 

[Mike Wise]

In the past I reproduced them at pH 5.5 and ~ 50 µS/cm. I had no problems with the fry. They grew well on bbs, but weren't moved to a grow-out tank until over 3/8"/1 cm, about 6-8 weeks old. I was recently given 6 females so I'm looking for males now.