My First Pair of Dwarf Cichlids

[sergio24]

Hi all, just register on this forum, that because of language I can not understand much, but always the faithful translator of google for what I want to know haha. In fact I use to write this presentation, so if something does not mean you know.

I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Acquired approximately one months ago a pair of Apistogramma Borelli. (It lives in our area).

Here you can see how they look in the aquarium:

After about 10 days, and adapted to food and aquarium .... made ​​his first start ...

Caring for putting ...

Some photos of the male (difficult to photograph)

The start was eaten by the female 2 days later.
9 days later made ​​the 2nd set, which also at 2 days was eaten by the female.

Just set up an aquarium can achieve for themselves (in a couple of months when the days come that are warm in winter) I will keep trying, since there see it difficult to get them out ahead because they are accompanied by a scalare and corydoras.

Greetings!

 

[Rod]

Look like that male will be a beauty when he fully matures.....love borelli!

 

[gerald]

It might help to give them smaller diameter pipes, or broken coconut shells, or broken clay pot pieces.
Most Apistos prefer to have a dark place to lay their eggs inside, with a small entrance hole that is easy to protect.

 

[sergio24]

Thank you for your comments!
Gerald, you say it would be better with no output tubes on both sides?
Anyway, (not sure if it has to do) the male fertilizes the eggs not, I saw that stays next to the female but does not last. Thank you.