wild apistogramma

[JIMI]

hi
iv got some wild APISTOGRAMMA.sp"broad-band"
how do i sex them
and what size do they start to breed


ps
Because they are wild are they harder to breed

 

[Mike Wise]

Your A. sp. Broad-band/Breitbinden will be easy to sex once the mature. The male has an impressive dorsal fin & lyretail. He also grows to about 2x the size of the female. This is a blackwater species from the upper Negro/Orinoco. It doesn't matter whether they are wild or domestic, they will need very soft, acid water to reproduce.