Apistogramma panduro

**benny** · 16th Mar 2006, 22:52

Hi guys,

I know some of the hobbyist can't stand dwarf cichlids that are from shops like C328 and think that they are trash. Oh well.... to each his own and I enjoy my S$4 fish just as much as other folks enjoy their S$400 Apistogramma elizabethae 'super red'.

This is my latest addtion to my apisto tank. I got him this evening and it's still showing stress coloration (the black bar on the chin is not showing). I had two males to induce flaring and got a happy snappy of it before my camera ran out of battery.

Enjoy!!

Cheers,

p.s. I am aware that the fish has a split ventral fin.

**ranmasatome** · 16th Mar 2006, 23:16

a little dark no?? want your 550ex back?? i think i'm going to buy 2..haha...this flash business is getting out of hand..kekeke

Anyway.. beautiful fish... kekeke.. wish i was staying so i can play around with soem apistos..

**benny** · 16th Mar 2006, 23:18

Dark? Hmmm..

How's this one?

Cheers,

**CacaManiac** · 16th Mar 2006, 23:36

aah see that he's not so stressed anymore...
very nice for a $4 fish... shows that you don't need to buy some top dollar fish to get a top dollar look.

Benny just curious, do you have a huge tank with many species of Apisto living in it or do you have many tanks?

**benny** · 16th Mar 2006, 23:41

Originally Posted by CacaManiac

you don't need to buy some top dollar fish to get a top dollar look.

Oh... I will be very careful with that statement. Might ruffle a few feathers. This is like the S$4 A. agassizii versus the S$400 A. agassizii debate. But I do believe the true value of the fish is in the amount of pleasure you get out of it.

Originally Posted by CacaManiac

Benny just curious, do you have a huge tank with many species of Apisto living in it or do you have many tanks?

Hmmm... I have many tanks with many dwarf cichlids living in it. How does that sound? Actually, it's all going to go in a few weeks. Have started tearing everything down and just cleared 2 X 1 ft and 1 X 2 ft set up.

Cheers,

**CacaManiac** · 16th Mar 2006, 23:49

aah ok i see... moving?

**benny** · 17th Mar 2006, 00:42

It's interesting that when the flash hits the fish at a different angle, the coloration seems different. Here, the iridescence is not apparent and the reds are more obvious.

These are all pictures of the same fish, as can be identified by the split ventral fins.

Cheers,

**ranmasatome** · 17th Mar 2006, 01:44

WAH!! not this one is chio!! what you mean irridescence is not apparent!! are you blind??? so nice!! hahaha..
Almost like a brazillian rainbow boa!! wa kaoz..

**Ibn** · 17th Mar 2006, 03:09

Beautiful A. panduro, Benny.

**joopsg** · 17th Mar 2006, 09:44

Beautiful Panduro. Long time no see this fish already, our current market has no longer offering us with this so call beginner apisto for quite sometime.. Missed the Borelli, Panduro, Njisenni.

**Cacatuoides** · 17th Mar 2006, 10:19

i love the 3rd picture you've taken bro benny.....i like the coloration of the vectral fins....what a nice specimen you've got!!!

**mickthefish** · 17th Mar 2006, 10:37

good looker benny and so cheap and great pics, can you get nijsenni theyre pretty scarce here at the moment loads of panduros about though.
mick

**Fei Miao** · 17th Mar 2006, 10:40

Benny's photography skills makes any fish looks like $400 plus...

so guys who want their $4 fish looks like top dollars may bring their fish to Benny for upgrade

**joopsg** · 17th Mar 2006, 11:04

Hi mick, now in Singapore. seldom see nijsenni. However, there was a shipment of Oregan a few mths back.

**lwm999** · 17th Mar 2006, 14:23

Originally Posted by Fei Miao

Benny's photography skills makes any fish looks like $400 plus...

so guys who want their $4 fish looks like top dollars may bring their fish to Benny for upgrade

So the lesson is: Before you want to sell your apisto, buy kopi for Benny to "kah-jiao" him to take photo for you, then post the beautiful photo to fetch a higher price.

**hiromilizard** · 17th Mar 2006, 14:46

Benny,

never really liked panduro.. but i must say the pictures shows some good fish.. hmm.. maybe i have to drop by C328 keke

**benetay** · 18th Mar 2006, 00:16

i'm speEchless..seriouslly....what can i say? It's just too nice....

**benny** · 21st Mar 2006, 04:41

Thanks for the kind words guys. Unfortunately, these guys are quite quarrelsome and have been at each other since they were introduced into the tank. Fins are not longer in such good condition due to their fights.

Anyway, here's another one that I had bought earlier that's in another tank.

It's a shame that I've lost my females. Otherwise, it would be great to have a pair and see if they'll spawn.

Cheers,