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Very nice apisto u have there. My male apsito just died. sad man
A Big Fan of Apistos & L46
Apistogramma viejita II Super red from Mr.Wilhelm in Germany:
I just received it two days ago and it was one of my recent purchase of German apistos. This one is really cool
P.S.: Again, this fish is actually an Apistogramma macmasteri (or a mix of it) but is always traded until the name of viejita.
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I keep plecos and dwarf cichlids
Very nice apisto u have there. My male apsito just died. sad man
Nicholas
Newbie en el cichlid enano
Interesting....Originally Posted by blueblue
Does this means that it's actually Apistogramma macmasteri? Or a hybrid of A. macmasteri?
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
A Big Fan of Apistos & L46
Oh.. sad to learn that ...
I keep plecos and dwarf cichlids
A Big Fan of Apistos & L46
As i know, it is a hybrid among several closely related species while it definitely has the gene from macmasteri.
I keep plecos and dwarf cichlids
Hi Blueblue, the fish coloration are just fantastic.
Got my pair in from HK with the help of a good friend. Still hoping if he can bring another pair in. I still have the female and don't want to give up on breeding this beautiful fishes. I mean to more experienced apisto fishnatic. The Apistogramma viejita is a farm bred fishes. Thus losing its comparison to the wild apistos.Oh.. sad to learn that ...
Since you have kept them before, Could you enlighten me of their needs, water parameters and breeding of these beautiful fishes. I have the pair (before the male died) for more the 6 months, but I have never see them mate before. I still want to try to breed them. (If I can find another pair or male)
Thanks
This is the deceased male
This is the female
Nicholas
Newbie en el cichlid enano
fancy "meeting" u here Blueblue !
sad to hear of your loss Wackytpt..
Blue's fish is really vibrant~
A Big Fan of Apistos & L46
Thanks taygu
Great to see you here Mervinfancy "meeting" u here Blueblue !
Oh.. sorry to hear of the loss...
Viejita is a strong species which can breed quite easily. The conditions
for keeping it are typical for apistos: soft and slightly acidic clean water, temperature 27C.
The only concern is: As many fish farms, especially those in mainland
China, used a lot of colour enhancers to make the fish redder... some fish are infertile or they are deeply weakened by all those chemicals.. so, i myself will only buy the german's as the german fish farms produce the best quality ones...
Thanks CacaManiac
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I keep plecos and dwarf cichlids
My initial pair was also from german fish farm. Got someone to bring it back specially from HK. Now only left the female. Actually a question to ask, is it easy to differentiate a viejita & a macmasteri? How is the apisto market in HK? any sighting of Viejita from from Mr.Wilhelm in Germany?
Nicholas
Newbie en el cichlid enano
A Big Fan of Apistos & L46
Hmm, actually, pure viejita does not appear in the hobby now (P.S.: it does not look beautiful at all). Whenever we find that a "viejita" has a red shoulder, it is already a macmasteris/ a hybrid. Plus, viejita's tail is round and never shows the double tips...
I keep plecos and dwarf cichlids
Hello,
I know this is an old thread but was wondering if anyone has any information on these apistos in regards to availibility? I'm looking to buy.
Thanks,
Damon
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You can follow this thread, from bro scope in this Aq forum
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=59698
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