Apistogramma!!!

[Leon]

Hi All, was searching for articles regarding Apistogramma and ends up Here!!!
and Here have many apistokeeper!!! Cool... Hope to learn from you all and bring me go hunting!!! Thanks

Leon

[guppee]

Hi Leon I just got here too.
So what are you keeping, or what is your apisto wish-list?

[chris168]

Welcome to the forum guys... What Apistogramma species are you guys keeping now ? Care to share ?

[Apistoinka]

Welcome to the forum and the poison of Apisto... Do share your Apisto collection...

[Leon]

hi guppee & Apistoinka... at this moment... keeping some red badis with some red shrimpp in a not here not there planted cube 1feet!!!
was keeping Cacu and Vejita but gave them away as i was moving house!

next week... got some nice Apisto coming... maybe will go grab a pair or two...
Bitaeniata & Agassizii "castanho" be on my radar this coming week!!! but heard that those i interested in is coming in size XL!!! kind of prefer younger fish but sometimes XL is small...only the money involved is XL!!! haha

maybe can go stir coffee and chat over in Ang Mo Kio!!!

[guppee]

hi guppee & Apistoinka... at this moment... keeping some red badis with some red shrimpp in a not here not there planted cube 1feet!!!
was keeping Cacu and Vejita but gave them away as i was moving house!

next week... got some nice Apisto coming... maybe will go grab a pair or two...
Bitaeniata & Agassizii "castanho" be on my radar this coming week!!! but heard that those i interested in is coming in size XL!!! kind of prefer younger fish but sometimes XL is small...only the money involved is XL!!! haha

maybe can go stir coffee and chat over in Ang Mo Kio!!!

Looks like yours are coming in fast. What kind of bitae are coming in?
Same here, prefer them to be be medium-large, not XL.
Already placed an order for my hongsloi, got the male and am waiting for his harlem to arrive.

[Leon]

Looks like yours are coming in fast. What kind of bitae are coming in?
Same here, prefer them to be be medium-large, not XL.
Already placed an order for my hongsloi, got the male and am waiting for his harlem to arrive.

its kinda amazing to see them grow... the character the colouring...
i heard that Bitaeniata "Castanho", "Shishita" and "Maniti"... but cant find much to read about for "Maniti"... only shows JZX brought them in a couple of months back!!!
anyway... too much variant... see also BLUR!!!

[guppee]

Yes, it's also their "character"/behaviors that make them such interesting creatures.
Once, I had a spawning pair of hongsloi protecting their eggs against a cheeky mendezi, and the issueing rounds of confrontations were so entertaining, especially the gutsy female hongsloi.
Anyway, let's catch-up at amk when the shipment is here.

[Leon]

... ... i can only dream of at this moment!!!

opps... left out a certain Mr Chris168... seen your posting at the Marketplace... so tempting!!! it be cool to pay you a visit!!!

[Lucrado]

Welcome Glad to see another apisto fan /keeper

[Leon]

hey Lucrado, the more the Merrier!!! Hope more good looking fishes comes to our shore

[Lucrado]

Haha. Too bad that im not keeping any apistos though=/
More and more shops are stocking up on apistos ^_^.

[Apistoinka]

My collection

[Leon]

hey Mr Inca... SWEE... amazing colours... basically you like those round tail types or into colours???
i love your second photo... as i like these apistos with these type of tail... dunno whats its call thou!!! agassizii family???

[Apistoinka]

I'm into colour and finnage... The second pic is a agassizii white seam... And had given me many batch of fries...

[chris168]

Yeah, The Agassizii family... Same taste as me when i started into Apistogramma. In love with the style of Agassizii looks. Looks very Chio..But after some time and get to see more species more beautiful one. Then from there you will know which is the one you really like...

[Leon]

... no wonder... more and more tanks!!! ITS AN ADDICTION!!!

colours and finnage... and the elusive ONE!!! the Quest is on...

thru experience... any difference with wild caught and home breed???

[chris168]

Yes poison~ When comes into breeding more tank is needed. And you will do all kind of wild setup for your Apistogramma. Will never feel satisfied with the scape.. The difference Wildcaught have more captive bred helps to keep the lines healthier and the color is very intense and solid compared to Farm breed...

[Leon]

hahaha no wonder... familly always says... what the hell they doing... busy busy busy... thought keeping fish is easy!!!
Bro Chri168... see you into IT alot... no show your rack!!! saw a Bernie guy rack setup at the other post!!! damn swee!!!
kinda weird... given good food good water... hot day got air-con cold day switch on heater and cant beat NATURE!!!

[Apistoinka]

Actually Apisto are easy to care... Weekly water change are important as they prefer clean water... So that why too many nice species end up with many partition tank... So partition tank is the best to save space and still able to keep many species of Apisto...

One stone kill 2 bird...