EvolutionZ's Apistogramma trifasciata

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys.. just to share.. my newly aquired apisto from exotic_idiot.
this pair is being kept in a 1ft cube tank.
rougly around 3 hours after being let into tank.. still getting used to the new tank.


hiding in his pot..


a lousy picture of him flaring.. he was acctually not moving while flaring at the female.. took this picture when he moved to chase the female


after chasing...


poor female hide in 1 corner


comments please

[exotic_idiot]

Hello bro.. How? You like it??? Very nice pics taken by you... Got one bad news for you because i knew it already, also bad for me too... Make a guess?

[EvolutionZ]

what bad news is it?

[trident]

Evo,
Nice catch, check out those tall dorsal fin!!!

[doubleace]

Ben

The bad news is they have fries in the tank but the parent are sold?

[Samuel2618]

Yup..

That is the bad news..

Regards

[EvolutionZ]

Evo,
Nice catch, check out those tall dorsal fin!!!

Thanks alot bro.. yup. the dorsal really caught my attention.. very nice with the top part reddish colour.
anyway.. any chace of this trifa having red tail if i pump him with NLS food?

Ben

The bad news is they have fries in the tank but the parent are sold?

hmm.. ben told me they spawned in his tank before..
but fries eaten by other fishes.. hopefully im able to breed this pair!

[exotic_idiot]

Ben

The bad news is they have fries in the tank but the parent are sold?

Worse than that... Last night i wanted to decom my tank, flip my pot and i saw eggs... Sianz... Don't know whether they will hatch or not???

[EvolutionZ]

wah... why bad news for me leh? means it won't spawn in my tank?

[exotic_idiot]

wah... why bad news for me leh? means it won't spawn in my tank?

Because if you have taken the pair from me earlier they would lay their eggs in your tank... And confirm they will spawn sooner or later depends on how much TLC you provide them... I guess within a week... If fast

[EvolutionZ]

haha.. its okay man.. you scared me!
haha... but i guess if they would have laid the eggs in my tank within 3 days.. i won't know what to do. haven't read up on fries raising yet

anyway..
just feed them NLS food.. both are eating.. male keep flaring at female.. and female is turning slightly yellowish..
will take more picture later =)

[illumnae]

don't need to worry about breeding them, it'll happen tris are one of the easier species to breed

[EvolutionZ]

female flaring at male..


male getting ready to chase female!


another lousy pic of male flaring


hmmmm.. female went hiding in the pot.. male was moving about outside the pot.. looks more like 'dancing'
just keep turning around.. was wondering what he is doing..

[doubleace]

Hope there's good news for you..

Ben: pass to Evo or hatch yourself... You sold your tri already so you are making space for new acquisition?

[EvolutionZ]

i don't think they breeding right?
they just breeded in ben's tank few days ago..

[illumnae]

it usually takes 1.5-2 weeks for the female to "recharge", but you never know maybe she's highly productive

[EvolutionZ]

wow.. if they did spawn.. they must be really 'high' haha

[raymond]

Haha, thats right they must be super "high". my hongsloi pair is still recharging, the male is always pestering the female too. so to say, evo, u got a good pair of apisto there. nice elongated finnage for the male.

[EvolutionZ]

Thanks bro.. at the moment the male still quite shy.. keep running away when i go with my camera.. female moving around the pot..

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys...have been taking quite a few picture of the male flaring.. sadly this turned out the best which is still lousy.. will continue to try for a clear pic



the male have been flaring at her and she is hiding here.. keep on picking on the substrate.. she trying to build a cave?