Apisto chat/LFS watchlist & etc

[tureblue82]

close up view~
http://youtu.be/EgE2FR0-Vns

[tureblue82]

saw one tank of Apisto Panduro at y618 today.....managed to hold back the itchy-hand syndrome.

how to sex these guys?.....look practically the same.


stones closed down already?

[Milk]

Trueblue82:
1: The tank flow rate is kind of fast/strong. Either you face your outlet towards the tank wall to slow it down or switch to sponge filter.
2: Personally, i suggest you add a bit more hiding space for them.
3: Looks like you might have a sneaker male.
4: Both of them are of different varient. Bigger one is an orange flash. And i suspect that the smaller 1 is a red.
5: The orange flash looks big and old. You will have a high chance of the smaller pieces out-living the Orange Flash.
6: They looks like those breed by Malaysia farm. With super low quality control and I believed they are super in breed. Genetically, they are weak and I don't recommend breeding them anymore.

Just enjoy their presence in your tank.

[tureblue82]

very detailed reply! Thanks!

i decided to return the two fishes back to the LFS and went down JZX to get another pair, Apisto Borelli.

Young pair ,only about less than 1inch size,hope to see them realise their potential soon.



Will post the pics once i acclimatise them and able to take decent pics.

[tureblue82]

hi guys, this is my borelli pair.

http://youtu.be/IZ5llqZmquI

[sheng]

I think it not a good idea to keep gory in there if you want to bred the borelli

[sheng]

Sorry. Should be cory, not gory

[tureblue82]

I think it not a good idea to keep gory in there if you want to bred the borelli

he is just an old remnant from a previous setup,temporary staying there only.

[seudzar]

Curious why it is not a good idea of having cory when breeding borelli?

[joopsg]

Corys are known to be egg eaters.

[seudzar]

So far no problem for me, maybe mine is dwarf cories

[tureblue82]

Now my apisto is like doing this weird slow swimming curled up pattern when it sees the female sometimes.
Looks like some mating action.

clearer pic of my borelli with flash
20141118_113746.jpg

[mobile2007]

Difficult to sex my bitianiata young adult. Many of them have black color on their pelvic fin (female), yet you can see the purple pattern on their tails (male).

So what i am doing now, split them into smaller group of 3 or 4. Also, look at their behaviour, those more aggressive one most likely to be male.

[tureblue82]

if you split,won't the chances of pairing up naturally lessen?

[mobile2007]

Once you can identify the sex, pairing up should not be a big problem.

if you split,won't the chances of pairing up naturally lessen?

[marle]

anybody knows where i can get an Apisto Mendenzi Female? Mine passed...

[marle]

apisto forum so quiet?

[seudzar]

Cos you are not posting anything.. Hahaha. Anyway, I just got a pair of adoketa, but they are pretty selective on food and stubborn not to eat pellets

[joopsg]

Came back to keep Apistogramma. Gotten myself a pair of Apistogramma Baeschi aka Inka.

[joopsg]

Cos you are not posting anything.. Hahaha. Anyway, I just got a pair of adoketa, but they are pretty selective on food and stubborn not to eat pellets

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