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[mematrix]

Hi All I am not sure where to post this
So here goes I am acquiring some new apistogrammas. i have a question are A. baenschi monogamous??? I have a pr but my female is not doing so well so im getting a new mate for my male
The other request/? any body happen to have any pics of A. bitaeniata Red wild Can't find any pics that refer to or are of the red form
Sincerely Curtis

[outspoken]

Hi Bro,
Think you may need to watch the SMS lingo.

Anyway will try to answer your questions based on my current knowledge.
1) So far i've not heard of any apistogramma that are monogamous. They will breed with different females and females will
also accept most males when she is ready to breed. Most hobbyist will use the combination of 1 male to 2 females if the pair
that they had is not pairing up. Once 1 pair is paired up,you may need to remove the other female before the pair may kill her.
If not,you may need to remove the male counterpart and let the female settle down and be comfortable with the surrounding
before adding back the male. Also may need to add more hiding place for the female to shelter.

2) I've not heard of Ap. Bitaeniata Red wild but mostly trade name is Ap. Bitaeniata red back. You may want to check if they are
the same.

[alfredliow316]

Hi All I am not sure where to post this
So here goes I am acquiring some new apistogrammas. i have a question are A. baenschi monogamous??? I have a pr but my female is not doing so well so im getting a new mate for my male
The other request/? any body happen to have any pics of A. bitaeniata Red wild Can't find any pics that refer to or are of the red form
Sincerely Curtis

If you have more than one female in the tank, once any of these females spawned, you better remove ALL the rest of the apistos in the same tank (unless it's a big tank or full of plants).

Once a female puts on her 'spawning suit', she's like super charged! Most of the time, even the males are not spared.

But there are also certain pairs that are able to coexist in the same tank after spawning, and even after fry are free swimming.