H2O apisto new arrival

[Simon]

A. bitaeniata, A. agassizii tefe 'red' & 'blue', A. agassizii 'black red',
A. cf cruzi, A. hongsloi I/II, A. viejita I/II, A. macmasteri 'red spot', A. cacatuodies, Taeniacara candidi 'red', Nannacara anomala

[LeAnne]

guys just my point of view... before u, best u read up or bring a ID book along.. cos they r quite small and difficult to distinguish male or female []

hehehe

[Simon]

ya, most of them r easy to ID... but not all

[benetay]

The bitaeniata better don't be a "green-spot" sub. Quite disappointing i find, IMO.

[rain]

must say that its really very difficult to make out the right species. for me i thk even with the book i wouldnt be able to tel the differences []

[YES]

hi simon..
thanks for ur info.. went down to H2O today..
guess what..i got 5 apisto today!!.. i cannot believe it..this is my first cichlids..
2 from Gan and 2 from H2O and 1 from hougang..
total i spent $90 on it... now my pocket hole getting bigger.. anyway i like the apistos i got..
just to check with u.. i putting the 5 diff species together in my 3ft planted tanks.. is it ok?.. all male i guess.. still not sure some of the species..
thanks alot..

[Simon]

hi YES, dun really recommend u to put in all 5 species, especially males.. u can go to ApistoMania and check the database for the pictures.. 3ft is enuff have max. 2 species wif 1 female each.. they require a big terrority.. u might wanna separate them for now.. but do tell us the species u have

some updates: the A. bitaeniata labelled is actually A. sp 'breitbinden.. someone I met at H2O today told me so... they have oso A. sp 'Red point'

[keith]

[benetay]

Thats pretty bad for putting up as a.bitaniata as A. sp 'breitbinden. Charging the price for a.bit for a.sp 'bre.'

Pretty disappointed this time round [] []

[Simon]

but he too have another species labelled as A. sp 'breitbinden', could they r mislabelled?

[candidi]

Hi Simon
I am the guy you met at H2O this afternoon.
I think that the mislabelling is purely accidental, some apistos can be so hard to identify, not the shop's fault.
By the way this is one of the joy of keeping apistos, there are always present surprises.

[Simon]

hi candidi, sorry i had to leave so early, didnt had the time to introduce... perharps they could have mislabel the fishes.. did u see the ones he label as A. sp. breitbinden? didnt quite look at them.. so did u buy the A. sp 'red point'?

[LeAnne]

wat's wrong?

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[keith]

got the wrong fish. jus my luck. wonder if they can exchange.

[benetay]

thats what was on my mind too..

[Simon]

they were selling their A. sp breitbinden at $35...

[kenzo]

keke... no wonder i looking at the a.bitaniata how come no color at all.. and the as A. sp 'breitbinden looks like the pix of the bitaniata simon posted..

oni bot a pair of nanas, cannot afford the rest..

[Simon]

i did take a looky at the fish and it has some coloration on the dorsal.. hopefully, its what we think it is..

candidi, any comment? did u see the other fishes labelled A. sp breitbinden?

ken, u bought nanas? kribs?

[candidi]

I would advise not to return your fish, surprise like this is one of the joy of keeping apistos.
Those are definately not Apisto Bitaeniata, however they might just mature into beautiful adults.No harm trying.

[jhseah]

Went H2O yesterday and I like the A. macmasteri 'red spot' very much but due to $$$ and lack of tank space, cannot buy leh.