Apistogramma Viejita Super red

[outspoken]

Just to share,got the pair from Bro nicky who just sold the parents.Bought it as fries but after almost 1 year the male is getting redder as day goes and female always yellow.Saw some fries recently and think they r about 1 month old.Sorry pics not dat clear as taken from my camera phone.

[benny]

The the female is yellowish, I think it means she's ready to spawn. How big are they now anyway? Looks as if it's about 3 to 4 cm.

Did any fry survive from the first spawn?

Cheers,

[outspoken]

The female spawn already.been guarding the babies ever since. the fries r about 0.5-0.8cm big but not sure how many is there or left now cos they r in a community tank.bad news is my pertensis pair is also breeding in there but unable to see any fries yet.

[benetay]

It's very difficult to have 2 pairs of different species of apisto to breed together in a community tank. Even if your tank is huge like 6ft is really difficult. Harem breeding is still possible but not different species.

What i can suggest is that if you want to spawn them you can always remove them to another tank then re-introduce the pair back into the main tank so at lease you have the next generation before the parents pass on.

[Simon]

yes, very difficult , used to have a pair of agassizii tefe and a pair of wild cacatuoides, each time one of them spawn, the other pair will sweep in and feast on the frys

[benetay]

We leave the option to the hobbyist but we always reconmmend that it's not advisable since they've very aggreasive behaviour upon spawning mode . Keeping a few males inside the tank should not have any problem just that you'll not be able to view their true breeding behaviour which is very interesting IMO.

[outspoken]

Yes i do admit it is quite impossible to breed inside a community tank and actual fact is i dun intend to breed them in the first place cos i have like 6 pairs of different species in a 2ft tank.intend to just see the colours and finnage but i guess most of the female in the tank is turning yellowish.guess the condition is just nice for breeding.i have 2 smaller tank for breeding and already have wilhelmi fries now.have to setup more tank as may be acquiring more different species...