Apistogramma baenschi "Inka50"

[outspoken]

Hi just to share some pic of my inka pair...havent got the chance to take any pic since i got it about 2 weeks ago.Just love the colouration at the tail and finnage..deep orange.....Sorry about the bad picture quality though.

[CacaManiac]

nice colouration on the fish dude.

[benetay]

I'm sure a better camera will serve the fish better. Good looking fish even with the blur picture so maybe you might wanna consider getting a better camera so as to show it's full potential~

[outspoken]

Thanks cacamaniac.

Ya been thinking about it for quite some time already but been spending a lot on getting new apisto that financial situation doesnt permit to get a good camera.will def get one camera one day.anyway whats the price range for a good camera?..im idoit about all these camera stuff.

[outspoken]

Update some new pics of the pair

[mickthefish]

i picked up two trios of wild caughts yesterday, they are what i call pretty fish with that massive dorsal, when they've settled down i'll post a few pics in a couple of days.
cheers mick

[benny]

Look like mick is joining in the dwarf cichlid fun!! With the expert breeder in the game, we can expect a lot of good tips comming soon!!

Cheers,

[mickthefish]

benny if you saw what i paid for them it might get you envious, it works out to 15 S$ per trio hows that mate.
mick

[benny]

benny if you saw what i paid for them it might get you envious, it works out to 15 S$ per trio hows that mate.
mick

Not possible. 5 GBP for 3 fishes!!?? In UK? Not possible. You traded something in for them perhaps?

Jeez...5 GBP!! S$15!!!

Show us some pictures!!!

[mickthefish]

i got them from a guy that imports them from south america, he go's to our fish auctions and his prices are always pretty cheap as you can see from what i paid for them, on the bag his price is £7.50 per trio but he let me have them for a £5 for each trio.
mick.
ps yorky has this guys web site it's the one at biddulph, have a look through it.

[mickthefish]

Some pictures of the A. baenschi 'inka' male. He's not settled down yet, and just for benny this is how much they should have been, check out the web-site on the bottom.



Cheers,
mick

[Cacatuoides]

Oh my god!!! This is a really stunning male, i like the deep coloration and markings!!! Excellent male you've got!!

[mickthefish]

caca, the other male is better than this one and the 4 females are a decent size.
mick

[Cacatuoides]

wow, 2\you've got 2 stunning males? its good that the suppliers are selling 1 male and 2 females, its seldom we get this ratio locally....

[mickthefish]

i think it might be because of the ratio of females to males that they can offer trios, on his website he sells them in pairs, he also breeds them and sells the young F1,s at a reasonable price.
mick

[Ibn]

Nice looking fish and for a great price!

I'm guessing that it's either pH or temperature related where it's throwing off those ratios of 1:2.

[mickthefish]

Ibn mate these are wild fish, i meant when he imported them there were more females than males so he could sell them in trios.
cheers.

[Ibn]

Hey Mick, I noticed that note in your post up above.

Like most Apistos, depending on what temperature/pH they were collected, sex is most often tied to those two parameters and it was skewed towards one sex or another.

Of course, beyond that, there's always polygamy.

[mickthefish]

gotcha, know what you were saying now,
cheers. mick

[mickthefish]

well they spawned today, but i can't see them keeping thier eggs the stupid male won't get out of the cave and the females getting very agitated with him, if he has any common sense he'd move out.
mick