My growing Apistogramma cacatuoides "Triple Red"

**donhitme** · 1st Feb 2007, 23:03

Hi guys,

just to share a pic of 1 of my A.cacatuoides.

this guy a male right?

the belly is yellowish, i thought only female get yellowish belly?

the tail colour doesn't look complete, is this natural?

**genes** · 1st Feb 2007, 23:08

Its a male. Not all fries from a batch will get a full colouration.

**mictok** · 2nd Feb 2007, 12:23

Nice pair.I saw 3 pairs at Cichlids Forever,quite nice also.Btw I got a pair from clementi which has orange colour tail,is it belong to apistogramma families also?

**Cacatuoides** · 2nd Feb 2007, 12:28

I think you got Ap. Cacatuoides "Orange Flash" if I remember correctly, seeing it at clementi

genes: you're right brother, one of my male fries did not have a full coloration on its caudal fin, only 2 broad strips on either sides only...

**mictok** · 2nd Feb 2007, 13:51

Will the coloration be complete if given good food and water condition,the 3 pair that I saw are all the same problem also,the shop owner are to busy to answer my question at that time.Thought of getting a pair also.

**valice** · 2nd Feb 2007, 19:23

Don't think so. it is due more to the genes.

**genes** · 2nd Feb 2007, 22:28

Originally Posted by mictok

Will the coloration be complete if given good food and water condition,the 3 pair that I saw are all the same problem oso,the shop owner are to busy to answer my question at that time.Thot of getting a pair oso.

Colouration will never become full. Genetic.

**Cacatuoides** · 2nd Feb 2007, 22:53

for my first batch of fries, my alpha male has perfect triple coloration but only one male has partial coloration...

**donhitme** · 2nd Feb 2007, 23:28

hi cacatuoides, what do you mean by 'triple coloration'?

I'm watching the other small siblings of that guy, seems like some of them gonna have complete coloring at the tail. anyway have to wait for them to be slightly bigger to be sure.

finally, that guy is pretty LONELY

! since it's the only one that is matured, the others are half it's size

**valice** · 3rd Feb 2007, 02:30

Triple colouration refers to the dorsal, caudal and anal fins having colouration.
For super, it will include the ventral fins.

That's where all the "Super Red", "Super Orange", "Triple Red", "Triple Orange" come from.

**mictok** · 3rd Feb 2007, 12:01

so i presume that there is a price different between the colouration.........how much is the different in percentage??

**Cacatuoides** · 3rd Feb 2007, 15:10

Price is difficult to determine...a lot of factors plays a part in pricing: source of fish, good genes and quality, local or imported, etc

**genes** · 5th Feb 2007, 23:36

Originally Posted by mictok

so i presume that there is a price different between the colouration.........how much is the different in percentage??

A pair of Ap. Cacatuoides can go from 10 to 90bucks depending on the colouration.

**donhitme** · 6th Feb 2007, 01:18

"A pair" -> means A.cacatuoides are usually sold in pair?

**Cacatuoides** · 6th Feb 2007, 11:38

Apistos are usually sold in pairs = 1 male, 1 female

**joopsg** · 6th Feb 2007, 23:31

I think the A.cacatuoides has cross genes of normal A.cacatuoides and orange flash

**valice** · 7th Feb 2007, 10:00

i believe A.cacatuoides 'Orange Flash' is a variant achieved to strain breeding as well, similar to a A.cacatuoides 'Triple Red'. So the parentage line is very mixed up.

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