Apistogramma hongsloi II

**Cacatuoides** · 27th Aug 2007, 17:05

I got them from my neighbourhood lfs in the past, apistos have bred in there a few times....only has one opening at the front....

There is actually a few of such fancy ceramic caves by UP-Aqua but I don't know if they carry them in Singapore.....

Anyone knows the distributor of UP-Aqua in Singapore?

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 28th Aug 2007, 01:31

hmmm not sure about UP-Aqua, thanks sheng for the info though, will check 328 out sometime soon.

**Cacatuoides** · 10th Sep 2007, 21:13

Some pictures I manage to capture using a pns camera

Male is still chasing the female around, although she has recovered and eating well now
Coloration is getting stronger as well as finnage is extending too!!

**leeruisheng** · 11th Sep 2007, 12:24

Growing up nicely. Colouration good enough for me. But hope that there's a lot more room for the fins development.

**illumnae** · 11th Sep 2007, 23:43

hey Eman, time to change your nick to Hongsloi

**Cacatuoides** · 12th Sep 2007, 01:05

wilson: yea, its still a young male, a lot more time to grow to its full potential...

illumnae: your should change to elizabethae

**trident** · 12th Sep 2007, 09:42

Eman,
The hongsloi didn't catch my eyes at first, but the more I looked at it, the more I like it. Congrats on your purchase.
Richard

**illumnae** · 12th Sep 2007, 09:45

Originally Posted by Cacatuoides

wilson: yea, its still a young male, a lot more time to grow to its full potential...

illumnae: your should change to elizabethae

elizabitaeniata you mean

Richard: Eman brought the hongsloi home before the outing, so you may not have managed to get a look at it. maybe that's why it didn't register as one of the nice fishes you saw that day

**Cacatuoides** · 12th Sep 2007, 17:11

Thanks Richard. I must really thank YiXiang for pushing the Hongsloi to me that day, i didn't quite have a liking for it then, till I brought it home and realised its true beauty!!

When compared to the Ap. Hongsloi in the RVA website, i think mine looks better

Its just so red and yellow!!! very good contrast

http://www.rva.ne.jp/apisto/ap_hongsloi.htm

**genes** · 12th Sep 2007, 20:12

Nice specimen eman. Young specimen and finnage is sure to grow larger as it matures. Your female seems ready to breed, ventrals are very black.

Actually, your Ap. hongsloi is more closely related to the classic Ap. hongsloi "Rotstrich/Red Streak" form. The one in the RVA picture would be a Ap. hongsloi II. Ap. hongsloi II are classified by the large amount of red on their face.

Here is another picture of a Ap. hongsloi II from Wilhelm posted by ApistoworldHK sometime back in the forum.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...29255001-2.jpg

**Cacatuoides** · 12th Sep 2007, 20:25

Thanks genes, you have way more gems in your tanks for me to drool at

the female isn't ready to breed yet, keeps running away whenever the male comes near her....I'm focusing on feeding them well for now

**genes** · 12th Sep 2007, 20:30

Feed them live brine shrimps and with plenty of water change, should incite them to breed soon. Oh, another information for you guys regarding the Ap. hongsloi "Rotstrich". It was said that the Rotstrich forms are the wild forms of Ap. hongsloi before they are being specially bred to produce intense colouration (Hongsloi II = aquarium strain) till they look artificial.

**Cacatuoides** · 12th Sep 2007, 20:37

thanks eugene, I will try your advice....

**Cacatuoides** · 24th Sep 2007, 11:12

Good news!! After a week since the female went into hiding in a coconut cave, she has finally brought out her fries of the cave for the first time today!! So happy to see fries (Is been long time since I raise fries

) The fries are so small compared to Ap Cacatuoides fries whch I bred before....happily feeding them live bbs now

The male is swimming at other parts of the tank, got chased by the female whenever he comes near....good mother protecting her fries

**illumnae** · 24th Sep 2007, 11:18

congrats bro...hope you manage to raise this batch of fry successfully

**leeruisheng** · 24th Sep 2007, 11:21

Great to hear that Eman. Good luck.

**illumnae** · 24th Sep 2007, 11:24

seems that the rainy weather lately has brought down temperatures islandwide and triggered a breeding frenzy in apistos...lots of spawn reports these couple of weeks. my 2 pairs are also breeding non-stop

**leeruisheng** · 24th Sep 2007, 11:29

Maybe it depends on location. Im living in Jurong and it was blistering hot, think the whole of this and last month not more then 5 days of rain.

But anyway, ya been seeing lots of spawning recently.

**trident** · 24th Sep 2007, 13:13

Eman,
Congrats! How many fries for this brood?
Richard

**Cacatuoides** · 24th Sep 2007, 19:03

Not sure if its the change of temperature thats the factor for spawning....

Who else had their apisto breeding too?

I can't really see the fries as they are so tiny and this is their 1st spawn...
maybe about 10? got to wait for the fries to grow a little to confirm numbers....

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