EvolutionZ's Apistogramma agassizii "red-black"

**EvolutionZ** · 9th Mar 2008, 21:56

hi guys, just got this beautiful piece from limchongyu bro today.
bought it as i want it to make my 20 pieces of boraras brigrittea schools..
but seems like this guy is very shy.. perhaps its day 1 in my tank..
anyway.. i took out my camera and he went straight behind the filter inlet pipe..

hopefully the red colour will deepen..any comments?
thanks

**illumnae** · 9th Mar 2008, 22:19

very nice catch. he's still young and has potential. give him a few days to settle in.

i particularly like the golden sheen on his body. invest in some NLS food and guaranteed you'll see his colours deepen...not just the red on the fins/tail but the body sheen as well

**EvolutionZ** · 9th Mar 2008, 22:24

NLS food... will my boraras and sparkling gouramis eat them? if yes, i don't mind though..

**illumnae** · 9th Mar 2008, 22:38

my sparkling gouramis love it. i just fed it to them for the first time today and while they usually dart around the tank, they just spent the last 5min hanging around the surface where the food is floating. the boraras eat it when it sinks.

however, take note that the usual 1mm grains are too big for sparkling gouramis and boraras. you might want to buy the small fish formula instead (0.5mm) or pound/grind thefood to smaller particles if you buy the 1mm ones

**trident** · 9th Mar 2008, 22:38

EZ,
nice picture of your inlet pipe

the agassizii very swee too, I am sure with some
good food the fins will become redder

Like illumnae said, NLS is good

**EvolutionZ** · 9th Mar 2008, 22:47

illumnae :
thanks bro, will go get it at c328.

Tident :
thanks bro.. seems like NLS is highly recommanded! haha..

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 9th Mar 2008, 23:02

nice young fish with great potential! once he settles down, i'm sure the colouration and body sheen will colour up as well! enjoy your new fish!

**EvolutionZ** · 9th Mar 2008, 23:19

thanks bro =)

**Titus** · 9th Mar 2008, 23:23

Originally Posted by illumnae

very nice catch. he's still young and has potential. give him a few days to settle in.

i particularly like the golden sheen on his body. invest in some NLS food and guaranteed you'll see his colours deepen...not just the red on the fins/tail but the body sheen as well

Which NLS is good?

How about the results of ADA Gold?

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 9th Mar 2008, 23:48

haha bro titus i started a thread regarding your question about NLS food in the Fish Care, Nutrition and Water Management sub forum... here's the link -http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=38161

**EvolutionZ** · 10th Mar 2008, 15:33

hmmm.. seems like he is really shy.. my boraras starts to school abit better..
anyway.. he has become slightly redder.. heres a bad quality picture..

sorry for the blury photo.

**illumnae** · 10th Mar 2008, 15:54

he's colouring up as he's getting used to the new environment. he's still young with lots of potential...the dorsal in particular looks like it's going to streak back very far. feed it with the good food as advised and he'll display lovely colouration

**EvolutionZ** · 10th Mar 2008, 16:27

thanks bro! i think im getting hook up on apisto..rescaping my 1ft cube and might keep a pair there

**doubleace** · 10th Mar 2008, 16:30

Yoz bro

Nice pair you got there...

Bloom them more since they are still young.

**EvolutionZ** · 10th Mar 2008, 17:28

thanks bro.. i only got the male from bro limchongyu.. my tank not suitable for pairs.

**doppelbanddwarf** · 10th Mar 2008, 17:32

Hi bro, glad that you like the agassizii. The fish seems to be settling in well. He was probably a bit spooked with change of environment before that. With care the dorsal can grow very long, and the tail will become "spikier" with age. Forgot the term for the tail.

I'm going to try out some NLS pellets too, once I get my hands on the pellets that is.