EvolutionZ's Apistogramma trifasciata

**illumnae** · 12th Apr 2008, 23:00

keep the heater running for at least 3 days after ALL the white spots have disappeared

**EvolutionZ** · 12th Apr 2008, 23:46

ya will keep the heater running till all the white spot are gone

**illumnae** · 12th Apr 2008, 23:51

no, 3 days AFTER the white spots have disappeared, like i mentioned earlier :P

**EvolutionZ** · 12th Apr 2008, 23:59

opps, never read properly, point noted thanks

**EvolutionZ** · 13th Apr 2008, 15:45

fries are free swimming today! just saw the mother taking out all the fries for a swim.. i bought back a sera artemia(brine shrimp) eggs as well..

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 13th Apr 2008, 23:47

hey there, congrats on your first apisto spawn! must be on cloud nine now? sorry to hear about your aga loss, but cheer up, at least your trifas are leaving you a legacy!

**EvolutionZ** · 14th Apr 2008, 17:29

thanks bro! fries are now roaming around the tank.. as for the agasizzi i got a aga tefe to replace it haha... thanks alot bro =)

**mictok** · 17th Apr 2008, 07:45

My Apisto Trifasciata spawn on last Saturday in the common tank so I had removed the pot to a 1ft cube tank,the fries are in wiggler stage now,abt 40 of them,let bring up this fries together,cheers.
PS:this few days of stomy weather is really good time for spawn activity.

**SCOPE** · 17th Apr 2008, 13:10

Originally Posted by mictok

My Apisto Trifasciata spawn on last Saturday in the common tank so I had removed the pot to a 1ft cube tank,the fries are in wiggler stage now,abt 40 of them,let bring up this fries together,cheers.
PS:this few days of stomy weather is really good time for spawn activity.

Congrates bro....
Nice meeting you this morning at C328....
Joe

**EvolutionZ** · 17th Apr 2008, 15:55

haha congrates mictok!
have both good and bad news
the pair's white spot are all gone!
not sure if this a bad news.. but i see lesser and lesser fries each day..
how many of you acctually separate the father from the fries?
i suspect the father is eating the fries..

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 17th Apr 2008, 16:04

i remove if i witness daddy eating the fries, or see him chasing them. if not, everyone stays in the tank...

**EvolutionZ** · 17th Apr 2008, 16:07

till now i don't see the male eating the fries or seeing him chasing... hopefully all thefries are hiding now..
anyway, i think the female ready to breed soon.. super yellow!

**doppelbanddwarf** · 17th Apr 2008, 16:21

The female is yellow even during brood-caring, not necessarily only when she's ready to breed.

**EvolutionZ** · 17th Apr 2008, 16:31

oh.. okay thanks =)

**mictok** · 17th Apr 2008, 17:05

To play safe I will usually separate the male and even when the fries are about 3 weeks old I will remove the female.
This round I had to remove the whole breeding cave as it is in the common tank and the rams are eyeing at the cave from day 1 when the eggs are laid.
Lets see how it goes.

**EvolutionZ** · 17th Apr 2008, 17:09

hmm.. guess the next spawn i will put the male in a breeding box..
thanks =)

**EvolutionZ** · 19th Apr 2008, 19:26

update:
sadly, the male has eaten most if not all of the fries, i did a 50% water change today to get them into breeding mood.. i saw them danceing just now.. guess the male is really horny!
anyway, to provide more hiding space for the poor female.. i did a minor rescape..
lots of hiding space among the java fern!