Je®vis' Apistogramma elizabethae "super red"

[Jervis]

Nope... can't find any... been searching the whole morning

Anyway, here's the latest update:

1) She flared at him outside his hideout's entrance (and back entrance).

2) She entered and forced him out occasionally.

3) The male finally came out of his sxxxhole and flared back.

4) After several rounds of flaring and mount-to-mouth pecking (doesn't look like kiss to me), the female turned passive!!!

5) The male now swims around cornering the female... she doesn't flare back anymore. She has been conquered

Fascinating creatures!!!

[illumnae]

and this is why we love apistos so much

[Panut]

The courtship?

[Jervis]

Now the female is acting like the victim

[Panut]

i thought the females are always the "viCtiMs" ?

[EvolutionZ]

great story! that is why i love apisto too..

[Jervis]

Yeah I am beginning to fall in love with them too... but a bit too many heart attacks They enjoy 'role play' too much

[Jervis]

Some pix taken to complete the story

First of all... here's a partially completed scape... I call it the BARREN



In the morning, the male specimen was hiding underneath the lava rock



I was very worried... and found the female flaring at him non-stop.



At around noon time... the male finally came out to the open and flared back



They had a few head-on collisions

[Jervis]

Did a bit of scaping today... added a large amount of Riccia... my first experience with Riccia actually

What do you guys think?

[blue33]

I think the female is doing a submitting flare to the male. Probably the male is first timer! Give them sometime! It will work out!

[Quixotic]

Discussion on the aquascape and Riccia has been consolidated to this thread, http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=41834

[yorky]

Solid.. nice male Eliz! Best quality!