Apistogramma agassizii 'Tefe' (warning: picture intensive)

**illumnae** · 8th Mar 2008, 00:13

Here's some lousy pictures of my new acquisitions

scaped a tank for the pair this time instead of having a breeding tank...less stress more relaxation for me

The male...i think he's beautiful:

The female:

Tankmate (marbled hatchetfish):

Tankmate (zebra otos):

Tankmate (sparkling gourami):

**genes** · 8th Mar 2008, 00:16

Nice setup for a beautiful fish.

**benny** · 8th Mar 2008, 00:25

I agree that this is a good habitat for the fish too!

Cheers,

**illumnae** · 8th Mar 2008, 00:35

thanks for the encouragement genes and benny

still learning as i go along

**doppelbanddwarf** · 8th Mar 2008, 07:39

The fish is really nice. And a wonderful setup for them too.

**trident** · 8th Mar 2008, 08:17

yixiang,
nice setup, nice fish and better photographs

Apistogramma agassizi 'Tefe' is beautiful,
good catch

**mictok** · 8th Mar 2008, 13:27

Hi Bro,can see that it is very rewarding for the amount of effort and expenses you had put in to get to this,all the best.

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 8th Mar 2008, 13:37

hey illumnae, how about an overall shot of the tank? Nice fishes!

**illumnae** · 8th Mar 2008, 15:37

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=38019

that's the scaping thread for this tank

thanks for all your encouragement everyone! i am indeed very happy with my fish and setup...as mictok said, well worth the cost and effort put in to setting it up!

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 8th Mar 2008, 19:33

hey illumnae, just read your scaping thread, nice setup! looks very compact and good for your rio tefe pair! enjoy your tank!

**Jervis** · 8th Mar 2008, 22:10

Does the Apisto jump? Need tank cover?

**exotic_idiot** · 8th Mar 2008, 23:11

Wah bro illumnae, your 1ft cube tank looks good... So small yet can put so many fishes.. Mine 1ft tank only put a pair of Apistogramma agassizii "manicore". Adding few more otto soon. Haha

so many nice scapes up on Aquascaping today, i'm embarassed to post my ugly one

Bro your setup is good unlike mine

very ugly..

**doubleace** · 8th Mar 2008, 23:20

Hey illumnae

Nice scape for your 1ft tank and nice pair of 'Tefe' you had there.

Where you bought it?

**illumnae** · 8th Mar 2008, 23:48

Originally Posted by iwishweallcouldwin

hey illumnae, just read your scaping thread, nice setup! looks very compact and good for your rio tefe pair! enjoy your tank!

thanks!

Originally Posted by Jervis

Does the Apisto jump? Need tank cover?

i have a tank cover in because of the marbled hatchetfish. they don't just jump, they literally fly (that's why they're hatchet shaped...lots of muscles to flap their pectoral fins and fly). i also had the bad experience where my prized apisto decided to jump after 8 months of not even going near the surface, so a tank cover is prudent.

Originally Posted by exotic_idiot

Wah bro illumnae, your 1ft cube tank looks good... So small yet can put so many fishes.. Mine 1ft tank only put a pair of Apistogramma agassizii "manicore". Adding few more otto soon. Haha

Bro your setup is good unlike mine

very ugly..

thanks

i think i might be overloading the tank. i like seeing lots of fishes in mine, but i do know most of the forumers here subscribe to the "less is more" theory, so your tank is fine...i'm doing the wrong thing i guess haha. my scape can still improve alot, i'm still learning as i go along.

Originally Posted by doubleace

Hey illumnae

Nice scape for your 1ft tank and nice pair of 'Tefe' you had there.

Where you bought it?

thanks

this guy is indeed very beautiful! i got it from biotope. been eyeing it for months since it was an inch small, but no spare tanks for it. since i was gonna scape a 1ft cube, i decided to get it as the centrepiece fish

**exotic_idiot** · 8th Mar 2008, 23:54

thanks

i think i might be overloading the tank. i like seeing lots of fishes in mine, but i do know most of the forumers here subscribe to the "less is more" theory, so your tank is fine...i'm doing the wrong thing i guess haha. my scape can still improve alot, i'm still learning as i go along.

Bro, i think 1ft too small can't put too much things etc fish and plants. Why don't you get a little bit bigger tank like 2ft?

**illumnae** · 9th Mar 2008, 00:15

i don't suscribe to the "less is more" theory, and i don't think the bioload is too high to be frank...in fact my personal opinion is that it's too low

that's why i sticked it the way i did.

i do have a 2ft tank, that one houses a pair of Apistogramma elizabethae "Super Red", but it's not so much a scaped tank. i don't have space for another 2ft and hence my choice for a 1ft cube instead

**illumnae** · 9th Mar 2008, 08:07

my fiancee came by yesterday and snapped lots of pictures...i haven't had time to look through and upload the nice ones, but here's one of the female looking a tad yellow!