Apistogramma elizabethae 'Super Red'

**Raul-7** · 29th Sep 2009, 08:44

Hello all.

Although I was fascinated by Apistogramma ever since I got into the hobby, I never really kept them until this past August where I purchased my first pair of Apistogramma elizabethae 'Super Red'.

Excuse the lousy pictures.

Male-

Female-

Pair-

I hope to get some flaring pictures later.

**marle** · 29th Sep 2009, 09:36

they sell the fish locally in the US too?

**iwishweallcouldwin** · 29th Sep 2009, 09:40

Nice pair you've got there!

**Raul-7** · 29th Sep 2009, 09:47

Originally Posted by marle

they sell the fish locally in the US too?

I'm also surprised that I found them, they are very rare to find here (very pricey) and are usually imported from Glaser in Germany. That's why I jumped on the chance to buy them even though I had no experience with Apistogramma before.

Still you guys get the more rarer species

Originally Posted by iwishweallcouldwin

Nice pair you've got there!

Thanks. Too bad the white sand washes out their colors.

**mictok** · 29th Sep 2009, 11:42

Nice red belly,good catch.

**exotic_idiot** · 29th Sep 2009, 11:51

Usually from germany, the quality of the fish are good....

But expensive...

**Raul-7** · 1st Oct 2009, 10:33

Here's a poor attempt at picturing the male flaring-

Ignore the white flecks, they're CO2 bubbles.

How do you guys get such nice pictures during flares?

**SCOPE** · 1st Oct 2009, 13:23

Nice finnage! Great fish you have!

**Raul-7** · 6th Oct 2009, 15:47

Someone commented my fish look young, how do I know if they're adult? Does it have to do with the lyretail of the male?

The male chases the female occasionally, does this mean he is ready to breed?

**doppelbanddwarf** · 6th Oct 2009, 16:05

Your fish is a young adult and should be able to breed already. As they grow older, A.elizabethae males' tails will develop from a spade shape to a more lyrate one.