Back into Apistos.. with a slight problem

[Wackytpt]

Candidi ,Baeschi or Uaupesi Project should be easy for him.

It is the A. Barlowi that I am keen on.

[joopsg]

Same here, Barlowi.
I asked Joe about them, He said no stock for them at the moment.

[SCOPE]

Same here, Barlowi.
I asked Joe about them, He said no stock for them at the moment.

haha! i will first thing inform you on this sp. mouthbrooder once available!....Do not know why now so many want them.....during those time Samyick brought in form Germany, no one look at them even.....pale super big fat apisto. i brought the only pair then. It was during breeding that you will see their true color....really Woah!

[Wackytpt]

It is a special apisto on its own. =)

Those apisto keeper will know what is it and will be tempted to try it.

Haha.

[SCOPE]

It is a special apisto on its own. =)

Those apisto keeper will know what is it and will be tempted to try it.

Haha.

true.....esp collector will surely grab these oddballs

[joopsg]

The only apistogramma that do mouthbrooding.
Isn't that tempting??
Used to have a pair to when they were brought in by Far East Aquatics.
Both of the sexes were gorgeous looking man.

[SCOPE]

The only apistogramma that do mouthbrooding.
Isn't that tempting??
Used to have a pair to when they were brought in by Far East Aquatics.
Both of the sexes were gorgeous looking man.

So i guess this is likely to be your first pair when you come back to the hobby.

[joopsg]

Haha..
I will definitely getting when I come back.
Joe, 2 pairs can??

Adoketa also can but price abit steep but should be worth the penny.

[SCOPE]

Haha..
I will definitely getting when I come back.
Joe, 2 pairs can??

Adoketa also can but price abit steep but should be worth the penny.

Sure! when you come back...

[stormhawk]

Haha joop, I think you faster come back better. Just in case Joe finds the maulbruter overseas and you have no ready tank.

Now I'm slowly looking back at killifish. Die.. wait no more space for tanks.

[joopsg]

Haha joop, I think you faster come back better. Just in case Joe finds the maulbruter overseas and you have no ready tank.

I am worried at all.
If joe can secure 1 pair, he know where to get when i need them.
I don't mind waiting.

[stormhawk]

Double post joop. I might want to give the barlowi a try later on since it has a different form of fry care.

On the other hand, my trifasciata "El Prado" female is digging a pit under one of the coconut husks. She hasn't come out for feeding lately so I think she's guarding another batch of eggs.

[joopsg]

Extra post deleted.
Also read that Barlowi's brood will much easier to take care if the substrate for the tank is river sand.
Interesting.

[stormhawk]

Hmm, if that's the case I have some river sand lying around. Do you have the link to the info? I want to have a read so can plan ahead.

[joopsg]

http://www.calypso.org.uk/Aquarticle...aulbruter.html

This is the link i read.
Hope its will help us to get ready to get our next pair of Barlowi.

[Wackytpt]

Got a setup of ada soil with sand which was setup a few weeks ago. Haha.

[joopsg]

Got a setup of ada soil with sand which was setup a few weeks ago. Haha.

That's very evil of you, Nic.
Can start up first..

[Wackytpt]

Haha..... Setup for fun. =p

[stormhawk]

I have a fine sand setup at the moment as well. It's housing some Cherry Shrimp at the moment but I can always move them out if I want the tank for other stuff. Anyway, sharing some pictures:


Apistogramma eremnopyge "Río Pintuyacu"

Best picture I've taken of this male so far. He doesn't like to stay in a single spot for long.



2nd spawn of my trifasciata "El Prado 07". The female is very productive. I took out the male earlier as a precaution. Good thing I did that too, since the female is less stressed. She spends a lot of time guarding the fry. At night she collects them by using her mouth then she transports them back to the hide out where they huddle up.


Close-up on the fry during meal time.

They're chowing down on live daphnia today. You can see their bellies full of daphnia.



One of the juveniles that Rahul passed me with the adult pair. They are growing slowly on a diet of frozen BW and live daphnia with the occasional feeding of live adult BS. I don't give them pellets since they hate it.

[SCOPE]

Nice pictures.....moments of poisons....big brood of fry!