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They are both from different complexes. Paucisquamis is from the bitaeniata complex while mendezi is from the agassizii complex. They are easily recognizable by their tail fins.
Was wondering if anybody have successfully spawn paucisquamis?
and how to differentiate pacciqaumis from mendezi
Last edited by genes; 7th Mar 2010 at 21:13.
They are both from different complexes. Paucisquamis is from the bitaeniata complex while mendezi is from the agassizii complex. They are easily recognizable by their tail fins.
Last edited by genes; 7th Mar 2010 at 14:02.
Eugene (^_^)
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oh ok thanks.. i just want to confirm that what i have is definitely a pausciquamis.
as i just managed to spawn them. around 30 fries. the mom just brought them out for a walk around the tank
This is a A. paucisquamis. If you bred them, congrats!!! You may be the first person to successfully hatched the eggs! Both these species are not easy to breed.
This is A. mendezi.
image from apistoworldHK
Last edited by genes; 7th Mar 2010 at 14:03.
Eugene (^_^)
De Dwergcichlide Fanatiek
Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
yes buddy.. i am quite confirm it is a paucisquamis after looking at your photos
Bought it as a wild specimen
i am so excited that i cannot believe myself too. called up the seller to reconfirm that it is a pacq haha
i am contemplating in removing the parents and bring the fries up myself. they seems to be ard at least 3 days old, can swim around searching for food already
now i just hope my bbs can hatch by tomorrow morning! so i can feed them before i leave for work.
Congrates bro.. Under your care breeding fish seems easy..
Cheers,
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Pics please! Congrats one again! You are da man!
Eugene (^_^)
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Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
Care to share with us, your setup?
And yeah pics will be great..
Cheers,
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Woah, yes! Pics please.
I think you have just placed us Singaporeans Apisto Keepers on the World Map.
Adoketa, Breitbinden, Paciquamis, Diplotaenia, Elizabethae, Mendezi, Inka, Agassizi, L046, L066, Crystal Red Shrimps
I would remove the male. Keep the female with the brood till they are afew weeks old before keeping them in their own grow up tank. And a tip on removing the male. Do it afew hours after lights off or very early in the morning before the lights are on. And use a torchlight. Because during this time, the female would have gone back to her cave with the fries. Male will be hiding at his favourite corner of the tank sleeping. This is the best chance to net the male without spooking the female and also, the sleeping/stunned male is much easier to catch.
Female will definitely peep out from her cave to see what's going on in the tank withbyour net causing some water disturbance. If the female appears, stop swishing your net in the tank, try again the next night. The males are really clever b#%tards. The moment your first attempt fails. They will be hiding away forever in corners your net cannot reach.
Eugene (^_^)
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Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
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Congrats bro
-clint- ~apisto keepers unite!~
haha i usually got tricks to bluff the male as well as the female out. currently i dun have a spare tank so will be leaving the parents together with the fries. ONCE i see any aggression, i will definitely remove the parents into my rams tank.
Maybe i can just share on the steps which i take to remove the parents. as my tank is a simple set up, or rather it is a spawning tank, thus the only furniture in the tank is 1 piece of Driftwood.(DW)
so i will remove the DW first. then once i see the male is away from the female, i will place a mirror there to agitate him. once he is too engross in the flaring, woosh, there goes my net and get him out. same trick for the female too!
hum...will it be better for you to come to my house to take photo instead?Originally Posted by genes
Hopefully i can grow them up. today too busy to set up new tank. hope the parents don't attack the fries!
Congrats, Sen Jie!
Latest update, daddy have been removed this morning into a temporary tank.
Mommy have been a great mother, bring the fries out for a morning walk again.
Will provide first bbs feeds this evening when i reach home
Congrats Sen Jie! Awesome achievement.
chongyu
Congrats. bro. You are the man.
thanks for all the well wishes. Just a update. Female is still aggressively protecting the spawn.
Fed the spawn with freshly hatch BBS yesterday night. they seems to be feeding well!
Afterlooking at bro gene's photo, i believe......
*next in my spawniing list... Mendezi *
thanks bro.
looking at your stock list, you seems to have paucisquamis too! faster try to spawn them! Then we can exchange breeding stock
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