First foray into keeping Apistogramma

[raymond]

Got my first pair of apisto yesterday. Its a pair of apisto hongsloi young adults. Is there any special care needed beside low ph, and lots of hiding place??

[genes]

Tanks 1ft or bigger is recommended. The 2 points that you have mentioned will be good enough to house them.

[raymond]

thanks bro, will try to past a picture of my first pair tomorrow.

[raymond]

for the pair of apisto i bought is from C328. actually the female layed her eggs in the package with the male together with her in a seperate pack. pick out this pair because with the female spawning and the male by its side, most likely this pair is already bonded. hope that i am right with this deduction

[joopsg]

most likely can be a bonded pair as long you provide TLC for them

[raymond]

what is TLC??

[joopsg]

Tender Love and Care

[raymond]

haha, thanks bro. i will. the pair now is nicely place inside my 2 ft community tank. will be getting a 1ft tank soon for the pair.

(Edit: Please kindly create a "Want to Buy" thread in the Marketplace instead. This isn't the appropriate forum for buying/selling posts. Thanks. )

[raymond]

hi all, would like to find out where could i get those small pottery flower pots for breeding cave? anyone can advice?

[Zenislev]

Teo's Aquatic got some nice mini pots that can save alot of space...and its cheap too.

[raymond]

ok thanks. hey guys, this is some picture of the pair that i purchase. their colour is a bit dull, hopefully with care and good food, they will colour up.

[raymond]

if my guess is correct, my pair will be a pair of hongsloi II. sorry about poor pictures taken and the insufficient lighting. by the way, can anyone advise how to get to teo aquatics??

[trident]

raymond,
you can also try some of those plant nurseries, there are a few beside kovan MRT station.

[Cacatuoides]

you can feed them color-enhancing food to further enhance their color when growing up

[raymond]

Yes bro cacatuoides, i am feeding them with colour enhancing food which is rich in carotene. I have read in some site that feeding them with live food (i.e. tubiflex worm) is not so recommended as it may contain parasite and because the nature biotope of apisto is in low pH, this means that their immune system is relative weak. Is there any truth in this statement.

[valice]

Only true if you pair is from the wild where the parasites and bacteria found in our everyday aquariums are not found in the natural low pH environment.
For farm or tank bred specimens, they are accustomed to the situation and possible have better immune systems.

But we do suggest not feeding too much tubifex or blood worms. Not really able to pinpoint the reason, but we get quite frequent deaths using those foods.

[raymond]

hi guys, any reviews for my pair of apisto hongsloi?? How would you guys rate the pair?

[yorky]

Looks pretty alright for a pair of A. hongsloi.

However since this is your first foray in apisto keeping, what is most important is that you got a healthy pair of fish in your tank!

And again, depends on your personal taste, there are A. hongloi that are super intensely red, and you might not like them that way.
Have fun!

[genes]

if my guess is correct, my pair will be a pair of hongsloi II.

Hongsloi II have a red face. Yours should be the "Rotstrich" variant.

[raymond]

would like to find out will female flare at the male?? cause recently the female is flaring at the male. no eggs have been laid yet.