hk75's Apistogramma agassizii 'Tefe'

[hk75]

Hi All,

My first Apisto, got it 3 week ago.
Male is more active. But Female is small and very timid, always hiding away from the male.

Question:
1) Why do the female body sometimes swim like a "S" shape? It happen quite often near the gravels.
2) Is the female a she?


Apologise for the poor quality photo taken from my hp.





Female, Always hiding away.

[EvolutionZ]

wow.. very nice.. may i ask where you got it?

[hk75]

bro, got it from Biotope

[ccs]

Erm Don't think that it looks like a agassizii 'Tefe' Maybe experts here can confirm it? But in anycase it looks nice even if it is not a tefe

[Cacatuoides]

It looks more like Ap. Agassizii "Alenquer"

[theodore]

Based on the advice I received from my thread a while back, it seems like the zig-zag pattern when the fish flares is the key to validating an agassizii 'Tefe'.

In any case, the patterns that extend throughout this fella's dorsal is simply amazing.

[hk75]

Can any expert assist to identify? During purchase, it stated Agassizii Tefe on the tank.

Theodore,
this is my first time, first pair. New to breeding.

[genes]

Most fish swims in an undulating S-shape. Just that they are too fast for us to see when they are active. The slow S-shape swimming is possibly the "lazy" movement. So i think it should be normal. I have seen my apistos doing that too, especially in the early morning when they are sluggish. So far, no deaths observed from this behavior.

However, we can never be too sure, so please do observe the fish appetite as well as clamp fins, sunken belly, hasten breathing, or dull/black colouration which may indicate that the fish is sick.

See here for theodore's thread
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=39457

[FishSoup]

What a gorgeous fish

[iwishweallcouldwin]

nice fish, like the electric blue cheeks!

[hk75]

Thanks alot. Will monitor closely.

Most fish swims in an undulating S-shape. Just that they are too fast for us to see when they are active. The slow S-shape swimming is possibly the "lazy" movement. So i think it should be normal. I have seen my apistos doing that too, especially in the early morning when they are sluggish. So far, no deaths observed from this behavior.

However, we can never be too sure, so please do observe the fish appetite as well as clamp fins, sunken belly, hasten breathing, or dull/black colouration which may indicate that the fish is sick.

See here for theodore's thread
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=39457

[Quixotic]

Please kindly keep all solicitations to PM (personal messaging) as these are not conducive to the discussion of the husbandry aspects of the fish. Otherwise, the thread can easily degenerate into multiple nonsensical "I want to buy (blah blah blah)" posts.

Thanks for the cooperation.

[hk75]

Help needed..
my female seem to have sunken belly, refuse to eat too.
What to do? Do i need to separate them and which medinice should i use?

[mobile2007]

hk75, nice looking aggassizi you brought.

Feed the female some baby brine shrimp to see whether she still eating, if not you have to dose some anti- internal parasite medication like miracle baby MQ4. You can get it from C328.

[illumnae]

i've successfully treated 2 apistos with internal parasite (1 was a wild fish) with miracle baby MQ4. i highly recommend it

[hk75]

Thanks guy, will try out.
Do i need to remove female for treatment or just treat together with the male

[illumnae]

i treated them together, just in case of cross-infection