mezzacam Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 So yeah. Decided to have a squizz at the female as she was out the frotn of her cave nosing around in the gravel.. Squinted my eyes as she had kicked up some debris.... WAIT THAT'S NOT DEBRIS! IT'S BAY-BAYS! Turns out they decided to breed. And this is probably the most unmaintained tank i've ever kept. All i do is feed them and water change about every 4 weeks. (Yeah have a dig at it, I know someone will be itching for it) No idea on water parameters. I've kept them before in a planted 3ft tank. Tried my hardest to breed that pair and nothing... I buy this pair, chuck them in on their own besides tiny snails that came on the plants *shrug* and barely look after the tank and hey presto! they breed. Weird how it works like that. So we'll see how i go at raising the babies. I don't really have another tank (besides a 30cm cube i could set up) BUT in saying that... I don't have space for the 30cm cube anywhere. (I rent a tiny room. fail but hey gotta make do on apprentice wages. Rip off government and employers. It's murder. *spits on ground* ) Would any of the fry have a chance of growing to a sellable size in a tank this size? Or do the parents start picking them off after a couple weeks? ATM they are roughly 2-3mm. That'd only be a week or so old yeah? I'd get a picture of my male. (he's a stunner!) but i only have my crappy phone camera.. But hey i'll try and hopefully you'll get the jist of his colour, and also a shot of the tank. Cameron. Tank - Aqua vital 620 or something. Dad. Mum & Dad. Mum & bubs. He looks just like this guy. Except the flame colour goes right to the front of his top fin, and the first 2 rays are pitch black. Also his anal fin has the beginings of the flame colour. Wish i had a decent camera. I reckon he's a stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscacara Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Congrats on your success! Love it when a plan comes together (cant remember the movie that comes from) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristina Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 If they make it to an age where you can sell them, i would love to take a pair, even from the bad quality pics your male does look gorgeous. 0412923473 - kristina. Good luck in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim.cabrera Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Congrats on your success! Love it when a plan comes together (cant remember the movie that comes from) The quote is from A-Team... I WANT SOME APISTOGRAMMA's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well done Some would call your male a"triple red",unfortunately these dont breed true;you'll get a variety of colour patterns,but some would be triples as well. As to whether you raise any fry in the tank,will depend on tank mates and availability of food (tank bugs can only sustain fry for a while)Females Apistos are like angry wasps and do a good job protecting their fry but it becomes more difficult as time goes on. They will breed every month or so,so you can be ready next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim.cabrera Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Very happy to buy some Apistogramma babies from you mate when they get to a decent size....let me know grimace0@gmail.com or call me 0410 574 174. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 The thread is from 18 months ago guys. I think you'd be better served looking elsewhere - or going through the forum rules for gaining access to the classifieds section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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