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sailing_derrick
05-10-2009, 19:39
I just noticed about 20 tiny swimmers being picked up and moved by the parents:bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:. Bad news is I figure the other fish in my tank are going to get them:mad::mad::mad:. Good news is i think i can get them in another tank and get them breeding again. Here are some photos, not very clear, they look little white blobs with tails.


http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/DSCF2318.jpg

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/sailing_derrick/DSCF2319.jpg

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Zoom
05-10-2009, 20:08
Congrats Sailing Derrick. I picked up a pair from Dolphin this weekend... also hoping to get a spawn sooner or later. I think the Apisto. cacat... sunburst is suxh a sexy fish... (If you could call a fish sexy)
veegal
05-10-2009, 20:13
Congratulations Derrick!! Awesome man - soon the TASA members will be supplying SA with apistos (well we can hope can't we) :D
sailing_derrick
05-10-2009, 20:17
Congrats Sailing Derrick. I picked up a pair from Dolphin this weekend... also hoping to get a spawn sooner or later. I think the Apisto. cacat... sunburst is suxh a sexy fish... (If you could call a fish sexy)
Thats where i got mine from, i have had them for about 3 weeks now so they dont mess about. They are cool fish, i have more apistos on order at the moment.


Congratulations Derrick!! Awesome man - soon the TASA members will be supplying SA with apistos (well we can hope can't we) :D
Hope i can get some to survive otherwise i will be moving the parents into their own tank so they can do their business by themselves.

Think if i want to breed them sucessfully i will need to get the necesary food to feed them i.e. BBS or micro worms or fairy shrimp
Ferryman
05-10-2009, 21:57
if i finally get to have a cube tank, i'm gonna keep an apisto tank, with all the pics and posts swarming here about apistos has really gotten me interested
Dolphin
06-10-2009, 17:25
wow congrats man!

I knew that male was ready to do his thing, guess the female had to produce the goods :p
sailing_derrick
06-10-2009, 17:40
wow congrats man!

I knew that male was ready to do his thing, guess the female had to produce the goods :p
Thanx. Once i got them in my tank she grew like crazy and became quite fat after about 10 days which worried me as i read somewhere that bloodworms and whiteworms can give apistos digestion problems, anway soon afterwards she turned yellow and then a few days later was no longer fat, i figured she mave have laid eggs but never expected to have them get this far. As i'm typing the male is taking a group on "safari" round the tank.
Dolphin
06-10-2009, 18:34
Thanx. Once i got them in my tank she grew like crazy and became quite fat after about 10 days which worried me as i read somewhere that bloodworms and whiteworms can give apistos digestion problems, anway soon afterwards she turned yellow and then a few days later was no longer fat, i figured she mave have laid eggs but never expected to have them get this far. As i'm typing the male is taking a group on "safari" round the tank.

very nice man!
Kuhli Loach
07-10-2009, 10:16
how about a full tanks pic - would like to see what your setup looks like
veegal
07-10-2009, 11:51
Derrick do these apisto's have any tankmates?

Sorry just checked your first post and you mention 'other fish' so the question then changes to what other fish have you got in there with them? :)
Donny
07-10-2009, 12:48
Congrats :)
sailing_derrick
07-10-2009, 16:49
Derrick do these apisto's have any tankmates?

Sorry just checked your first post and you mention 'other fish' so the question then changes to what other fish have you got in there with them? :)
They have lots of tank mates, neon tetras, lemon tetras rummy nose tetras, scissor tail rasboras, rams and kribs, the kribs are the most interested in the babies but dad is vicious when it comes to defending babies. The thing i'm worried about is, are they eating, they are pecking at the substrate...
Sean J
07-10-2009, 18:34
Then yes, they are eating. But they need other sources of food too... Baby BS. But with a crowded tank, they might not get any.

They are beautiful little fish these apistos! I love the dwarfs.
mamoo
08-10-2009, 11:12
hey derrick, are those apisto agassizzis going into the same tank as the apisto cacu's??? or into their own tank..???

nice to have met you last nite..
Risen
08-10-2009, 11:28
agree with slagter.
Ferryman
08-10-2009, 22:31
greetings mamoo, why not intro yourself in the newbie forum:D

sheez, these apisto threads make me jealous:D i want some too, lol
if i had more funds i'd probably try a whole species tank,

derrik, how are the swimmers doing?
Sean J
08-10-2009, 22:37
With apistos, species tanks are pretty much a must. If you intend on breeding them that is. Some species can cross breed with other members of the genus.
Ferryman
08-10-2009, 23:24
:drool: okay stop it, i'm sold, ...in time
lol:D
Zoom
09-10-2009, 06:55
:drool: okay stop it, i'm sold, ...in time
lol:D


Ferryman, When you ready for the appistos, contact Dolphin and make a day trip from Pta to his place in Fordsburg... he has some pretty stunning Appistos there... but be warned... you might buy more than what you intend...
Slojo
09-10-2009, 15:35
I read a hidden warning there.Something tells me NOT to go to Dolphin's place!
Ferryman
09-10-2009, 19:14
:D
any one have some of those inka type apistos?
i wanna see member pics, the internet images look too "professional" like its in a shop somewhere
Dolphin
09-10-2009, 20:27
I read a hidden warning there.Something tells me NOT to go to Dolphin's place!

you only get to buy what you have space to keep and can care for - and you only need to spend as much as your other half wont find out about...:D


:D
any one have some of those inka type apistos?

coming soon...
sailing_derrick
10-10-2009, 11:52
Ok so i hatched some brine shrimp, ready to harvest the baby brine shrimp, who knows how much i should feed to my fry????
sailing_derrick
11-10-2009, 12:15
Good to meet u too, they all going in the same tank.


hey derrick, are those apisto agassizzis going into the same tank as the apisto cacu's??? or into their own tank..???

nice to have met you last nite..

The little ones are doing good at the moment, they are very happy to receive a baby brine shrimp meals. They have grown almost a millimeter since i first spotted them in the tank.
mamoo
12-10-2009, 08:12
is the dad still looking after them? when does he stop?
sailing_derrick
12-10-2009, 11:16
is the dad still looking after them? when does he stop?
He is still looking after them, will post it when he stops. I been trying to find out when on the net as well as what their growth rates should be but i cant find info anywhere.