Tim, A. sp. Maulbrüder/Brustband has been bred in Germany on several occasions. This is how it was discovered to be a mouthbrooding apisto. Conditions like I mentioned in an earlier post will work. Mike Wise Tim R wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Has anyone been successful in spawning the Brustband? > I thought I heard that no one has yet? My pairs are > still pretty faded out from their journey. Hopefully > they will be colored up when I get home tonight. I > agree that the papagei is one of the more colorful > fish that has shown up lately. > > Thanks > > Tim > > --- Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com> > wrote: > > Tim, > > > > You have 3 new forms from Peru. A. sp. Brustband > > (Breast-band) was introduced > > into the English speaking hobby by Uwe Römer in the > > Oct 2000 ACA Buntbarsche > > Bulletin that came out in December. It has plenty of > > photos but no information on > > breeding. Ingo Koslowski introduced the same species > > to the German hobby in the > > November 2000 issue of DATZ. In it he calls the fish > > A. sp. Maulbrüter > > (Mouthbrooder)! Yes, this species is a larvaphile > > mouthbrooding species. In other > > words the female lays the eggs on the ceiling where > > they hatch. She then picks up > > the wigglers and keeps them in her mouth (except > > when she eats) until they become > > freeswimming. After becoming freeswimming she fry > > aren't allow back in her mouth. > > The known collecting locale is in tributaries of the > > lower to middle Rio > > Ampiyacu so moderately acid (<6.5 pH) and soft water > > should work. There is a > > similar preserved species at the Swedish Museum from > > the Igarapé Acú in Brazil > > near Peru and Yamazaki pictures a young male as > > Jurua Emerald in the Pisces book > > so it might be more widely distributed. > > > > A. sp. Morado (Purple) is a pretty regani type fish. > > Its dark markings are very > > similar to A. sp. Papagei (Parrot) and may be a > > closely related species or only a > > color form of Papagei. It, too, comes from the > > Ampiyacu so try conditions similar > > to A. sp. Maulbrüter/Brustband. > > > > A. sp. Papagei (Parrot) is undoubtedly one of the > > prettiest apistos to come along > > in many years. It is a regain-group species with > > incredible colors. Like the > > other two it comes from the Ampiyacu and needs > > similar water conditions. > > > > I hope this helps. My only question is, if we can > > find all of these new species > > in the Ampiyacu why can't we find the elusive A. > > amoena? > > > > Mike Wise > > > > Tim R wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I just purchased 3 new pairs of Apistogramma's > > that I > > > have not seen around before. They are the new > > > 'Brustband', 'Morado' and papagei. I was > > wandering if > > > anyone has these and if you could help me with > > their > > > proper care. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! > > > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This is the apistogramma mailing list, > > apisto@listbox.com. > > > For instructions on how to subscribe or > > unsubscribe or get help, > > > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > > > Search http://altavista.digital.com for > > "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This is the apistogramma mailing list, > > apisto@listbox.com. > > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe > > or get help, > > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > > Search http://altavista.digital.com for > > "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!