Re: Diffrerence between 'wild-caught' and 'tank-bred'?

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Arthit,

A. cacatuoides usually sells under its own name. Probably the most common
species coming into the US as miscellaneous apistos are a mix of wild caught A.
bitaeniata with A. agassizii. Without seeing the fish it is hard to say what
they are. Most domestic bred apisto species are similar to wild caught species.
Only a few species have been "enhanced" by line breeding. A. cacatuoides, A.
agassizii, A. hongsloi, & "A. viejita" CF II are the ones that come to mind.

Mike Wise

Arthit Prasartkul wrote:

> Hi all,
> I've just got three might-be A. cacatuoides from an imported fish store in
> Bangkok. Since Apistos and other dwarfs cichilds are not popular over here.
> There were only 2 tanks of Apistos for me to choose. One was labeled only
> 'Apistogramma', which I thought it would be A. cacatuoids. (their colors
> are not as shown in the Krib though, they were just dark brown!) Do I have
> to wait til they settle down in my tank, right? I'd like to know whether it
> is wild-caught or tank-bred, I was just told that they were imported from
> Singapore. Can you tell any difference between the two? Does it vary in
> certain species? I need to learn a lot more about this.
>
> The other tank was labeled "Big Yellow Band". Is it a common for any
> Apisto? They were a bit more expensive, I just want to check first what it
> is and I can go back and buy them. No one will be interested in this fish
> and I'll surely get them, any time in future.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Arthit
>
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