Re: beauty contest?

["samaroo" <samaroo@aracnet.net>]

I am relatively new to the dwarf cichlid hobby, but I have to concur with
some of what has already been said.  D. filamentosous for the non apisto,
due to tail, different body shape, and mild temperment.

For the apisto I like A. cacatuoides  and the pair of triple reds that I
have show a lot of spunk, but I have to give A. agassizii the top honours.
I bought a very young one about 10 months ago ($5 CDN) for an aunt of mine,
when I came back to it recently it had blossomed into an absolutely
BEAUTIFUL big male.  When I asked my aunt how she had kept up the
maintenance/feeding schedule I had set out for her when I had set up her
tank it turned out that she had slacked off and fed flake (cheap stuff no
less) exclusively and changed 20% of the water every 3-4 weeks in a full
community tank !!!!  You have to respect an apisto with that kind of
fortitude !!!!

There is a store here in north Toronto that has a group of wild caught A.
agassizii Alenquers with at least a few females.  Based on what was
previously said in this group and my aunt's " super aggie " I will pick up a
pair of these guys in the next few weeks.

Andy
samaroo@aracnet.net
- -----Original Message-----
From: r_gomes <r_gomes@email.msn.com>
To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Date: January 27, 1998 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: beauty contest?


>I am interested to hear what others feel are the "prettiest"
>Apistos/Dwarfs..
>Personally I like A. Agassizii and Juruensis for the top of my list with A.
>Biteniata and Cacatuoides as runners up...
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lcrabo <Lcrabo@aol.com>
>To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
>Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 3:17 PM
>Subject: beauty contest?
>
>
>> I've recently returned to the hobby after a 20 year absence.  I used to
>keep
>>"macrocichlids", but I picked up some A. agissizii at the LFS and fell in
>love
>>with the genus.  Since then, I have found a trio of unidentified Apistos
at
>>another local store (similar to the photo of A. steindachneri on page 47
of
>>Vierke, but with a black lateral line instead of the pronounced spots) and
>I
>>am struck by the subtle beauty and relative peacefulness of these fish.
>> I'd like to expand to other species but have limited space - so why not
>>conduct a poll?  I am curious what other Apistogramma species (and
>varieties)
>>other subscribers on this list find the most beautiful.  If beauty isn't
>your
>>thing tell me what your favorite species is and why (behavior etc).
>> I hope that this an appropriate post.  I thought this type of poll might
>be
>>of interest to a number of enthusiasts.
>>
>>-Lars (in Bellingham between Seattle and Vancouver)
>>lcrabo@aol.com
>>
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