Re: Brooding colors of Apisto females.

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

Tarah,

Everything you describe indicates that your female spawned and is guarding eggs or
larvae. Many females leave the spawning cave for periods of time to feed and chase
away other fish. My females of A. sp. Rotpunkt (Blue-cheek) are out as often as in
their breeding caves. It all varies, depending on the species and whether or not
the female recognizes any danger toward the eggs/fry.

Mike Wise

ProfPhilo@aol.com wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> I have just recently recieved some beutiful fish from Julio Melgar and I have
> a question regarding "breeding colors"
> Do females exclusively aquire their bright yellow colors when they have a
> clutch or shortly before they lay the eggs or could they be yellow at other
> times, like when their just happy.
> The issue is that I have two female A. sp. "Pebas" (like A. Rot-punkt
> suposedly but I think they look more like Macmasteri at this point their only
> 4-5cm in length) one is bright yellow and sort-of guarding a up-turned pot.
> She is not very commited, ie eats with everyone else etc.. But the pot is also
> in a peaceful spot and her tankmates don't bother her much.
> The other female is more brownish, so I know there is a distinct difference in
> color.
> The male that I noticed displaying to her a few days ago (friday) now has
> nothing to do with her. I seriously doubt that she is brooding, but I cannot
> see into the pot. I have been curious about brooding colors before and thought
> it would be a good time to bring it up.
> Comments have been dropped about this in other threads, but I wasn't sure
> exactly under what conditions they turned yellow.
>
> --tarah
>
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