Re: Mystery Apistos/ Was Pertensis

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

Thanks for the info. Please, let us know how big they get and, if possible, send
me a photo. Your females appear to be establishing a dominance pecking order.
Sounds like they're settling in. If your fish are Orangesaum (Orange-seam)
Apistos and breed similar to other Balzfleck-group species, I would expect you to
see that the male isn't very territorial. But when he's ready to breed he will
pick out a cave in a female's territory and entice her to his spawning cave (not
her own, like in most apistos). Breeding reports for the Weißsaum (White-seam)
Apisto and A. sp. Minima (color variants of the Orangesaum or closely related
species) recommend pH values below 5.5 and extremely soft water. They also do
best with fine sand, used to cover the entrance to the cave. Good luck with this
fish and let us know how everything works out.

Mike Wise

Tim Ellis wrote:

> Mike and Vinny,
>
> I went down to the lfs to get more info on collection locale last night
> and it seem to be a very isolated area about 250 miles south of Puerto
> Ayhacucho or about 150 miles north of the Brazilan Border, They rented a
> bush plane just to get there. The fish were on a mountain side in a
> small stream that feeds into the Orinoco. On the map I saw there was the
> name La Esmerlada, not sure if it is a town or not. I dont know the
> water parameters, but from that area I would guess clear water, 0
> hardness, fairly acidic. Also caught there were some A. sp. red wedge. I
> got a female, now I gotta go back and get a male. I tend to agree with
> Mike Wise on the I.D. except that the male has a very, very yellow
> underside. They dont seem to like light much. During the day the male
> harrasses the two females to no end, at night when the light goes out
> the females flare at each other a lot and the male hides. Any Ideas?
>
> Thanks yall
>
> Tim
>
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