Re: norberti sunset

[David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com>]

Hello Dominic,

Nice to hear from you. I have brought in a few of the
'norberti sunset' The first few times they were
A.atahualpa or 'sunset' and the other time they were
Apistogramma sp. aff. juruensis "Pucallpa".  
I will need some more info from you to make a solid
ID. Go to www.thekrib.com and check out the section on
how to describe Apisto's in order to ID them. For now,
take a close look at the caudel fin, is it rounded or
truncate? Is there a spot at the base of the caudel
fin? is there a spot in the anterior of the dorsal
fin?
These will be key in a proper ID. Tell us as much as
you can. Though it does seem they are A.nijsseni from
the "red edge on the caudel fin" they might
A.pandurini. Lets do it right and make sure.
As to the secound part of your question your dither
fish seem perfect, as Mike wise pointed out a few
weeks ago, fish that tend towards the upper levels are
the preffered choice.

And lastly, some very large male Apisto's never enter
the cave and indeed as you noted just wave the sperm
in with their fins. I recently had a big male
A.viejita II do it because the female chose a coconut
shell with a very small opening. The female even
closed the "door" after spawning by digging sand
around the entrance to keep everyone out! Anyway
sounds like you are doing a good job of caring for
your finny friends hopefully you'll have a little
family of Apisto's this week!
 Good luck to you Dominic.

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David Sanchez
Casselberry, FL
http://www.mindspring.com/~barbax
barbax2@yahoo.com
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