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Hello,
I recently was sent a list -- it had a fish called "Apistogramma sp. Bermudez"
According to fisherman it was collected in the Madre de Dios region of Peru.
Anyone know what it looks like?
Shane
Hello Mike, I have a small update for you.
Here is what I received. I received around 4 males and 15 females, or so I believe.
Let me know what you think.
Shane
P.S. My friend said a female less than an inch in size and a male around 1.25-1.5 inches are raising free swimmers... remarkable...
Good luck figuring it out!!
I just got a mixed bag of A. cf. agassizii and another species, unsure of what they may be... I will post photos soon. They came from the Xingu region ;).
Shane
Well, looks like Frank blew me out of the water with the info.
1st of all, Rio Vaupes is spelled Vaupes and not Vuapes...
2nd of all, Rio Apaporis is not a tributary of the Vuapes but a tributary of the Caqueta...
3rd of all, D10 are not from the Rio Vaupes, they are from a tributary of the...
They look quite good...a fifth mouthbrooder is exciting.
I would suggest adding more leaf litter and structure, the tank is awfully bare. From the pic Heiko posted, it looked like very acidic, tannic water with some riparian vegetation and lots of leaf litter. In those conditions, we will be...
Can you get a better picture of the male?
When I google searched Rio Apoporis, I saw that it was a tributary of the Rio Vuapes...
Lots of pretty species come from that region. I have a fish commonly known as Apistogramma sp. D50, a larvophilic mouthbrooder from that region. There is also...
@Mike Wise
I got some additional information. He said they most likely come from Altamira, probably the illa da fazhenda area.
Does that provide any additional detail for you to go off of?
Hello,
I am looking to find photographs of A. cf. agassizii forms from the "lower" Rio Xingu... I will be receiving some from a friend in the near future, if all goes well.
Does anyone have any experience with fish from the region?
Thanks,
Shane
Well it is never for no reason. But without the nutritional needs being met, an apisto will wither away quickly. If I am in a pinch, I use live blackworm (rinsed very very well)... otherwise I use freshly hatched baby brine shrimp.
Shane
Ask the fish store if they were treated before hand. That will give you an idea as to what you should be doing in terms of treatment...
Additionally, I would suggest trying frozen bloodworms, if you can find them. I am not a big proponent of aquatic worms as they can be sourced from bad farms...
That seems to mightily pricey for A. panduro. I got a group of 30 for 7$ each, US currency. I kept a pair, and sold off the rest. It seems to be going well so far. They had a bright green sheen when first introduced into my tanks... I am really enjoying them. Good luck, hope that you get it...