1st Peru Apisto Order of the Season

[aquaticclarity]

looking on a price of 5 sp blkchins and 5 barlowi

Unsexed (random swing of the net catch)
A. barlowi 5/$85
A. sp. black chin 5/$55

 

[garcia]

Jeff, I'm still in for Apistogramma eremnophyge 2pair ...

Ralph

 

[animalmgc]

and otherwise

 

[aquaticclarity]

and otherwise

I'll most likely offer pair pricing and 6 pack pricing on the Apistos. With wild fish it's always a crap shoot as to the sex ratio that I receive so until I actualy have the fish in my tanks I can't give you any more then that. If a fish comes in female heavy I often also offer trio pricing and if a species is male heavy I often offer reverse trios.

So until next week just use the pair pricing I posted (end of page 2 of this thread) as a guideline. It should be correct unless something really wierd happens. And once I get the fish I'll offer trio/reverse trio pricing if it applies.

 

[nicos apistos]

Hi,
What is an ap. Batan? Is it known as another type of apisto? It just caught my eye as strange because I "googled" it and nothing came up. I'm defenitley in for some Baenschi, maybe some black chins too.

-Nate

 

[wethumbs]

I believe the A. sp. Batan is the sp. Abacaxis.

Question1: I notice you have listed Apistogramma cruzi and nanay separately. Is that mean you have the true cruzi and the sp. Nanay? Which sp. Nanay is it?
Question2: I also see A. sp. Algodon I which I assume is the sp. Papagei. Isn't A. sp. Purple = A. sp. Papagei = A. sp. Algodon I?
Question3: Which color form of A. barlowi is available?

Once you got the shipment, posting some pictures will help entice me to buy groups of sp. Algodon I, A. barlowi, A. sp. Batan, A. sp. blackchin, A. cinilabra, A. cruzi, and pebas "Dolly".

 

[aquaticclarity]

Hi,
What is an ap. Batan? Is it known as another type of apisto? It just caught my eye as strange because I "googled" it and nothing came up. I'm defenitley in for some Baenschi, maybe some black chins too.

-Nate

When I did a google search for sp. Batan (see link in my next post as the picture is no longer showing up in the google search!) the first picture that showed up under an image search showed a cacatuoides complex fish (possibly cacatuoides complex at least) that should be sp. Batan. I find it to be very pretty. It's a new species of Apisto. that has only just been collected. Not a lot of info is available on it because of that. My understanding is that Romer is working with the fish.

There is a VERY good chance I won't be getting any of them in though as it sounds like only 5 or 6 idividual fish were available and that they sold before I got my order in.

 

[aquaticclarity]

I believe the A. sp. Batan is the sp. Abacaxis.

Question1: I notice you have listed Apistogramma cruzi and nanay separately. Is that mean you have the true cruzi and the sp. Nanay? Which sp. Nanay is it?
Question2: I also see A. sp. Algodon I which I assume is the sp. Papagei. Isn't A. sp. Purple = A. sp. Papagei = A. sp. Algodon I?
Question3: Which color form of A. barlowi is available?

Once you got the shipment, posting some pictures will help entice me to buy groups of sp. Algodon I, A. barlowi, A. sp. Batan, A. sp. blackchin, A. cinilabra, A. cruzi, and pebas "Dolly".

A. sp. Batan is not A. abacaxis: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=APIS...8&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0


The short answer: I can't answer your questions.

The names...welcome to wild fish lists. You can NEVER be sure what fish will show up under a given name. But even when ordering fish listed under valid names you can be sure what fish will arrive. I've gotten norberti in when ordering barlowi; sp. Oregon came in with a few sp. Oregon and a few bitaeniata "blue" mixed together. The only way to know which fish goes with a given name at any given time is to order them and wait until they arrive. Different collectors give different names to fish based on were they collected them or just what they want to call them. Sometimes certain color forms of a given species get pulled out of group and sold under a different name (see TomC's thread about collecting in Peru and A. sp. emerald).

Here's the list of Apistos I did order:
Apistogramma baenschi $30/pr
Apistogramma barlowi $40/pr
Apistogramma cacatuoides $20/pr
Apistogramma eremnophyge $35/pr
Apistogramma sp. black chin $25/pr
Apistogramma sp. Batan $75/pr

I also listed a few others as possible subs on the order but I have no way of knwoing what if any of them will be in the order. Pictures of the fish that come in will be posted some time next week.

 

[viejo]

Yes, fish wholesalers & especially exporters have the annoying tendency to always have the species that you are seeking but what you order often has the magical ability to alter itself to another species ( & often shrink in size) as an obvious side effect of the shipping process.

 

[Tom C]

A. sp. Batan is not A. abacaxis: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=APIS...8&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
.........

Reminds me of a young A. (cf.) huascar. I collected these (adults) in the Rio Galvez last month:

 

[aquaticclarity]

Well, my subs lists was used heavily! Here's what I should have as of tomorrow evening (prices and pictures will follow Tuesday):

Nannobrycon eques
Monkhausia agnesae
Nannostomus mortenthaleri Red pencil I
Copella eigenmani red line
Otocinclos affinis
Apistogramma cacatuoides
Apistogramma barlowi red face
Apistograma baenschi
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Apistograma sp. black chin
Apistograma atahualpa
Apistograma agassizii

 

[aquaticclarity]

Reminds me of a young A. (cf.) huascar.

Compaired to the on line photo I found I would agree. It's a shame I'm not getting any of them in on the order to compare. I'll track down the few making it into the US and try to get some photos forwarded that I can post so we can all see what the fish in question really is.

 

[jv_xbishop]

i'm interested in apistogramma agassiziis. do you have different color strains? got pictures or can you direct me to some pictures. thanks.

 

[aquaticclarity]

i'm interested in apistogramma agassiziis. do you have different color strains? got pictures or can you direct me to some pictures. thanks.

Once I have the fish, later today, I can let you know which color forms of the fish are in the batch. I'll post pictures then later in the week. Keep in mind that a given wild population of agassizii will have several different color patterns of fish in it. The colors and patterns aren't partially fixed like they are in a tank strain line bred fish. Last time I got wild agassizii I had all red males, red with white trim males, a bluish finned form, etc. So even when selecting a certain male type the off-spring will still come out mixed bag.

 

[jv_xbishop]

apisto agassizii

red with white seams! perfect! that is exactly what i'm looking for. i bought a pair of red with white seam a couple years ago from you and would love to get another pair of those. other strains would be cool to. i'll post a link below if you can confirm if my old apisto agassizii red with white seam is what you will be getting in. will be waiting for your pictues. thanks!


http://youtu.be/ZzNqy4XEK5M

 

[JCoxRocks]

Are these wild caught? Would love some cacatuoides from this peru batch if possible.

J

 

[Racine Vice]

Are these wild caught? Would love some cacatuoides from this peru batch if possible.

Yes, the fish are all wild caught.

 

[aquaticclarity]

Are these wild caught? Would love some cacatuoides from this peru batch if possible.

J

Yes, what Racine Vice said, these are all wild caught fish.

 

[aquaticclarity]

Pictures and pricing to come starting tonight. The fish came in in good shape. Hopefully they stay that way!

 

[chris1932]

They are huascar without a doubt