Apistogramma sp. Schwarzkehl

[chris1805]

Hi all,

In January i've acquired a pair of Apistogramma sp. Schwarzkehl for Roland Kipper. I was wondering, if any one had experience with their growth? I've a feeling mine are growing quite slowly and i don't know why. The temp is set at 24-25 degrees celcius, i do weekly water changes ranging from 30-50% and I try to feed twice a daily, but they get fed atleast once a day. I feed various type of foods, 2 types of granulates, 1 type of flake food and everyday they get frozen brine shrimp, the second feed is one of the dry foods.

Could it be that this is just a slow growing species, am I doing something wrong, or latest option, am I impatient once again?

Kind regards,
Christian

 

[Mike Wise]

I've found that some apisto species do grow faster than others. I haven't kept Schwarzkehl since the late 1980s but I don't recall them being slow grower, just average. If you want them to grow a bit faster, I'd suggest a slightly warmer temperature and a diet of mostly live and frozen foods.

 

[chris1805]

Thanks for the tips Mike. I will hatch bbs more frequent

 

[chris1805]

I had the opportunity to take some pictures today.