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please ID my bitaeniata

watsawat

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Can you help me identify my bitaeniata Because my bitaeniata are wild caugh so I do not know their come from (the shop that I bought do not know too ) .
my apisto have 2 type colour yellow fin and light blue fin.
first yellow bitaeniata
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watsawat

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Another my light blue colour bitaeniata . ( I know only they come from peru but I do not know theirs specific name.)
I want to know that Can I breed difference colour type of my bitaeniata.(female light blue fin male yellow fin. I have only 1 female )
 

blueblue

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we call this kind the "A. bita - Red Wings/Fins" from Peru.
It's a usual type of bita that is available in the market ...
 

watsawat

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Thank for your answer. I"m in Thailand , here in Thailand most of apisto are imported from peru but It is few quatity. ( in some species are very expensice for me)
for my bitaeniata I am not success in breeding them ( I only breed cacatuoides) . I want to breed my bitaeniata Can you tell me some trick for breeding bitarniata.This is pictures of my apisto.(another type) I want to know what its name you call
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blueblue

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Breeding bita is not difficult if you have the right environment for the pair. As seen from your first picture, i believe that you are using aqua soil as the substrate which should provide soft and acidic water. Provided that you offer the pair with good nutrient, you will probably be able to breed them quite easily. To stimulate spawning, you may try the pH shock and temperature shock by having a bit more changes in pH and temperature, respectively...
 

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