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How big are they? I've got some pictures of mine when they were about 3/4 inch long. Look here and see if this helps.
http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/Borellii_Breeding.html
steve
Borellii
Hi, I put together a page about my Borellii, a first for me in Apistogramma.
http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/Borellii_Breeding.html
It's been a very rewarding experience for me so far. I'm a bit dissapointed in the total number of survivors though. Just a few weeks ago I...
I've posted some new pics of the fry. They first appeared in mid December so they're about two and a half months old now.
http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/frypage2.html
steve
Amano Shrimp
I'm using Amano shrimp in my fry tank. I'm sure they are quite incapable of capturing and harming a free swimming fry. They scour the tank eating algae and the cling-ons in the java moss. They also do a bang up job of cleaning up any food that isn't eaten quickly. I also have...
My favorite
My choice is clear:
http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/Borellii_Breeding.html
The fry are almost 2 months old now. I'll have some new pics up later today.
steve
Thanks Rick, I pulled mom out a few days ago. Now all four adults are in a 55g community tank. I like watching them interact.
The fry are coming along nicely. I have about 35 or so, in a bare bottom 20g L tank. A huge clump of java moss, a bog log and a clam shell for buffer. I also...
Update, for those who care to see, the fry are now over a month old. I've updated the main page, and put the rest of the pic files on 3 other pages.
http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/Borellii_Breeding.html
I'm having so much fun,
steve
Side bar: About 3 weeks ago I was explaining to...
when to pull mom
Hi Rick, From your senior status I'd assume you have some previous experience with the little apistos? I've got some Borellii fry that are now just over one month old. Most are about 3/8ths inch long and a couple of Mega fry are about 1/2 inch. They eat decapsulated...
Good luck, David, hang in there. Stick to the basics; clean water, don't over feed, watch the cat, etc. You'll soon have reason to forget about this week.
happy new year!
steve
Borelli fry update...
Update on my Borellii:
http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/fry12_30d.jpg
These are three week old fry. Between the two females, I have approx. 60 fry. They're all in a 20g long tank and the females take care of a differing number of fry on a daily basis. One day...
That size of tank should be fine for two pairs. I'm using a 20g long with the same length and width. Here's some pictures of the fish, and I just added the tank pics to the bottom of the page.
http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/Borellii_Breeding2.htm
steve
Borellii babies! Baby Borelliis!!
I was showing my son where the female had been hiding, a hollow piece of bogwood. He looked around the back side to see if he could spot her and said, "look at all the little ones on the glass!" Sure enough, she was hiding behind the log with about ~30...
I came home last night after a weekend away and enjoyed a pleasant suprise... My female A. Borellii in the honeymoon tank was hiding under the bog wood in a small cave she has excavated. When she did come out breifly, she was a vivid dark yellow color. I'd had a cory cat in the 20g for clean...
Borellii pictures
Hi, I'm not sure how much color yours are showing, but these are pictures of my Borellii. I do belive they are "yellow face". The alpha male is really fancy and beautifull. The second male, now in a tank separate from the alpha, is starting to show the same finnage and...