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"She" is about 4 centimeters. The male is always showing of at her but she hides quickly when he comes too close.
On another forum somebody answered that he thought she was indeed a female because she had very little red, very little facial marking and her ventral and dorsal fins where not...
I recently bougth a new female, hope it really is on this time. Are there cues that can be used to guess whether an individual is a true female or a sneaker male?
Here are a few pics of the little one:
So it was just bad luck ? I hope the female doesn't suffer from the same thing then... I found a shop where they can order another male for me but I wanted to be sure there wasn't something I did wrong.
Hi,
My male Apistogramma hongsloi is dead and I don't understand why. He was doing well until friday morning and his behaviour was normal. Friday nigth I fed him frozen brine shrimps and he didn't seem very keen to eat them but was still showing off to the female. When the ligth was turned off I...
Thank you Mike. I never bred apistos and would love to do so. A week ago I added alder cones in the tank and the pH is now around 6. I feed the mostly frozen brine shrimps, and occasionally frozen blood worms. I also tried dried food but never saw them eat it. Are my water parameter good for...
Would a female ever reach this size? I thought it could not be more than 5cm?
The large male is often going towards the smaller fish with its fin deployed and its body bended like on the picture I posted, then fans its tail at it, is it aggressive behaviour or courtship?
Thanks