apisto breeders near dallas, Tx

[central tanks]

I am working on my first apisto tank ever and am wanting to breed. i heard apisto cacatoydes are generaly easier to breed. My LFS do not stock apistos. Im not sure how i feel about fish being shipped to me. If you know of any breeders in the dallas area id greatly appreciate there information.

 

[krudolph]

Not sure what you concern is over shipping as they do it all the time and the good ones guarantee live delivery. Of course this time of the year you have to do overnight and it is expensive. Otherwise, it is done all the time....

 

[central tanks]

well im looking for a pair. what sites would you recommend looking at?

 

[krudolph]

Aquabid is usually good, but in the cold season it is a bit slow. When it gets warmer you will see more. That being said, there are a couple listed. Just make sure they guarantee the fish. I have some quad fry, but it will be another month or so before they are ready.

 

[central tanks]

Aquabid is usually good, but in the cold season it is a bit slow. When it gets warmer you will see more. That being said, there are a couple listed. Just make sure they guarantee the fish. I have some quad fry, but it will be another month or so before they are ready.

If you plan on selling your quad fry in about a month id be more then happy to wait, it'll give me time to grow out my plants a little more. Do you have experiance in shipping fish? Id love to snag up a trio if possible but could aso settle for a pair.

 

[krudolph]

I do not have experience shipping fish, but of course would guarantee live delivery. I hope to have a mix of males/females and have set the temperature to give me the best chance, so we shall see. I have found that two fry from a previous spawn survive and are getting large quickly. In fact they are chasing the newer ones. I will start a new thread to see if I need to fish them out (real pain in heavily planted tank).

They seem hard to find, so grab others if you see them. I like the most colorful ones, and prefer the quads. Here is my female and the fry. Darn, could not load video. Here is one from my iphone.

 

[krudolph]

Actually the fry are in the video and I don't see them in the pic...good luck in your search and if you haven't found any in a month or so, let me know...

 

[central tanks]

i will be sure to let you know cause that is a beautiful specimen you got there. And believe me i know the pain of catching fish in densely planted tanks, i myself run dirted tanks with as much plants as i can get my hands on. i will keep in contact and let you know.

 

[matt85]

I do not have experience shipping fish, but of course would guarantee live delivery. I hope to have a mix of males/females and have set the temperature to give me the best chance, so we shall see. I have found that two fry from a previous spawn survive and are getting large quickly. In fact they are chasing the newer ones. I will start a new thread to see if I need to fish them out (real pain in heavily planted tank).

They seem hard to find, so grab others if you see them. I like the most colorful ones, and prefer the quads. Here is my female and the fry. Darn, could not load video. Here is one from my iphone.View attachment 2820

What strain is in the picture?

 

[krudolph]

Matt: A. Cacatouides - it is an aquarium strain from Thialand. The male has the same coloring as well (coloring on all five fins) Looking forward to seeing the frys' colors (hopelly holds true to the parents, especially the femles). I have the water at cooler temps hoping to get more females. I am also going to cross the male and female with a really nice looking pair with stronger yellows. Actually the yellower type male is my current avatar.

 

[matt85]

Beatiful fish. I am a beginner but that is really something to aspire to achieve.