Apistogramma tucurui

[fishboy20]

Well it looks like my Apistogramma tucurui eggs are going to hatch, some 80 eggs. This is the third spawning from this female (F-2) but the first to be fertile. I am hopefuly to raise these guys up as this is the only pair since I moved, that I have and I do not know of anyone else that has them. Wish me luck!

~Jeremy

 

[Apisto Mike]

Good luck, because I want some :tongue:

 

[Mike Wise]

Jeremy,

In Germany A. tucurui has a bad reputation for having bad parenting skills. The females almost always eat their eggs or larvae before they become freeswimming. They are one of the few apistos that seem to be best bred by separating the adults from the eggs.

 

[_BaDgUy_]

Hope they make it this time!!
They are always on my "wanted" list!!

 

[fishboy20]

Well I did just that, removed the eggs from the parents. I had to force hatch them and that was not too easy. I used a razor blade and ran it along the egg of the flower pot removing each egg. That was enough to free the babies out from the eggs. I do admit some of them are not going to make it but I do have quite a few that look fine.

I am going to try to keep the eggs together with the parents next time just to see what happens. At least I have fry for now :~) Thanks for the advice!

~Jeremy

 

[Zapisto]

dont forget to let us know.

this fish is also on my whishlist
so i really want you get success hehhe

 

[fishboy20]

Well they are about a day to the free swimming stage. There should be about 30 of them this time around. I am hoping the female spawns late this week or sometime next week. She is starting to fatten up again. I will keep everyone informed.

~Jeremy

 

[_BaDgUy_]

When they are old enough, I want some
Just say a price, and I'm in

 

[fishboy20]

Just say the price? That could be a dangerous comment, jk. I will let you know when they are ready. I imagine sometime in the Spring. Thanks!

~Jeremy

 

[Zapisto]

heheh

just to let you know, Oliver Lucanus received some A. tucurui .
they are 15$ piece.

 

[Rolo]

In Germany A. tucurui has a bad reputation for having bad parenting skills. The females almost always eat their eggs or larvae before they become freeswimming. They are one of the few apistos that seem to be best bred by separating the adults from the eggs.

Hi Mike,

really? I never heard that... who told that?
I never had this species by myself, but I know, that W. Staeck breeds this species regularly and he never told me about such (or other) problems.
It seems to me, that it's a individual problem, or not?

greetings,
Rolo

 

[_BaDgUy_]

heheh

just to let you know, Oliver Lucanus received some A. tucurui .
they are 15$ piece.

:frown: Just rub it in.. you know I don't have the right contacts to get fish from there... lol

 

[fishboy20]

Honestly, I have never sent fish over the border. Anyone else have experience in that department? Anyways, the fry were free swimming this morning. I gave them some microworms and bbs to munch on. Seem to be healthy and active.

~Jeremy

 

[_BaDgUy_]

I receive my fish in the US, either at my PO box. or at a nearby FedEx or UPS location, all in the US

Much easier like that!

 

[fishboy20]

I will let you know when they are of size to send to the most Northern part of the US then ;~) The fry certainly are light in color which confirms the idea of Uwe Romer thinking they are a sand dwelling species like A. diplotaenia.

 

[Mike Wise]

really? I never heard that... who told that?

Ingo told me this & even wrote the same in his article on eastern Amazon apistos. I, too, have never had this species so I can't be sure. Not to 'knock' A. tucurui, but personally I would prefer getting its more colorful cousin, A. sp. Vielfleck/Multi-spot.

 

[fishboy20]

Wow I didn't even know there was a closely related species to A. tucurui. That is a nice looking fish. Does it need softer water then A. tucurui. I just happened to find A. tucurui to be a pretty fish that is surprisingly easy to spawn given time, IME.

 

[Mike Wise]

A. sp. Multi-spot/Vielfleck should not be more difficult to reproduce than, say, A. agassizii. Gary Elson wrote an excellent article on them several years ago in TFH, where he called the "Amapa-Guttata" & "Pineapple".

 

[Rolo]

I, too, have never had this species so I can't be sure. Not to 'knock' A. tucurui, but personally I would prefer getting its more colorful cousin, A. sp. Vielfleck/Multi-spot.

Yes, I agree.. and I have Vielflecks ;-) I have them since years. They were lost in the hobby for a few years (and I unfortunately had only males left), but now they are availible again here. I gave away my juveniles two weeks ago, but I have freeswimming fry since yesterday again. You're right, Vielflecks are pretty easy to breed.
I'm still thinking about coming to norway... but the chances are bad. But anyway, the fry wouldn't be big enough until March.

greetings,
Rolo