Bitaeniata Tefe?

[blinkmiao]

who know what is the meaning of A.Bitaeniata Tefe?
i know that tefe is a river name but how to identify a A.Bitaeniata Tefe?
is there any extraordinary thing ?
thanks^.^

 

[alias]

Apisto is the name of a group dwarfcichlids and tefe is a river.
So blinkmiao together we have already 2 of the 3 so I leave the rest up to the others :lol: .

good luck. I'm quite curious though. :lol:

grtz alias

 

[blinkmiao]

thanks^.^
i am still looking for the answer^.^~who can help me~

 

[Mike Wise]

Apistogramma bitaeniata Tefé is the Peruvian form of A. bitaeniata that comes from the lower Rio Tefé in western Brazil. Matsuzaka, et al. show a lovely red bitaeniata from this location, but unless yours are listed as red I would expect them the be the typical color.

 

[blinkmiao]

Apistogramma bitaeniata Tefé is the Peruvian form of A. bitaeniata that comes from the lower Rio Tefé in western Brazil. Matsuzaka, et al. show a lovely red bitaeniata from this location, but unless yours are listed as red I would expect them the be the typical color.

thanks a lot^.^
so...without the lovely red...there is nothing especial on bitaeniata Tefé ?
because some people told me that there is something special(compare with other bitaeniata..)
thanks^.^

 

[Mike Wise]

For me, all of the forms of A. bitaeniata are special. The Tefé forms that I have seen all have a sizable amount of blue metallic spangles on the gill covers (typical of Peruvian forms of A. bitaeniata), but they also have some yellow areas on the gill cover & lower jaw (typical of Brazilian forms of A. bitaeniata). Both the red & blue color morphs belong to the same Tefé form.

 

[apistodave]

I have some that I picked up in Germany and there is no Red they are fairly plain looking withut the typicl orange and are mainly blue! Anyone wants a pair contact me!1

 

[blinkmiao]

thanks a lot^.^

 

[blinkmiao]

question again.sorry
how to identify a A.Bitaeniata Tefe female?
thanks^.^

 

[aspen]

as with most apistos, males are larger and have fin extensions on their dorsal, anal and ventral fins as they grow and are much more colourful. if they are small, ie 3-4 cm's (1 1/4") it may be difficult to tell till they grow out a bit. bit females also have the darkened ventral fins (bottom front paired fins) which make other apistos so easy to sex at a young age. females at breeding time will go yellow. do not be surprised if very young fish go into breeding colours.

look very closely when they are showing off to each other, for the characteristic extended front spines of the dorsal fin on the males. this is only obvious when they have their dorsal fins extended in young fish.

i find it is easier on some fish than others to sex them till they are a little bigger. if you have 2 males in the tank watch for them fighting. if this persists, you should separate them, provide lots more cover or try keeping them in a bigger tank. a single male with multiple females is less problematic.

rick.

 

[blinkmiao]

thanks for your reply...maybe i should ask more clearly@.@
how to identify a A.Bitaeniata Tefe female?(compare with the other Bitaeniata female)
thanks^.^~

 

[Mike Wise]

A. bitaeniata females basically look the same, whether they come from the upper Amazon around Iquitos, Peru to the lower Amazon around Óbido, Brazil. They are all probably the same species. Males may be colored a little differently, but the dark markings are all the same. The only way to tell that a specimen of A. bitaeniata comes from the Rio Tefé drainages is to know that it was imported from the area. This is why we have to depend on the honesty of the suppliers for the names.