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Peruvian Bitaeniata hard to breed

Champ_17

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From my experience apistogramma Bitaeniata from Peru is very hard to breed harder than Brazilian Bitaeniata. I don't know why? may be most of them are wild caught so the water condition in my tank is not suitable for them.
I try to set the condition to lower pH around 5.5 by peatmoss, soft water by use RO water 100%, all these thing didn't help me so much, some time the couple are not get along well.The male bite female to death. I try to find another female which get along well with the male but she eat all her egg after spawning.
Finally this time i will not let her eat eggs again I take all of eggs together with cave to the breeding box. I hope without mother all of egg will hatch.
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Champ_17

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If anyone know the trick please tell me I used to Peru Bitaeniata for 5 pair but i can't get fry from them.
the species i can breed now is A. breitbinden
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Mike Wise

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I've never had a Brazilian population of A. bitaeniata, but have successfully reproduced many Peruvian populations of the decades. Yes, they do require more attention than many other apistos, but are not as difficult to breed as A. piaroa (= A. sp. Breitbinden). I find them a bit shy, but not to the extreme as their cousin, A. ermnopyge. I also find that young males are 'over-sexed' and have more success with older males with 1-3 younger females.
 

Champ_17

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I've never had a Brazilian population of A. bitaeniata, but have successfully reproduced many Peruvian populations of the decades. Yes, they do require more attention than many other apistos, but are not as difficult to breed as A. piaroa (= A. sp. Breitbinden). I find them a bit shy, but not to the extreme as their cousin, A. ermnopyge. I also find that young males are 'over-sexed' and have more success with older males with 1-3 younger females.

ํ็Thank you for advice. Now I take the old wild female out and put younger female instead I hope this trick will help me to breed wild peru bitaeniata successful .
 

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