Apisto Nijsseni and resticulosa - UPDATE

[Ben]

Hey,
i recently got two new apistogramma
First off, the Apisto Panduro, which is often confused with Apistogramma nijsseni, but are very closley related
this one is a juvie, but im leaning towards that its male, and im still looking for a female

Next up is the Apisto Resticulosa, this one is fairly new in the trade and so far is showing signs that its happy, i havent got alot of pics of this one but will get more up shortly

thanks for looking

DD

 

[Mr Miagi]

Wow, they are very gorgeous fish dd! Great purchase! They have remarkable colours! Which tanks do you have them in?

 

[Ben]

are in a devided tank, im selling the jewels tomorow so they will have the 25 to themselves and im adding neons and glow lights as dithers
Thanks
DD

 

[Seb R]

wow love the panduro, always wanted to get them but have never ever seen them.

 

[longhorn13]

awesome fish man, good luck finding females!

 

[Ben]

Thanks Seb and Lon ghorn
im getting a new tank soon so that means i get to upgrade everyone
and someone in Aus recently gave me a list of new Apistos being imported to Australia and will come avalable in a few months

DD

 

[Sasha]

Very nice fish!

 

[Sutto]

...and someone in Aus recently gave me a list of new Apistos being imported to Australia and will come avalable in a few months

Nice Fish and Nice Shots DD, Im sure they will be happy in your tanks
Any chances of full tank shots Inc. Filters? (Theyre the sort that I love ).

-Sutto

 

[Ben]

haha, should've mentioned your name

ill get a full shot up when the jewels are gone
its a basic tank really, i have a hydro sponge filter in there and its doing fine for now and always has been and i will consider upgrading in a while, but not now
the substrate is sand and i have two fake terracotta pots which are plastic on either side facing diagonally then i have a bunch of fake plants which i am swapping to real plants next week, there is a huge clump of java moss with a long PVC pipe through that and one rounded rock
hope i cxreated a good enough image for you

will get some shots soon
EDIT: forgot to add, theres a heater behind the sponge filter and the lighting is damn good, good enough to grow algae all over the place
and thanks Sasha
DD

 

[memnon]

nice buy, i like your fish

 

[Ben]

thanks memnon

DD

 

[Peter Lovett]

First off, the Apisto Panduro, which is often confused with Apistogramma nijsseni, but are very closley related

I have to agree and you have done the same the fish in your pics is a nijsseni. The photo below shows a panduro male.

Panduro do not show a spot at the caudal peduncle. Panduro have a black blotch witch extends into the caudal fin and ends at a point. Also the first 3 to 7 rays of the dorsal fin are extended

Also the second fish you have shown is not resticulosa but a fish know as steel blue. Which is thought to be a hybrid.

Sorry to put a downer on this but they are still both very nice fish.

 

[Peter Lovett]

Dwarf Dude,

Where did you get the fish from how Identified them for you?

 

[pnyklr3]

Gorgeous whatever they are! I love the blue of the second one. Also, could the mix-up be that this fish is a juvie? Not sure when the patterns will show completely in the males.

Are they going to be in seperate tanks when you get the female? Just wondering if you were planning on breeding or not (and seperating the apistos so that they don't inter-breed).

 

[pnyklr3]

Pic of Nijsseni
http/www.apistogrammaidiots.com/Fishroom...#14-nijs-m-th-1

Pic of Panduro
http/www.apistogrammaidiots.com/Fishroom...-panduro-m-th-1