Hi all!
I picked up a pair of Apistogramma Macmasteri the other day. The male has colored up but has really underwhelmed me in comparison to the female!
Yesterday/today, I noticed this deep yellow on the female (male in background):
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I was reading about the apisto and found out that they turn this deep yellow color when breeding. And I also read that they like caves (for laying eggs). In the full tank shot below, the only "cave" is the drift wood tunnel (and she does hang out in there).
Here is a full tank shot:
I am curious if this is breeding/brooding and I wanted to know what I should do to raise the babies successfully (special food etc) -- The female did attack a neon today who came near that patch with the few (freshly planted) rotala bonsai + macandra.
I can't find any eggs - based on the colours/behavior can we assume that they are somewhere?
Any advice is welcomed!
Josh
I picked up a pair of Apistogramma Macmasteri the other day. The male has colored up but has really underwhelmed me in comparison to the female!
Yesterday/today, I noticed this deep yellow on the female (male in background):
+
I was reading about the apisto and found out that they turn this deep yellow color when breeding. And I also read that they like caves (for laying eggs). In the full tank shot below, the only "cave" is the drift wood tunnel (and she does hang out in there).
Here is a full tank shot:
I am curious if this is breeding/brooding and I wanted to know what I should do to raise the babies successfully (special food etc) -- The female did attack a neon today who came near that patch with the few (freshly planted) rotala bonsai + macandra.
I can't find any eggs - based on the colours/behavior can we assume that they are somewhere?
Any advice is welcomed!
Josh
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