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I finally got a few somewhat decent shots of my new apistos:

















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Very nice looking Theresa. Did you get them locally or did you order them from someone.

Jim

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

Wow! They are very pretty. They have colored up nicely after the ordeal they went through. Very nice...I'm sure you are proud of them.

*Kristin*

Awesome looking fisheys!! Yeah, I'm curious too....are they a local snag or did you have to order online? I've been tempted by some on Aquabid. I don't know if they would get along with my angels and rams though. Are they the triple reds?

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~~Melissa~~
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

Nice fish, and nice pics too.

Woah what beautiful Apistogramma cacatuoides. How many did you get? You going to try and breed them?

I'm definately going to get some A. cacatuoides when I setup my next tank.

-- Gomer

Theresa -

Nice shots

I for some reason have not seen this thread and by chance aquired some cacs myself 2 days ago. Do you have any idea as to what classification these fish had attached to them, like Double-Red, Triple-Red, or what?

In any way, your female looks different than mine. I am sure mine will color up some more, but here is the male after one day in the tank:

EDIT: Come to think of it, although similar to Gomer, I assumed your's are Apistogramma cacatuoides, but maybe they are not the female is sooooo different.

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Male Apistogramma cacatuoides

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And here is a shot of my female, also one day after introduction:

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Female Apistogramma cacatuoides

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Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club

First : nice fish Theresa!

Second : oh wonderful - cacatuoides colour morphs. Cue taxonomic battles looming ahead as some people claim they're separate species while others disagree.

Third : Ingo, if you want a challenge, try my mixed Apistos from my Maidenhead Aquatics trip. Links to photos in two threads.


Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002

nice looking fish...

They are beautiful! I have just managed to get a couple from my LFS. They are as rare as around here.

They came in about 2 weeks ago and I have been watching them. Went down on the weekend and found there was only two left in the tank so I had to get them.

They are tiny and haven't coloured up yet so I dont know if I have a pair at this stage.

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Those who say they cant, Never will !!!

My male, as pictured above, actually died within 3 days of arrival

Not being an expert in Apisto Cacas, I didn't notice that he does not look as good as he is supposed to.

Anyway, the LFS main guy was so nice to replace the fish, he noticed as well that he was not in goog shape when he sold the couple to me. Given that they did not have another pair of Triple-Red, I bought a pair of really closely related Double-Orange (aka Orange Flash, I think). I was offered to return the female Triple-Red, but couldn't part with her and had to pay only for the additional female.

I will post pictures in my Photo Booth thread as this is not my place to jam with it.

Ingo

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nice colors

Looks like I'll be the first person to say that Theresa's Apistos are so beautiful I want to steal them ...

They are STUNNING. Complete show stoppers. *Wants*


Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002