Apistogramma Agassizi Pair

[Second Hand Pat]

It looks like there are a lot of them! Rufus

Here's your chance to count them Rufus. While doing WCs tonight I turned the light out over the pairs tank and mom and fry collected up headed to the top of the sponge filter. She bedded them along the top of the sponge and pretty sure that is where they will spend the night. Interesting behavior.

Bad phone picture.
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[Rudustin]

Here's your chance to count them Rufus. While doing WCs tonight I turned the light out over the pairs tank and mom and fry collected up headed to the top of the sponge filter. She bedded them along the top of the sponge and pretty sure that is where they will spend the night. Interesting behavior.

Bad phone picture.
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Pat, there are at least forty in the picture. That's quite a large brood! So cool!!! Rufus

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat, there are at least forty in the picture. That's quite a large brood! So cool!!! Rufus

I think so too Rufus and think it's closer to 50.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

I am really enjoying this pair with their fry. The parents are excellent. I have upped the WCs to daily. You can almost see the fry in the video. Maybe next time they will be big enough to see clearly in the vid. Dad is protecting his family from that nasty camera.

[Rudustin]

I am really enjoying this pair with their fry. The parents are excellence. I have upped the WCs to daily. You can almost see the fry in the video. Maybe next time they will be big enough to see clearly in the vid. Dad is protecting his family from that nasty camera.

Pat I can see them very well!!! Really wonderful to see. Rufus

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat I can see them very well!!! Really wonderful to see. Rufus

Agreed Rufus, pretty cool to see some details on these little ones.
Pat

[Rudustin]

Agreed Rufus, pretty cool to see some details on these little ones.
Pat

Pat, what are you going to do with fifty or so fish grand children??? I hope that a few may be for sale when they mature. I want to be on the list for adoption. I have a very good home for them. LOL! Rufus

[Second Hand Pat]

Rufus, you are the fourth person who wants some. I have shipping bags on the way and having Ryan walk me thru the process.
Pat

[Rudustin]

Rufus, you are the fourth person who wants some. I have shipping bags on the way and having Ryan walk me thru the process.
Pat

Okay I'll be waiting. Fourth on the list isn't too bad! Rufus

[Second Hand Pat]

Okay I'll be waiting. Fourth on the list isn't too bad! Rufus

[Second Hand Pat]

Interesting little behavior...in one of the previous video I watched the female actually go down into the center of the filter. I suspected she was taking the brood in there for the night. Sure enough with the moonlights on I watched the brood follow her to the top of the filter. She caught the fry one by one and stowed them in the center of the filter. Cool stuff.
Pat

[richgrenfell]

Apistos are well known for their stellar parental behavior!

[Second Hand Pat]

Apistos are well known for their stellar parental behavior!

They really are Rich and the fry are doing well. There's about 50.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

You can really start to see the detail in the fry.

[Rudustin]

Pat, They are so cool!!! Mommy is very protective! Remember to save me some. Rufus