F1 Apistogramma Agassizi GrowOut thread

[Second Hand Pat]

either way pat no problems, im happy with the 4 I got.

I just want you to get a pair out of the four. Anyone showing any gender differences?
Pat

[jmf3460]

yes I have one that I am 90% sure is a male pat his coloring is coming out already, and one smaller one that I am 90% sure is a female. The other two look more like males but I am not too sure about them.

[Second Hand Pat]

What are you seeing for the gender differences Jacklyn?
Pat

[jmf3460]

hmm well size is the main thing, there are two that are distinctively larger than the other two. Also the coloration on the gill plate and face area. the two larger ones have more of the blue/green sheen all over their faces and bodies and their tails are more colored also. They also have a blue/purple area near their eyes that I see on the two larger ones, its beautiful! The two smaller look more tan/yellowish and their colors are more muted.

[Second Hand Pat]

Seeing the same in Elliot's group Jacklyn.
Pat

[jmf3460]

small update here: I have had these guys 3 months now and I have moved them out of quarantine and into a planted 20L. Only three fish made it out of qt, all three I had thought were female but now that they are in a planted tank I do not know. they are roughly 1.5" long and are housed in a densely planted 20L with 12 lemon tetras, one ancistrus and lots of amano shrimp. The tank is mainly cryptocoryne, anubias and dwarf sag. Some pictures and a video tomorrow

the tank
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the apistos
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amanos
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measuring
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[Second Hand Pat]

Beautiful tank Jacklyn. That fish in the last picture almost looks like a male based on the gill plate color.
Pat

[rickztahone]

Very nice Jacklyn

[jmf3460]

a short video, I tried to film the apistos since this is what my thread is about but my add kicked in and I ended up filming the amano just as much.

[pastry]

Seeing the same in Elliot's group Jacklyn.
Pat

Elliot's group? Pat, you never hooked me up, woman! But I still love the hell out of you

[Second Hand Pat]

Elliot's group? Pat, you never hooked me up, woman! But I still love the hell out of you

Let me catch you on the next spawn. The weather will be warmer then if that is ok Elliot.
Pat

[pastry]

Let me catch you on the next spawn. The weather will be warmer then if that is ok Elliot.
Pat

Absolutely Pat!

[Second Hand Pat]

Absolutely Pat!

[jmf3460]

Small Update: The apisto juvies have been in their 20L planted tank for 10 days now and I can say that they are doing great. They love the planted tank, always swimming in and out of leaves and stems. They love to stay in the shadows of the anubias and crypt leaves making it hard to take their picture. They also swim close to the bottom through the dwarf sag which I find really entertaining to watch. I can see an obvious growth in just the 10 days since putting them in the tank. They continue to eat FDBW grounds, and love the earthworm flake from yourfishstuff.com. Ive even seen them pecking at the moltings of the amano shrimp. Now that winter has set in in the south, I was worried about the temperature in the tank dropping to 74 some nights but each time it has done that the apistos seem fine and not phased at all. Normally the tank stays around 78 but when the air temperature in my basement drops to the 40s and 30s, the little heater cannot keep up and the water temperature drops to 74 and 72 I saw one morning. I do think I have at least one male, some pictures below: please do not judge the fatness of my lemon tetras, they are very old, and very well fed.

suspected male because of the markings around his eye
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[jmf3460]

6-14-2016 update: these apistos continue to grow and do well, they are really hard to photograph, they like to stay in the shadows underneath leaves and sticks. I may have a pair, I am starting to see some either fighting behavior or flirting behavior between two. but who knows. they are happy in this little 20L
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I will try to get a video tonight when the sun goes down the apistos seem to come out better.