Apistos

[newbie_dave]

I have bought 2 apistogramma cacatuoides today and one of them seems to be quivering as if he is displaying but the guy I got them off said they were 2 males the pic is of one but I cannot find the other to take a photo to see if anyone could tell if it's female

 

[Brookster123]

This is a fem, you keep 6+ males or one male, the 2 males you have will be one soon enough. Shame on the guy who sold you 2 males...

 

[newbie_dave]

Oh the other is huge compared to the little one in the picture :-(

 

[newbie_dave]

Even though I have plenty of caves for them would that make a difference?

 

[Brookster123]

You should take the huge one back and grow out the little guy.. Maybe get a fem when the Lfs gets one in??

 

[newbie_dave]

Yeah I think I will, I don't understand why he did that then sold me a pair of not sure if they are called kribensis ( Pelvicachromis pulcher)
or gold rams because he was selling them as krib gold rams

 

[newbie_dave]

These are the krib gold rams but I have been reading and it alternative out she is ready to bump uglys because her belly is pink

 

[newbie_dave]

These are the krib gold rams but I have been reading and it alternative out she is ready to bump uglys because her belly is pink

It's says that she is ready to bump uglys because her belly is pink

 

[Brookster123]

Those are kribs, if you have a mf pair they will wreak havoc on your tank during spawning.. You should really do a little research prior to purchasing fish, especially from a guy making up his own species, gold rams are color morphs of German rams, not related to kribs, if pick one cichlid and stick with in a community tank..

 

[newbie_dave]

Yeah I think I have pretty much learnt the hard way this time :-(

 

[Brookster123]

All's well that ends well! Take em back, surely mr. Know it all will accept his prized golden ram kribs back