My first Apisto

[Coursair]

76-78, he's going to look awesome with all the shrimpie diet!

Thank you [emoji1360]

He's at 79 for tonight. I'll reduce temp gradual. Saw lots of conflicting temps.

Apistogramma.com I found a post that seemed to make sense from a breeder

Maintenance 75°F
Breeding 79°F
Fry 80° for the first week.

They said high temps causes them to age out faster.

I had him at 75°. I raised it to 79° and then saw that post. [emoji226][emoji226]

 

[Coursair]

 

[toolman]

Beautiful fish Coursair!

 

[Coursair]

Pictures don't do him justice he actually has red on his dorsal and ventral fins as well as his tail fin. He has been gulping down frozen Brine shrimp it seemed easier for him to eat the Brine shrimp than the worms. He tried pellets but he was spitting them back out.

 

[TMaier]

He's very pretty!

 

[Coursair]

Today's pic

 

[Delapool]

Looking very alert and nice there!

 

[Coursair]

He knows to eat his frozen food out of a syringe, so less mess.

I expected him to be shy, but he's very personable. A little skittish, but comes right back out.

 

[Delapool]

I found the rams are much shyer than the angelfish but have staked out a spot for feeding time so they don't miss out.

 

[Coursair]

His colors are changing daily. It's HOT again tonight. I lifted his tank hood to try to cool him off.