Joe Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Male Sleeper? Female (I hope) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 That black on the pelvic fins is so the female can signal her fry. When all else fails, I tend to go with that as one of the stronger sex indicators (if the fins get really black) and there are no other features which contradict the suspicion! :roll: Gorgeous fish btw. !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks guys Jennifer you should get some :bounce: And don't sell your Apistos, you will definately regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 where did you get them, i have the wild cockatoos, but would like a pair of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 gorgeous fish. My guess is that that it is a female with fantastic colours. Where did you get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I bought these as A. cacatuoides 'Orange' from Organism in Christchurch. They were $45.00 each which is pretty good. Hollywood Fish Farm has them for $40.00 and sells them as 'Triple Red' although it is quite obvious that they are not. And if you think that they are really cool now, they still have tonnes of growing to do and will get much more colourful :happy2: The male is approx. 35mm SL and the other ones are even smaller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Nice fish! It is good to see some good quality orange flashes around, I haven't seen ones that good for quite a few years.. I agree with your sexing stuff, on top of the black edging to the pelvic fin another sign is squaring of the tail fin, probably a bit hard with these ones because the smaller ones have been a bit battered but looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Nice fish Joe. That male is impressive and will only get better with time. Good luck with them :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 They're really cool aren't they? !drool: I have $200 left and I'm not sure if I should get some more of these, or maybe some of the Super Reds or A. pertensis, or just leave it... I originally wanted the Super Reds but apparently there weren't any females so I decided on the Orange Flash. But I kind of still want to take a chance and see if I could get at least a pair of the SRs. My tank is 90x38x38cm. I have macmasteri in there but they will be going into the 140L blackwater tank once I get the substrate sorted out and when the bogwood arrives. Mmm, what to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nice fish Joe. I haven't seen orange flashes for years so its good to see them again. Best of luck with them. The domestic strains of cacatuoides don't always follow the rules as far as colouration and fin shape go so its tougher to tell than it is with wilds but I would bet on you having both sexes on those photo's. :smot: I am still waiting on conformation of A. pertensis. Have you seen them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 No I haven't seen the pertensis. The shop here never has any Apistos. Jen did you see them when you went to pick up my fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I've seen them at Organism, but they aren't colourful yet and are always hiding. Definitely the long, slender shape so something new even if not pertensis. Would be great to grab a small group but risky with how much they cost :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 is 120 for a breeding pair of these a good price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 $90 for a pair would be more reasonable, $120 is a bit much IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I saw them, I can't definitively identify them, but they are immature but the large dorsal fin and striped caudal fin is obvious. They look like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Cool :thup: That does look like pertensis. Hopefully someone will buy some and breed them. I for one want some, but I can't get every Apisto I want otherwise my tanks would be full and I won't have room for others that might be imported IMO it's best to wait for the ones that I really want to be imported, so I'm 100% happy with everything I have. The pertensis look nice and are a very tempting purchase, but I need to focus on breeding what I have at the moment rather than just buying everything I see. I want to wait until bitaeniata are imported again, or a hardy trifasciata gene So at this stage I won't be buying any more Apistos for the time being Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I would agree that that's them alright. :happy1: Awesome. I have one 500 x 500 breeding tank spare too is 120 for a breeding pair of these a good price? Who is offering a breeding pair? I didn't know they had been bred here yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Wow that's great Bilbo :happy2: You could probably fit a couple of pairs in there because they're pretty small - only 40mm SL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Bad news - my cacatuoides are all males The one I thought was a proper female has started to develope extensions on the caudal fin and its fins are much brighter. I think I will have to contact John and see if he will be happy to do a swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thats a real shame but unfortunately the way of so many apistogramma posts. I feel your pain, I have 20 female agassizi without any males and a tankfull of what looks like male trifasciata with no girls. Fingers crossed for you getting a girl or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Did you find a female?? If not you can use a standard female and do a cross back to bring the orange flash out again > I used to breed them 10 years a go. This is an old photo of what I had ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 No I didn't find any females. I swapped the fish for some medication, a filter, some food and a male hongsloi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 What a Shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I probably should've got the pertensis but mum said she really didn't like them :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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