Apistogramma Borellii breeding project

[codheadjohn]

Any pics? Is he a wild or captive bred? Wild's are absolutely stunning. The blues are never quite as vivid in tank bred fish, I guess something from their diet is missing.

[Caol Ila]

I have no idea if he's wild and or captive. Maidenhead never specified and I doubt the guy who caught him for us would have known. Here's a couple rubbish photos (please, ignore the hair algae).

[codheadjohn]

He's nice. Sort of a silvery blue, which is cool. Probably tank bred

[BigBen]

Probably tank bred for Apisto's these days. Good luck, looks like a nice fish

[Caol Ila]

Yeah, I guessed it was tank bred. Are wild-caught ones even readily available?

[BigBen]

Yeah, I guessed it was tank bred. Are wild-caught ones even readily available?

For the more unusual species. Most are fairly frisky once they have paired so no need for wild caughts. The tank breds tend to have a load of different colours like apistogramma cacatuoides and wilds are a bit more plain in appearance sometimes. Loads of colour strains available.

[Caol Ila]

Hopefully mine will get frisky once the male has fully matured.

[Stephen]

Nice male apisto

[codheadjohn]

Yeah, I guessed it was tank bred. Are wild-caught ones even readily available?

There was a wild caught Borelli in MA by me a few years back and it was stunning. Don't think it's particularly common for those since they're easy to breed, but it was by a long way the best looking Borelli I've seen. Wild caught Rams are supposed to be more beautiful too, but I don't think I've ever seen those. Other fish like guppies and Discus are much prettier for the tank bred ones where strains have been created by selective breeding.

[BigBen]

Yeah, I guessed it was tank bred. Are wild-caught ones even readily available?

There was a wild caught Borelli in MA by me a few years back and it was stunning. Don't think it's particularly common for those since they're easy to breed, but it was by a long way the best looking Borelli I've seen. Wild caught Rams are supposed to be more beautiful too, but I don't think I've ever seen those. Other fish like guppies and Discus are much prettier for the tank bred ones where strains have been created by selective breeding.

Wild Discus look incredible, I'd have them over my man mades but I try to avoid wild fish. F1/2's etc seem hard to come by. A bit more difficult for a Discus beginner as well.