Apistogramma South Africa

28/02/2024

Hi all, I will be posting the betta pricelist on the import group this week 😁 Flights been confirmed and booked for early March.

WhatsApp Group Invite

26/01/2024

Hi all, please join if you are interested in ordering in the current import that should be landing in February. Black star pairs have been confirmed, but I would like to do a poll to try make sure everyone gets what they want 🙂 There will be same day collection in Cape Town. Alternatively shipping is available.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HU3z5ukfrAU8HA8QEpZfrm

29/11/2023

Hi all, I will be ordering baby brine shrimp tins again. Orders and payments need to be in by the 1st. Estimate arrival is around the third week of December.

Golden Lake brine shrimp eggs
Tin (425g) R1700
Half tin R900
Quarter R500
Cape Town
Shipping PostNet to PostNet R109

09/11/2023

This and the macmasteri (gold x normal) batch are the last of my dwarf cichlids available. (Other than females only).

Nannacara anomala group. Two males and three females. Cape Town, but shipping is available.

07/11/2023

Hi, the following are available as batches (not separating). They are still small so you could raise them abit, keep the ones you want then sell the rest to make your money back. There is around 20 of each (my aquariums make it difficult to count as there's wood and plants in all of them). If there's more than 20 the extra will be free and if there's less I will drop accordingly.

- A. macmasteri (gold x normal)

I also have female A. panduro and trifasciata available.

Cape Town, but shipping is available.

03/11/2023

Betta Imports:

WhatsApp Group Invite

01/09/2023

Spring pairs and bulk special! 😁

PM for more details

26/07/2023

We are so fortunate to be part of such an amazing community! So to show our appreciation, the Aquatic Perspectives admins have decided to band together and give away a R2000 store voucher to one lucky supporter!

*HOW TO ENTER:*
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*2*. Post a photo of your tank, your fish or any of your aquatic pets that make you happy. (This is just for fun and won't affect the outcome). Remember to use the hashtag * * so we can keep track of all the entries. One entry per person.

▪️ Open to people living in South Africa 🇿🇦
▪️ Prize cannot be exchanged for cash or used at a non-aquatic store.
▪️ Competition will run on Facebook and Whatsapp. You can enter on both for a bigger chance to win!

❗Winner will be chosen at random and announced on 1 September 2023

09/07/2023

Aquatic Perspectives: We're like a family, and we're glad to have you be a part of it! Our group consists of some of SA's most knowledgeable fish keepers and breeders.

We formed this group because we believe in the importance of sharing and gaining knowledge. You're never too old or too experienced to learn!

Enjoy your time here and please feel free to share your knowledge with us!
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29/06/2023

Available 🙂
Juvenile breeding pairs:
Nannacara anomala
A. panduro

Uns*xed (minimum order of 4):
Laetacara curviceps juveniles
A. trifasciata

Cape Town, but shipping is available on Tuesday with a heat pack

29/05/2023

Reposting the story 🙂

I had a female cacatuoides that changed s*x and successfully spawned as both a female and male.

Here's some of my photos and videos of the transition. (I wish I had documented it better, but I wasn't expecting it to happen).

Female with fry in a breeding tank containing only her and the male. (She had multiple batches in that tank).
https://youtu.be/1WVy2jspOoY

In the same tank she started transitioning.
https://youtu.be/UjXU0iqNL2Y

More of her transitioning. You can see that she's deleveloping fin extensions and no longer breeding with the male.
https://fb.watch/8cxfxALYBq/

I decided to move the old female to a retirement tank where I keep some of my old breeders and Codydoras.
https://www.facebook.com/115188336942573/posts/335118541616217/?sfnsn=scwspmo

Many months later someone suggested that I try breeding the old female so I moved her into a tank with a young female. I was interested to see if she had just grown male features or completely changed s*x.
https://www.facebook.com/115188336942573/posts/339829644478440/?sfnsn=scwspmo

https://youtu.be/sEWmZbPnw8k

Much to my surprise they shortly produced eggs which look fertilized.
https://www.facebook.com/115188336942573/posts/346528760475195/?sfnsn=scwspmo

Here's the small batch of fry that hatched.
https://www.facebook.com/115188336942573/posts/353782606416477/?sfnsn=scwspmo

And their second batch.
https://fb.watch/8cxmpz3hT1/

After that I moved the old female/male back into the retirement tank.

PS. Please excuse the small tank (60x15x35h) I was temporarily keeping them in to see if they would breed. Unfortunately I was very short of space at that time. I normally keep my pairs in 60x38x35h aquariums with lots of wood, plants and leaves.

12/05/2023

AVAILABLE
Confirmed breeder pairs:
Apistogramma trifasciata
A. panduro
A. macmasteri
A. agassizii
2x A. hongsloi
Nanochromis transvestitus
Laetacara curviceps confirmed breeder pair

2x M. altispinosus pairs

Breeding size juvenile pairs:
A. cacatuoides "triple red"
A. cacatuoides "orange flash"
A. panduro
A. agassizii

6x A. trifasciata (uns*xed)

Other (breeding size) juvenile apistos available.

Nannacara (breeding size) juveniles

HMPK bettas:
Hellboy male
2x Hellboy female
Fancy female
Dragon female

Cape Town, but shipping (within South Africa) is available with heat pack.

Whatsapp me for all the videos and information 🙂 0726125045

20/04/2023

A. trifasciata juveniles available 🙂
(Breeder male in video)

08/04/2023

Apistogramma panduro and cacatuoides "orange flash" pairs available. Only within South Africa 🙂

04/02/2023

Apistogramma macmasteri pairs available.

(Within South Africa only)

04/02/2023

A. macmasteri juveniles

I find that feeding alot of baby brine shrimp makes some Apisto species appear to have an orange tinge that goes away when you stop feeding it.

Out of the species I keep, I find it to be most visible in hongsloi then macmasteri.

27/01/2023

A. cacatuoides "triple red" pairs available 🙂
(Only within South Africa)

03/01/2023

New years special on Apistogramma cacatuoides "orange flash" pairs!
(Only within South Africa)

03/01/2023

Young agassizii male with "nuchal hump"

01/01/2023

Hi all, I've created another page to post about the non Apistogramma species that I keep and breed.

Please like and follow 🙂

11/12/2022

Some of my Apistos ❤️

06/12/2022

PAIRS AVAILABLE!
(Within South Africa only)
NB: Tuesday, 13th is last shipping day and Friday, 16th is last day for collections for the year.

A. cacatuoides "triple red", A. cacatuoides "orange flash", Nannacara anomala, Laetacara curviceps, A. agassizii "gold" and Nanochromis transvestitus pairs.

02/12/2022

Third pair of the Laetacara curviceps growouts to pair off and show breeding behavior.

02/12/2022

Hiten Goolab from EpicAquatics did an exceptional job representing SA in the new Green Aqua video. His work is absolutely amazing and he was so kind to include me in the video.

Follow EPIC AQUATICS On Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/epicaquatics/----------CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:59 Start Of Epic Aquatics & Plant Production12:21 Gre...

01/12/2022

Pairs available 🙂
(Within South Africa only)