Nothobranchius palmqvisti

I had this wonderful fish approximately 25 years ago for the first time and was inspired than as much than, today the male average size is 5 cm the females about 4 cm. The body form is just like the somewhat better known N. rachovi and N. guentheri. The colour of the males is brownish green at the back, the sides is bright yellowish green to cyan, and the belly more into yellow. Each segment scale has a reddish-brown to red edge, so that the impression of a fine, net like pattern develops. the dorsal fin is arched, the ventral is flat Tail is strongly carmine FEM. is grey or brown, smaller and without the netlike pattern; both the ventral and dorsal lines are arched. that de script the animals in general terms. A 5 litter aquarium is a good seize, with peat as soil and lots of flooding Plants The water is 2 to 5� DH. I give at least two females with 1 male, to prevent that the females are too strongly driven. After 2 to 3 week I remove the peat. after the peat is only lightly damp I bag it up in to a Plastic Bag and keep at a temperature of 21-23� C. The eggs hatch after approximately eight weeks, however I obtained better successes, if I wait for three months. The young fish hatch within few hours, after 2 day I dry the peat again, for four to six week, whereby again young fish hatch out of the so called continuous eggs, I repeat This twice, raising of the young fish is no problem, since they eat Artemia salina and fine try food from the first day. Growth precedes with varied feeding very fast, and after approximately ten to twelve weeks the young animals are already sex ripe.

Apistogramma's

Already the half grown animals are ready to Breed, but their behaviour is more beautiful, if they are fully grown. At this time the females are at the most, half the size of the males, be not concerned, because the small lady makes the male to behave. Do not try to bring arbitrarily a male and a female together in the breeding Tank, because spouse murder is not at all rare. Therefore we must put a good bundle of plants into the Tank and a stone or 2, 1o-12cm of Plastic Pipe 25-40mm diameter, or a flower pot, into which the male can withdraw, the female takes over the prominent role. The female takes over the stone or flower pot, digs small pits in the sandy soil and hunts the male If the female ready for breeding the male becomes very colour full, the will lay the eggs in to the cave [pipe or flowerpot] it takes 1 to 2 hour. The eggs can be very differently coloured, between orange and amber-yellow. Without doubt feeding is of influence on the colour of the eggs. After the female laid all eggs, she keeps the male away. In smaller Tank it is best to catch the male out. Now the female starts taking care of the eggs. Sometimes she eats the entire batch, maybe to match noise or the light is too bright? After hatching the young fish hang on a little filaments at the spawning place. Here they will be looked after by there mother it takes approximately 7 to 10 days at a temperatures of 22 to 24� C to free-swim and the hunt for food. One can offer immediately new hatchet Brine Shrimp and fine try food.