Articles

Furthering the hobby by the dissemination of information and advice

Apistogramma sp. "Jurua"

By Don Kinyon Out of the new Apistogramma that seem to pop up every day, some you’ll have for a while then tire of, while others you will...

Apistogramma panduro

by Don Kinyon For the longest time there were stories and magazine articles about the Apistogramma pandurini from somewhere in or around...

Apistogramma nijsseni

by Francine Bethea When I first decided to start this hobby last year, my intent was clear. I wanted to raise and breed South American...

Apistogramma mendezi

by Don Kinyon Apistogramma mendezi comes from the black waters of the Rio Negro in Brazil. It is also said to inhabit sandy or...

Apistogramma meinkeni "Tefe"

by Don Kinyon I had never seen this apisto before, so I was a little disappointed to find it lacked the bright coloration of some others...

Apistogramma iniridae

by Don Kinyon This is an Apistogramma from Columbia that is rarely seen in the hobby, and though it lacks some of the bright coloration...

Apistogramma hippolytae

by Francine Bethea As with all Apistogramma species, A.hippolytae is easy to breed. However, there are a few basic requirements to be...

Apistogramma gephyra

by Francine Bethea While putzing around in a mall, I found a small pet shop that catered mostly to dogs, cats and little rat things. The...

Apistogramma elizabethae

by Don Kinyon This jewel of a fish was described in 1980 by Kullander and named in honor of Professor Louis R. Agassiz’s second wife,...

Apistogramma diplotaenia

by Don Kinyon This tiny Apistogramma comes from the soft, very acidic black waters of the Rio Negro in Venezuela and Brazil. It was...

Apistogramma cacatuoides 'Triple Red'

by Don Kinyon What a beautiful fish! I was lucky enough to beg a bunch of young fish from another club member and raise them up, and...

Breeding Apistogramma borelli & Papillichromis ramirezi

by Don Kinyon I treat these two small cichlids about the same and they both spawned at about the same time, so I will group them together...

Apistogramma atahualpa (aka A. sp. 'Sunset')

by Francine Bethea One of my favorite things to do is to check out all the local fish stores in my area. I have discovered that there are...

Apistogramma atahualpa

by Don Kinyon For a while, this was the "hot" fish that everyone was after, and with good reason: it’s one of the most beautiful things...

Apistogramma sp. 'Albertini'

by Don Kinyon Apistogramma sp. "Albertini" is another recent import from South America. It brings to mind Apistogramma macmasteri or...

Apistogramma agassizii

by Don Kinyon On a recent trip to the western New York area, I was lucky enough to find a tank full of these Apistos that had just been...

Apistogramma sp. affinis breitbinden 'Sao Gabriel'

by Don Kinyon It’s hard to keep up with all the new species of Apistogramma being imported from South America lately. Some are rather...

Corydoras CW009 'Peru Green'

by Don Kinyon Once again, the fish outsmarted me. I tried everything. I read all the books and the magazine articles. I talked to...

Ancistrus dolichopterus

by Gene Moy Bristle-nose Plecostomus used to be more common back in the ’70s. These oddities would come in from the wholesalers along...

Corydoras oiapoquensis

by Don Kinyon This small Corydoras is named for the river it is native to, the Oyapock in French Guiana. Unfortunately, it’s not a common...