Apistogramma Agazzi

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Came home tonight and was checking out the tank my Agazzi are in and notice the female was real yellow almost translucent.... and thought SOB she is sick.... then I started thinking that I had read when they are ready to lay eggs they turn colors.... sure enough she is laying eggs.... looks like she is trying to get the male under a piece of drift wood where she has a little cubby hole....

Does not look like the male is very interested but hey it is a start.... :D

I took some pictures I will upload tomorrow.

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Hi All apistogramma females turn yellow some are briter than others. Agassizi females when in brood mode get yellow with a single black spot in center of body first rays of dorsal fin are dark black and the ventral fins are dark black it take 3 days to wrigglers then another 8-10 till freeswimming around 11-13 days total. Here is a pic of an agassizi brood coloration
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Apistogrammas/Femaleagassizii-1.jpg

Best of luck need any advice just PM me

Curtis

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Ok, I know I said I would post pics a while back but I am just now getting around to it.

Female normally - http://picasaweb.google.com/findme5x5/Fish/photo#5113936019380786226 (http://picasaweb.google.com/findme5x5/Fish/photo#5113936019380786226)

Female trying to get male interested - http://picasaweb.google.com/findme5x5/Fish/photo#5113936015085818898 (http://picasaweb.google.com/findme5x5/Fish/photo#5113936015085818898)

Female laying egg - http://picasaweb.google.com/findme5x5/Fish/photo#5113936015085818914 (http://picasaweb.google.com/findme5x5/Fish/photo#5113936015085818914)

I do not know much about this and could be completely wrong but hey it is what it looks like to me. Just need my stupid male to get up to speed….

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I am pretty sure my female is on eggs.... she is guarding her little hut like mad. It is really funny to watch. She kicked the crap out of a pleco and my female dwarf gourami.