How I Bred Apistogramma Elizabethae at Home

In this video I'll cover my approach to breeding and raising Apistogramma Elizabethae. I'll explain the methods I used to form pairs, achieve proper water parameters, and raise the fry.

[MakeMoreFish]

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[neemiaschaves]

Best breeding channel, the fact that you upload only a few videos make them more special, the explanation are awesome, just love it and it's one of my favorite channels...

[fireball]

I will always enjoy this kind of content

[cankortan]

You have a great channel. Keep it up. The hobby needs people like you.👍🏻

[john.porter]

I've been so exited for another one of these videos! Id love to see a video on plecos, african cichlids, and otocinclus!

[erickdiaz]

I was just wondering the other day when you'd post agian. Loved the video! Thank you!

[MikeOmeg]

Your videos are awesome. Truly informative. Thanks

[NYGOLD]

Your videos just keep getting better, awesome job.

[lemonlizard]

Nicee! I've remember you referencing this species a couple times in previous videos. You said not to get our hopes up but I'm glad it all worked out!

[aquahobby]

❤❤ just watched this episode on a 55" TV with sound system on it's an blissful experience. Always look forward to ur videos.

[duktrilfromsouthafrica]

Awesome video! I have Cacatuoides and Panduro. My Panduro is yet to breed as they are still in a 7ph community tank- the cacatuoides on the other side have now raised 2 batches of fry successfully. I lost the first due to an ammonia spike, the second is doing well now- i haven’t removed my male once in the 5 spawns theyve had. The female seems ti have him under control and is the boss of the tank. He doesn’t bother at all while the eggs are hatching, and helps to defend the fry against the dither fish. Before i removed the most recent batch, the parents stopped parenting, the female wanted to spawn again, so she would chase the fry off, however the male was still caring for and protecting them for a day or two on his own.
I’ve heard of other Cacatuoides males doing the same, and even one raising them from newly hatched fry after the female passed.
I’m unsure of any other apistos, but the cacatuoides definitely can co-parent on occasions :))

[Rews-fish-shed]

I have to say to camera shots are amazing. Great video, I haven’t really put effort in to breeding apisto’s but one day….

[dtw]

Absolutely love your videos. They inspired me to try breeding rams! (chise them over apistos only because of the price). Got 4 baby german blues this past weekend in hopes for a breeding pair. Can’t wait to see the next video

[yashtapase]

Always waiting for your videos !
Love and respect from India

[julioliriano]

Dude literally love and need these videos lol. Wish you could upload more often so I wouldn’t have to rewatch these all the time 😂😂

[majorbruster]

The algorithm has just thrown this video up on my feed. This is a very attractive species and quite scarce in the hobby (esp here in UK) and then when the fishes do make an appearance, the price is exorbitant. This is the sister species to A. agassizii distinguished by the extended dorsal lappets of the male and the lyrate shape of his caudal. A confirmed blackwater acidophilic dweller, so your use of 100% RO is spot on, as is the need for tannins. With regard to females moving the fry, I've observed this behaviour in many apisto species, and it appears to be an anti-predation tactic, whereby the females usually prepare pits beforehand and move the wrigglers post-hatching. Some are better at this than others. Males eating the eggs is down to a number of causes, naivety being a primary cause, and lack of employment being another. In the absence of other fishes in the aquarium, the male cannot fulfill his role in defending his territory and focuses his attention on the female and the eggs, when he should be patrolling his territory and repelling intruders, breaking off to return to the spawning cave to fertilise the latest string of eggs. This is a critical few minutes of his life. Whilst he is busily fertilising the eggs inverted, a predator could dash in and catch him with his pants down, so he has to be quick and get out there to fend off any threats. And, once the eggs are laid, the female kicks him out of the cave so he can return to defending the territory. In the wild, parents don't get several chances to "get it right", such a strategy would be counterintuitive to the survival of the species. What we are witnessing here is an artefact of captivity, the fishes' response to an altered environment. But, luckily, despite the glitches, we achieve the result we anticipated.

[Apistogramma]

Thanks for this very interesting video!
I love Apistogramma, and especially Elizabethae !

[timstanks]

Brilliant video, great quality as usual

[kayak]

5:50 Male does not care directly about fry but he defends the whole territory. I have seen this several times when apistogramma cacatuoides (rams also behave similarly) were spawning in my community tank. I am pretty sure that male doesn't eat any fry. Worth to mention that apistos usually are able to care about eggs and fry after first few spawns in their life. When breeding in pairs like on video removing male after spawn is right thing to do.

[angiepote]

Love your videos, would love to see a Badis Badis video like this...