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Retro:Zwergbuntbarsche
Displayingmale,
Apistogrammapanduro.
photo:Dieter Bork
t that time thespecieswasasyetnot
scientifically described – that took
place in the following year. Back then Karl
Lang (unfortunately now deceased)
reported on this spectacular fish in the
Newsas follows:
On 24.06.1996 I obtained three pairs of a
dwarf cichlid from Aquarium Glaser. The
specieshad justbeen imported for the first
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The first 12 issues of AQUALOGNews appeared in a single bilingual version
fromNovember1996toOctober1997,followingtheappearanceofatest issue
inMay1996atthe Interzoo.Thevery firstregular issueportrayedarealstunner,
Apistogrammapanduro
,whichhad justbeen imported for the first time.
Apistogrammapanduro
byKarl Lang
timeunder the tradename
Apistogramma
sp. “Pandurini”, and all I know about its
provenance is that it supposedly comes
from thehighlandsof Peru.
The fishes initiallywent into theobligatory
quarantine
tank,
where
to
my
astonishment a pair had formed by the
very next day and were vehemently
defendingapieceof bogwoodagainst the
remaining specimens. I straightaway
placed thepair ina speciallyprepared tank
of dimensions 80 x 50 cm x 25 cm. The
décor consisted of a number of pieces of
bogwood and small flowerpots as
spawning caves. The water’s surface was
shaded with floating plants and an air-
powered sponge filter ensuredclearwater.
Finedarksandwas introducedassubstrate,
and the fishesconstantly foraged in this for
anythingedible.
The fishes were fed generously with live
mosquito larvae inordertobringthem into
proper spawning condition, and only a
week after purchase I observed them
spawning. The water parameters were as
follows: temperature 24-25 °C, pH 6.2,
carbonatehardness3 °KH,conductivity150
µS/cm. The around 80 cherry-red eggs
were attached randomly to the ceiling of
the breeding cave. After three days the
larvaebegan tohatch,andafteranothersix
days the fry started to become free-
swimming.
The larvaewereoccasionally transferred to
other breeding caves and cracks in the
woodby the female.Worthmentioningare
the relatively peaceful nature of the
