Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Lagos



Young adult BIT pair acquired on Apr 1st 2003.
In bright bare tanks, their colors are pale and bleached.
After a stressful ride home & unaccustomed to their
new surroundings,they look real haggard.

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Once they're settled down and eating, their colors return.
I'm a lousy photographer and my pics don't do them justice.

Ironically, in a densely planted setup, they tend to hide most of the time ... hardly what I would
call 'sociable' or 'display friendly' fishes. One might catch a glimpse during feeding times tho.

In my attempts to breed them, I observed an unusually higher count of fungicised eggs,
unfertilized either due to immaturity or high temperature related.
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All is not lost though. Leave the conditioned pair alone with a thick wad of java moss
and a dose of benign neglect, young frys will start to appear.

They don't seem to be harassed by the adults but if extra tanks are available, the young ones can
be fed a more generous diet of smaller live foods like BBS and grindal worms.

Their grow out rate is very much slower as compared to the Nothobranchius species.

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At about 4 months (YES!! 4 long months) , the frys are still about 2cm ... but at least
the finnage extension is starting to develop and coloring up nicely.







Created 030919. Ronnie Lee