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Apistogramma geisleri![]() Apistogramma geisleri is a highly variable species and there are at least four known variants. Apistogramma geisleri has been distributed as A. sp. smaragd, A. sp. Parantins, A. sp "Emerald" and A. sp. Brazil. While each of these forms have minor unique characteristics they re all placed into A. geisleri. Apistogramma geisleri are found in the lower Amazon river in Brazil. They first became known to hobbyists when they were imported into Germany in 1967 and were formally described in 1971. When first introduced to the German hobby these fish were successfully bred and distributed, Unfortunately, no one maintained the species and it appears to have been absent from the hobby until the 1980's and 1990's which saw a few introductions. They are undemanding in the aquarium and seem to do well in moderately soft water with neutral to slightly acid pH. As with most Apistos they prefer live foods but will eagerly take frozen foods and will eat high quality flakes or pellets. ![]() There are few defining characteristics of this member of the Regani complex of Apistogrammas (for more info on A numbers and Apistogramma complexes see our Apistogramma section.). Various forms have exhibited markedly different body characteristics when captured in the wild. However, these body shapes do not pass on to future generations when kept in aquaria. Thus we can only wonder of the differences in body shape are environmental or of some significance. I acquired Apistogramma geisleri as Apistogramma sp "emerald alenquer" in the late 1990's and kept them for 7 or 8 years. They were easy to breed and I found them to be one of the smallest Apistos I have ever kept. This differs from written accounts that describe the species as being fairly large. They are a rather unremarkable fish with the exception of fighting males. The dark pigmentation that is expressed in these agitated males is very attractive but rarely visible and never sustained. ![]() Copyright
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