how tobreed Coral Red Pencilfish (Nannostomus mortenthaleri)

2la · 10-01-2003, 04:01 AM

Don't fret; if dwarf pencils aren't available you can still be very successful using beckfordi as targets/dithers. Mama borellii will just have a little bit more work to do protecting the fry, but she should be just as successful.

Braveheart · 10-01-2003, 12:00 PM

Thanks 2la, this is my first effort with Apistos, (I don't even have them and I think Im bit by the Apisto bug) and I don't want anything to harm them.

juilian75 · 10-05-2003, 12:31 AM

..just got my hands on these....
got no info at all on breeding pencils except for the bekfordis

Sedghammer · 02-16-2004, 03:53 AM

Where did you find them? I'll probably have to order them through an online shop so if anyone knows of a reliable source please let me know.

Sedghammer · 02-19-2004, 08:53 PM

Anyone?

2la · 02-19-2004, 11:06 PM

Find what? There are three or four species being discussed in this thread.

Sedghammer · 02-21-2004, 06:37 PM

I'm looking for any species of pencilfish.

elimmel · 02-23-2004, 02:21 AM

read from somewhere on the net that female dwarf pencils have clear pelvic fins whereas the males have a tinge of red.
not sure whether this applies to coral reds too.

deathbloodydeath · 12-17-2007, 08:34 AM

Juilian 75
If I am not mistaken, the male has white pigment on its dosal fins. Its dosal fin has three colors; red, white and black. But most of the time, the black and red colors are fading. If your tank is well planted and have black gravel, they show their best colors.

02-23-2004, 02:21 AM	#23
elimmel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 35	read from somewhere on the net that female dwarf pencils have clear pelvic fins whereas the males have a tinge of red. not sure whether this applies to coral reds too. __________________ Melvin Lim

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10-01-2003, 04:01 AM	#16
2la Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 993	Don't fret; if dwarf pencils aren't available you can still be very successful using beckfordi as targets/dithers. Mama borellii will just have a little bit more work to do protecting the fry, but she should be just as successful.

10-01-2003, 12:00 PM	#17
Braveheart Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 14	Thanks 2la, this is my first effort with Apistos, (I don't even have them and I think Im bit by the Apisto bug) and I don't want anything to harm them.

10-05-2003, 12:31 AM	#18
juilian75 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10	..just got my hands on these.... got no info at all on breeding pencils except for the bekfordis

02-16-2004, 03:53 AM	#19
Sedghammer Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 96	Where did you find them? I'll probably have to order them through an online shop so if anyone knows of a reliable source please let me know.

02-19-2004, 08:53 PM	#20
Sedghammer Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 96	Anyone?

02-19-2004, 11:06 PM	#21
2la Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 993	Find what? There are three or four species being discussed in this thread.

02-21-2004, 06:37 PM	#22
Sedghammer Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 96	I'm looking for any species of pencilfish.

12-17-2007, 08:34 AM	#24
deathbloodydeath Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Japan Posts: 1	Juilian 75 If I am not mistaken, the male has white pigment on its dosal fins. Its dosal fin has three colors; red, white and black. But most of the time, the black and red colors are fading. If your tank is well planted and have black gravel, they show their best colors.