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Recent content by dw1305

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    Splash Tetra ID and aggression issue

    Hi all, I've kept a few different Copella spp. and that is what has happened in all the different species, they really <"don't like one another">. Have a look at @Tom C 's web site <"https://www.tomc.no/slekt.aspx?gruppeID=5&ViewSelected=True"> and...
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    Starting my apistogramma breeding "Help"

    Hi all, I think that is a lot of the issue. You need a lot more cover to break up "line of sight". These are what my tanks look like, it doesn't need to be plants (although they <"help with water quality">) it could be wood and structural leaf litter. Have a look at @MacZ 's post on tank...
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    Starting my apistogramma breeding "Help"

    Hi all, They look like they should be in spawning condition. You need someone else to tell you whether your female "A. bitaeniata" is actually A. bitaeniata, but I'm going to assume she is. Can we have a full tank shot? It occurs to me that the tank might be a bit bare and the female not...
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    What kind of Agassizii?

    Hi all, I assumed "line-bred" only because all the males (at least six or seven grown through to adult) had the same colour and pattern. My thought was that because A. agassizii s.l. is a polychromatic species there would have been some variation if the were wild caught etc.? I maybe wrong in...
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    What kind of Agassizii?

    Hi all, I had a very similar coloured male to the OPs Apistogramma agassizii. I bought them relatively cheaply in an ordinary LFS in the UK, and the owner said they were Czech fish. I kept them through several generations and all the males showed identical markings, so I assume they are a...
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    Help (please identify)

    Apistogramma macmasteri. Cheers Darrel
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    New here

    Hi all, OK, this will probably come as a surprise, but cycling, in its traditional form, doesn't really exist. The problem is that everything you read in traditional aquarium literature, or are told by LFS etc., is wrong, and will actually delay the time until your tank is stable. There are...
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    New here

    Hi all, Welcome to Apistogramma.com This may seem a bit of a strange question, but when you say "cycling", what exactly do you mean? cheers Darrel
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    plant id?

    Hi all, I'm not sure, but I think they may be the inflorescences of the Echinodorus plants, they form tufts of leaves (where the flowers would be) if they remain submerged. Cheers Darrel
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    Female Borellii - dark pigmentation on face/head

    Hi all, I've had a couple show this colouration, and they both eventually died, but whether that was just unlucky, or cause and effect, I don't know. Cheers Darrel
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    Pond plants

    Hi all, This is a "Fringed Yellow Waterlily" (Nymphoides peltata) as an invasive link <"https://invasives.ie/app/uploads/2021/09/Nymphoides_peltata_ISAP.pdf"> and this is a UKAPS thread <"https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/small-dwarf-water-lily-from-south-america.43232/">. cheers Darrel
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    Pond plants

    Hi all, It is rampant, rampant grower. It is native to E. England, but invasive as an introduced plant in this area. Cheers Darrel
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    Pond plants

    I haven't tried any of them, but there are links on UKAPS, I'll link them in when I have access to a PC. Same plant, I've seen Eleocharis in Ireland in the turloughs, where it must spend 90% of it's time underwater. You just need to just check that it is Eleocharis, not Isolepis, which won't...
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    A. Uaupesi? Took a chance...

    Hi all, It should remain "active" for longer in softer water. Cheers Darrel
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    A. Uaupesi? Took a chance...

    Hi all, He has coloured up beautifully. I'm guessing that it is an "active substrate", that will initially soften the water via ion exchange. They are / were popular with a lot SE Asian Apistogramma keepers, partially because (they claim) that they add fish colouration. The other reason for...
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