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Thanks for your reply Gerald. I'm not entirely sure about the head of the smaller one. I have thought it doesn't look quite right but then again, he/she is still very small so will monitor over next few months and see how it develops.
At times I have my doubts as to whether they are A...
Hi,
Recently I purchased 2 fish which were sold to me as A. Macmasteri. They are not wilds (to the best of my knowledge) and are of a standard commercially bred strain.
Whilst I am not fussed in temrs of raising fry (the Sterbai Cory pictured will not help), I am keen to know whether I have a...
Thank you both for your replies.
They seem a little more settled today. An air stone is up and running and catappa leaves are on order. I hope to get some more oak leaves tomorrow too.
Mike - you mention parasites etc. is there any medication that you recommend should I need to treat the...
Hi all,
I purchased a pair of A Macmasteri to go into a 60l new tank that I have been setting up over the last month or so. It is designed to have an Amazon Biotope feel although it may not be strictly accurate with regards to species. It is a community tank.
The tank has a fine sand...
Well I did just that yesterday. The male Agassizii was chasing and harassing the female.
The store did not have any Cacatuoides males although they still seems to think the one I returned was!
My female is alone again but happy. I need to trust my judgement more next time.
John.
Hi all,
I'm in a dilemma! I recently ordered a new A Cacatuoides Male from a fish store to replace one that I sadly lost a few months back. I have let the female A Cacatuoides I had grow out a bit just to ensure she is a female.
I picked my male up today and queried the species as it didn't...
Hi Mike,
In an ideal world a community tank. Breeding is not something I have pursued due to my water being quite hard by nature and from what I have researched, I wouldn't be able to provide an ideal breeding environment without going to town and using RO water etc...
I'll do as you suggest...
Thank you for your reply Mike.
Will a new male and female integrate with the existing female I have? Or would you advise on just getting a new male? I've read that 2 female to 1 male is a better ratio, but after seeing my male that I just lost chase one of the females 23/7 I'm wondering if...
Hi,
A sad thread for me as 2 out of my trio of A. Cacatuoides have died suddenly for what seems like no reason at all.
I posted a thread a few weeks back to say that my Male had paired with a female and was harassing the other female to the point I thought I may lose her. I added more hiding...
Thanks again for your reply Mike.
Since my last post I have added more planting to the tank and also added a shoal of Ember Tetras as dither fish. This has distracted the male and the dense planting has helped, but I still see him chasing the other female around - that is, if it is a female and...
Thank you for your reply Mike. I'll try to add some more plants and pipe at the top. Apologies if this is a silly question, but you mention one of the females could actually be a male. Visually she looks identical to the other female, but I have noticed she has some orange colouration to her...
Hi,
This is my first post!
I've been using this excellent forum as a source of reference as I have just started keeping Apisogramma cacatuoides in my Amazon Biotope tank.
I purchased a trio of them last weekend, 1 male and 2 females. All with excellent colourings and perfect! They are still...