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I only have one store in my area that carries them. That store also doesn't have the healthiest selection so when I bought them, they just died. Buy from apistodave, he lists them on aquabid or you can probably just message him through here. I'm incredibly happy with the fish that he sent me.
Interesting, maybe I'll give it a try sometime. A local guy who I trust the opinion of a whole bunch said that it gets tricky with our water (Buffalo, NY) and can cause spikes in the PH. Basically, if the fish are doing fine with the tap water (and I'm actually starting to use RO water...
I ordered three pairs from Apistodave. I like them so much! Eventually I'm going to try and breed them though I'm not entirely sure how to do it. Right now I have a 20 gallon tank with a sponge filter but it's currently occupied with two Badis Assamensis that I'm trying to get to breed (it...
Thanks! Unfortunately both of my Nijsseni died. Since they are the only fish I had any issues with for a while I'm gonna say that it's because I bought them in pretty rough shape - they were wild caught and the trip to Buffalo must have been a hard one.
I'm making some changes to my setup...
When things start going well with any Apistos I'll be sure to report, ha! Right now all my other fish are doing well. Honestly, I think the batch I had to choose from at the store had been through hell already. I think I'm gonna order some from ApistoDave.
In the meantime, my Badis...
Hi, I've already been posting in the regular forum but then saw that the board prefers that people introduce themselves here.
I have two Nijsseni and I'm hoping to have them breed.
I just grabbed another Nijsseni from my LFS today. They're all looking pretty rough at the store. From the first two I got, one fattened up quickly and is doing very well, but the other died. I'm hoping that this one fattens up. The guy said that they were wild caught and arrived looking...
And I fail.
The two apistos seemed totally fine. One was larger than the other and would mildy harrass the other, but nothing too alarming. Actually, the smaller one had some nipped fins when I bought it and they were healing so I felt really good about them. I arrived home today and...
I like Danios. There is absolutely nothing to gripe about with them. That, and they're 50 cents a pop. Although, I really like celestial Danios but they're too small for my tanks - they'd become food.
I have no idea. It seems that a diagnosis is nice to have but treatment for diseases is almost always the same. Increase water changes and ensure that the fish are getting a healthy variety of food. I'm pretty sure that one of my rams has Hole in the Head Disease which, like your fish, is a...
Thanks for the advice! The one seems to have more of its gill covered with black and the other has more of a thick line crossing it so I think (and hope) I have a male and female.
I did some research on the hole in the rams head and, well, there's a disease called Hole in the Head Disease...
Can anyone, based on the pictures I provided, tell me what type of Nijsseni I have? What's funny is that while poking around the inet I found the Mike Wise Apisto list (hi Mike!) but now I'm more confused. I thought that what I have are A. nijsseni and that A. panduro are similar but...
Haha, yeah, I like catfish and loaches a bit too much. All the fish are doing really well so far. I think the Ram, Badis, Apisto is kind of nice. They're similar enough that it fulfills my need for cichlid personality but not so similar that they can cross breed or have con-specific issues...