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  1. BeastMaster

    Apistos in Paradise

    Hard to see on the carpet but, tri fry!!!
  2. BeastMaster

    two female trifasciata

    Noticed that both females have staked out “Apisto Huts” @ opposite ends of the tank & have seen the male visiting & entering. Looks promising. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. BeastMaster

    Sexing candidi

    Mahalo Mike, keeping my fingers crossed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. BeastMaster

    Sexing candidi

    Thanks Drayden. I know the pics are difficult to use for ID but, visibility of these guys right now is rare. Hopefully in time they will become more comfortable in their new surroundings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. BeastMaster

    Sexing candidi

    Hi Mike, thanks for responding. This pair? reside in a subdued lighting tank & majority of the time is spent in the rear, rarely coming into frontal view. The smaller fish is about an inch long, has a rounder tail & the lateral band is thinner, especially near the tail base. The larger fish is...
  6. BeastMaster

    sorry for so manny questions. Can you keep a pair of apistos with checkerboards?

    I’m not going to encourage it but it looks like that’s what you want to do so try it. If it doesn’t work out, chalk it up to experience. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. BeastMaster

    sorry for so manny questions. Can you keep a pair of apistos with checkerboards?

    The school of pencilfish are your mid-water species. They are favored over tetras because they are micro predators (small mouths), were as tetras can pick off fry. I’m not that interested in breeding to maximize fry production so, I do house other schooling species w/ my Apistos. I have a small...
  8. BeastMaster

    sorry for so manny questions. Can you keep a pair of apistos with checkerboards?

    Never be afraid to post questions. If you can’t find the answer by doing internet research, posting in a forum is the way to bounce it off people that have prior experience to get a educated opinion. With that being said, I have to agree that placing more than a breeding pair in a small...
  9. BeastMaster

    Apistos in Paradise

    Update: placed terra cotta “huts” or tubes in Apisto tanks to encourage spawning. Now have a trio of trifasciata w/ a more colorful male for the harem. 2nd male in adjacent tank to provide territorial stimulus. Also have a trio of borelli too. The original male found dead unexpectedly about 2...
  10. BeastMaster

    two female trifasciata

    Too late, the male passed away. Circumstances are kinda weird though. I picked up a 2nd pair of trifasciata at a lfs two weeks ago. I was determined to maintain a trio so, I had only placed the female from this pair into the established tank w/ the resident male. Curiously, the male immediately...
  11. BeastMaster

    Sexing candidi

    Lucky enough to pick up a pair of T candidi from a lfs here in Honolulu. After they have settled down in their tank, questioning if I have a pair? No aggression observed between these individuals & they share a tank w/ school of Pristella tetras & a couple of Rineloricaria. So, do I have a pair...
  12. BeastMaster

    Orlando Apisto LFS

    I’m headed for Orlando in January of next year for vacation & am wondering if anybody has any recommendations for local fish shops in the area? Any that stock Apistos? Mahalo
  13. BeastMaster

    two female trifasciata

    So, maybe a pic of the lonely male will trigger a response. I’m a single male tri, looking for a couple of females to be part of my harem. I grew up in Portland Oregon and moved to Honolulu Hawaii about a month ago. I had a counterpart that I came to Hawaii with but she wasn’t compatible &...
  14. BeastMaster

    two female trifasciata

    Aloha fm Honolulu Hawaii. My male tri harassed & killed his counterpart yesterday. This was a young pair that I’ve had for about a month. Looking for 2 females to replace. Anybody got surplus that they can part with? Mahalo!
  15. BeastMaster

    Apistos in Paradise

    In the initial post I've described their digs so, here's the cast of characters. In the 60F there's a pair of borelli. Female Male In the 12L there's a pair of nijsseni. Female Male In the 60F there's a pair of trifasciata. Female Male These pairs based on size are still fairly...
  16. BeastMaster

    Apistos in Paradise

    12L housing pair of nijsseni 60P housing pair of trifasciata 60F housing pair borelli I've been into planted tanks for about 5 years & have accumulated 8 rimless planted tanks ranging in size from a 60P (17gal) to a 20 cube (2gal). I've decided to turn my 3 largest tanks, 60P...
  17. BeastMaster

    Territorial Displays

    Had been disappointed w/ my pics of my male trifasciata w/ flattened dorsal fin. Tricked using mirror image on side of the tank & it worked. Tried technique w/ my male borelli & got a different behavior response. Is this individual or species specific? Facing head down stationary w/ fins erect...
  18. BeastMaster

    Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii

    I won't lie to ya, paradise has its privledges but there's a down side too! Being 2000 miles from the west coast makes getting supplies and fish more costly and drives up prices at our lfs. On top of that, state depart of agriculture has strict guidelines and additional costs (import permits)...
  19. BeastMaster

    Hi Gerald. Really like your avatar pic! I have E. okefenokee in a couple of my tanks. They are...

    Hi Gerald. Really like your avatar pic! I have E. okefenokee in a couple of my tanks. They are beautiful. What sp. is that in your avatar?
  20. BeastMaster

    Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii

    Hi everybody. I'm an aquarist who just last September got into planted aquariums. Always wanted to keep apistos but never had the time. The planted tank phase I'm going thru next is the perfect opportunity, don't you think! I currently have cacautoides, agassizi, borelli and trifasciata in my tanks.
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