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Hi,
Just got 2 new pictures of the largest of the juveniles. It is probably around 20mm (3/4 inch) now.
Still not possible for me to identify sex and species, maybe you can.
all the best
Marcelo
Thanks a lot.
In this case I will just wait and give the time to decide to breed again.
In the meanwhile is interesting to watch the juveniles get less shy day after day and adventure in the tank.
I finally got some pictures, not perfect but maybe helpful.
the first 2 are from the "fry", now juveniles indeed. Maybe the blue dots pattern show something.
The others are from the female (and Gephyra male together that still have on the tank).
In the last and in the third to last I can see...
Hi Mike, thanks a lot.
Do you have picture of the Paucisquamis?
I am still trying to get a shot but got only very bad ones.
Looking at my female, I see the extension of the lateral band and do see some pattern of spots, not very strong or marked, but there are spots for sure.
regards
Marcelo
Hi,
I need some help to identify some Apistos.
Situation: I had in my tank a female, acquired as Paucisquamis. She was on the tank as the single apisto for a while (together with Tetras, Corys and Discus).
One day I found at my LFS 3 males: Gephyra, Paucisquamis and Elizabetae. Bought the 3 of...
Hi,
I acquired 2 gold rams a month or so ago.
Expected to be a pair.
However, I am now suspicious that I have 2 males. They like to stay close to each other but frequently will flare to each other and some times engage in lip locking. One of them is larger and clearly the dominant.
Below some...
I would love but in my apartment there is no room for another tank.
I was thinking about taking the Cacatuoides out, or indeed into a small internal nursery, for a few days.
The problem is that I just can't get him. It is very fast and in the tank there is plenty of places for him to hide...
Hi, I have been away for almost 2 months but have some news.
I finally got to remove the Abacaxis from the tank, it was difficulty but did it. Returned her to the LFS.
Also acquired a small (1-2cm) more female borelli as the other one seems quite old.
Things have changed quite a bit.
In the...
to some extent yes...but it seems that the Abacaxis has defined that anything behind or to the left of the driftwood is its territory. It would be necessary to take the driftwood out, which is not my preference.
I will give it a few more weeks to become sociable, in case not I likely will give...
Vijendra,
My thank is indeed similar to yours: 39x21x21 inches
I had a similar thought but concluded the opposite: holding more males from different species would spread the aggression and some would not even recognize others as competitors.
So far, funny that the only specimen that has been...
tks again. You are right, the black lips and throat really look like black spots that happen to be there.
I will wait some more time.
This specimens is really really shy. It stays in a stone cave almost all the time, just get out for feeding. And looks less and less aggressive towards the...
Thanks Fabio.
I still have a little hope it may be male due to the black lips and throat, and its territorial behavior...but it is a very little hope.
How old do they need to get before we can be more confident on gender? Mine is with me for a month and is no bigger than a medium sized neon...
this one sometimes has the black strip and sometimes not.
I tried this morning to look at the lips and throat better...quite hard. but I am pretty sure they are black.
It is quite territorial, is always trying to keep 2 males (one Elizabethae and one Cacatuoides) I have introduced after it far...
It's hard to take picturs because it is very shy.
I think the lips are more black than purple. Same with throat.
Ph 6.5.
I acquires in a local store 1month ago, didn't grow to much since then. It was sold as male, wild.
I will try to get better pictures.
Tks a lot
Marcelo
I acquired as a pair 1week ago.
Didn't know it was so old.
She is still alive and behaives better, but the white spots are there.
Hope it either gets better or dies painless soon.
Tks
my recent acquired borelli female looks sick.
she has this white spot on the middle on one side, and on that same side sometimes I can see white spots in the tail as well.
what it may be?
Hi
I have this Abacaxis, acquired as male.
However, sometimes I look at its yellow look and the black fins and and I am not so sure.
It's quite small, 1 inch or so.
thanks.
At this point, the 3 clear males are fine.
the Abacaxis (still in doubt if it is she or he) keeps living on the back, but takes care of all the hear of the tank as if it was its. I haven't seen any real aggression towards any of the fish.
The female borelli is what concerns me. Never...
Hi Mike,
Thanks for you reply.
Indeed there is a lot of stuff to break the visual boundaries in the tank. It is moderately planted, has a large wood piece in the middle and I have set up some clay pots and stone caves around. In my view, there is the pre and post wood zone, and the pre wood...