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  1. skoram

    Ivanacara adoketa fighting

    Last night I noticed my pair of wild Ivanacara adoketa "lip-locked" in battle. I purchased the fish about 10 months ago and have never witnessed anything more than some occasional light harassment until yesterday. The vast majority of the time they have gotten along peacefully often swimming...
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    Questions about SA Soft-water Planted Tank Setup

    In the near future I plan to convert one of my 30 gallons into an "Amazon" soft-water planted tank with species like: Cabomba furcata (Red Cabomba) Myriophyllum matogrossense Tonina fluviatus and possibly Syngonanthus manaus I am thinking about using mostly ADA Amazonia over a thin layer of...
  3. skoram

    Repashy gel food to administer meds?

    Has anyone ever tried this? It seems like a much more effective means of administering medication to fish compared to soaking solid foods, where much of the dissolved medication may be wasted and not "bind" well to the food.
  4. skoram

    question about conditioning water with peat

    Although I have an RO/DI filter, there are times when I'd prefer to use tap water that has been softened just a bit (water from my tap comes out at around 107 ppm TDS and pH 7.4) instead of re-mineralizing 0 TDS water. I have read about peat filtration methods from various sources (and tried it...
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    Ivanacara adoketa sexing

    I just purchased a pair of I. adoketa and while I'm fairly certain the male is indeed a male, I am not quite sure about the "female." At times I feel she definitely resembles a female, at other times I think her markings are incredibly similar to the male. Unfortunately, I am not very familiar...
  6. skoram

    Ivanacara adoketa tankmates

    I am planning to purchase a pair of Ivanacara adoketa for a 50 gallon tank that is currently stocked with 15 marbled hatchetfish, but am concerned that the adoketa may show aggression towards and/or kill the hatchetfish. Can anyone confirm this? I have read various reports stating that they...
  7. skoram

    SA Themed Riparium

    I can't call this a biotope (and it certainly doesn't compare to such authentic renditions as prototop's riparium) as there are a few plants that are not even from SA, let alone from the same biotope, although I did want to recreate some of the feel of an Amazonian jungle stream. Some of the...
  8. skoram

    Hyperventilating Apisto

    Last night I noticed my female Apistogramma erythrura opening and closing her mouth somewhat rapidly as if she were hyperventilating. She otherwise appeared to be in relatively good health though her movements did seem a little lethargic compared to her normal pattern. She is housed in a planted...
  9. skoram

    caring for true viejita (wild)

    An opportunity arose recently to purchase a pair of wild Apistogramma viejita (Río Guarrojo) for a reasonable price here in Korea and I am considering them for a 50 gallon riparium that I set up a few weeks ago. Aside from plants, the tank is currently empty as I have been contemplating how to...
  10. skoram

    Stocking Agassizii in 50 gallon

    I'm in the process of setting up a new 180 Liter tank (approx. 48 gallons) and plan to stock it with Apistogramma agassizii (cf. "Tefe" if I can find some) and around 10 dwarf pencilfish. The tank dimensions are 90 x 45 x 45 cm (L*W*H) or 36 x 18 x 18 inches. I plan to decorate the tank with...
  11. skoram

    Internal Parasites?

    Just noticed this white stringy feces from my male erythrura:
  12. skoram

    Panduro sexing

    This was sold to me recently as a female panduro but I have a feeling it may be a male. Can anyone please confirm? It may be worth noting that this "female" is housed in the same tank with a much larger male and they seem to be getting along well enough, though it has only been 2 days since...
  13. skoram

    Fry on Sponge Filter

    After coming home from work a few nights ago I noticed a bunch of small dots on the sponge filter of my 10 gallon. At first I had the strange thought that perhaps my A. erythrura had spawned on the filter. However, upon closer inspection, I noticed that some of these "dots" were twitching and...
  14. skoram

    West African Cichlid Trade Shortage?

    I have been trying to find some Pelvicachromis taeniatus/subocellatus for over a year now in South Korea to no avail. Several stores had them in the past but have not received any new shipments for a long time. Has anyone else noticed a similar trend in other parts of the world? I kind of...
  15. skoram

    Sand Grain Size Too Large?

    I recently read a comment posted by a member of this forum stating that sand may be the most important element of an apisto tank, moreso than pH or TDS, because of apistos need to sift through sand with their mouths in search of food. this caused me to wonder if the sand in one of my tanks was...
  16. skoram

    Not Quite South American Biotope

    As a continuation of my thread in the Apistogramma section, here are some new photos of my tank with a pair of A. uaupesi. Tank is filled mostly with various species of Echinodorus, Dwarf Sag, some crypts and a lot of Amazon Frogbit. There are a few things in there, like the dwarf rasbora...
  17. skoram

    Apisogramma paucisquamis

    Sorry for all the ID requests. Korean fish stores have a reputation for sometimes being less-than-honorable in their business dealings. http://www.aquawiz.com/view.php?num=26253&tb=&count=&category=2550r02r01r05&pg=1#
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    Apistogramma juruensis

    Just want to confirm that this is actually Schwarzkin/Black-chin and not juruensis as advertised: http://www.altum.co.kr/front/php/product.php?product_no=8510&main_cate_no=&display_group=
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    A. viejita form II?

    Apistogramma viejita form II Is this really another type of viejita or macmasteri with a different name? The same site is also selling Apistogramma macmasteri red.
  20. skoram

    Blackwater Breeding Tank Questions

    I have a few questions with regards to a breeding tank I would let to set up for a pair of A. uapesi: 1. Is there a minimum size for a breeding tank? I know this is generally a bad question to ask (and will provoke some strong negative responses on some sites), but I prefer a smaller tank as I...
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