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  1. Justmeingardner

    WTB, Any type of apisto USA

    Hi Rams, I might make the suggestion of buying from aquarists on Aquabid. Ted Judy and David Soares always have good stock. If that doesn't appeal to you, I have a quantity of Apistogramma borelli 'blue' that I will be selling in a couple of weeks, if you are interested. Good luck...
  2. Justmeingardner

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    Hi coral, currently my A. sp. pebas 'morado' and my A. borelli are about 4 months old and the largest are an inch. I THINK this is normal, maybe a little slow. I have stepped up my water changes, and about to split the pebas between a 30g long and the 20g long they are currently in. The...
  3. Justmeingardner

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    As an update to the A. hongsloi situation, about 2 weeks later, they spawned again. I received some alder cones the very day she developed brood coloration and went into cave for extended periods. Today, she has brought out what appears to be only 5 fry with yolk sacks still attached. Don't...
  4. Justmeingardner

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    Thanks Robi. I feel as though I am doing them right, but 4 tries now makes me wonder if eggs are getting fungus leading to her eating them? To see if it helps, I have some alder cones on the way, will try that approach next time. Or, maybe they are just infertile...sigh. THAT would be a...
  5. Justmeingardner

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    As an update to the A. hongsloi and A. macmasteri, the female hongsloi again seems to have eaten the eggs. :( Whether or not they fungussed, I cannot tell. I was going to give her 5 chances to raise on her own, but now am thinking of 'artificially' hatching her next clutch. Going to get some...
  6. Justmeingardner

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    Thanks all. Still not sure what's happening, as she abandoned her first cave to take up residence in second one. Today is day 6 for both the hongsloi and macmasteri. Should see some wrigglers soon! I can't imagine the female hongsloi moving all of them so far across the tank, but maybe when...
  7. Justmeingardner

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    Thank you MickeM for all the insights and video, which I don't have time to watch this morning, but will certainly do later! I think you are right, she is a female, and for the first time, the male is being kept at bay. He is not harassing her at all. She seems rather frantic when swimming to...
  8. Justmeingardner

    Info on 'sneaker' males

    Can/will a sneaker male assume female brood coloration? I have a female (?) who colors up nicely, enters a cave, chasing tetras away, then leaves cave to enter another cave on other side of tank, then returns to first cave. She doesn't spend much time at all in second cave. This is the third...
  9. Justmeingardner

    fry aggression

    Ah-ha! Never mind. Found the answer I was looking for in another section "Apistogramma". Somebody else was attempting to sex juvenile borelli. Need to read boards more often, I guess.
  10. Justmeingardner

    fry aggression

    Hello all. First time raising apisto fry (Apistogramma sp. pebas 'morado' and A. borelli 'blue'). Just wondering if someone more experienced can answer a question? At about 7-8 weeks, the borelli especially are showing adult behaviors (chasing, tail-wagging, etc). The fish are about 1/2 -...
  11. Justmeingardner

    apisto in distress...help please

    Well, the expected has come to pass and so has my female A. honglsoi. Got her into hospital tank and administered one dose of KanaPlex, but to no avail.. She was gone this morning when I woke up. Mike's thoughts about the gill damage make lots of sense, but knowing the cause is little...
  12. Justmeingardner

    apisto in distress...help please

    That's sad, Mike. Didn't know about that issue, as I wasn't keeping Apistos then (or any fish during some of that time frame). It may be something along that line, as she has headed to surface a couple of times to gulp air. I turned sponge filter air up to hopefully increase oxygen. She...
  13. Justmeingardner

    apisto in distress...help please

    Well, water parameters good. For now, added some non-iodized salt and raised temp a bit. The borellis she is in with are fine. Ordered some KanaPlex, as one of my "fish guys" recommended kanamycin for multi-purpose use (bacterial and parasitic) I think I can rule out most of the other things...
  14. Justmeingardner

    apisto in distress...help please

    Gerald, thanks for reply. Yes, her breathing does seem a bit rapid. Hard to tell as she's usually hidden well out of sight, but she is now on bottom right at front of tank in corner. Coloration seems distressed and pale. Did a good size water change, and found pH a bit high (7.6), so threw...
  15. Justmeingardner

    apisto in distress...help please

    Hi, Here is the situation. Last Friday I received a young pair of Apistogramma hongsloi.(Czech tank-bred) The male is about 1", the female maybe 3/4". He is already colored up nicely and was harassing her quite a bit in 20L. She wasn't eating, was hiding all the time. Monday he seemed...
  16. Justmeingardner

    Spawning colors question

    I have a male A. agassizi with a pair of females in a 30L tank. There was another female, with whom the male had spawned with twice, but both times, he overpowered her eventually and ate the eggs. She was set up in a 10G with a nicer (attitude and looks) male, she is getting ripe with eggs...
  17. Justmeingardner

    Strange apisto behavior?

    In thinking about this some more, it occurs that possibly, most likely, she was just "scratching an itch", while being mindful of the eggs developing in her belly. She doesn't look to be too "far along" yet ( a few days?), but maybe the stretching of the belly is itchy? LOL...Never been...
  18. Justmeingardner

    Strange apisto behavior?

    Am new to keeping apistos, been reading about them for years, but nothing replaces first-hand experience. Was wondering if anybody has seen this or is it unusual? Have 3 female A. aggasizi with one male. One female spawned once with said male, but he ate the eggs. This was a few days ago...
  19. Justmeingardner

    Another mixing species thread...

    Just as an update Mike...moved the newer agassizi to the 20L after rearranging and adding more structure to it. He and the dominant A. eunotus sparred a bit (fascinating to watch), the agassizi realized he was better off retreating (rightfully so, I think, the eunotus just LOOKS...
  20. Justmeingardner

    Another mixing species thread...

    Thanks a lot, Mike. Was thinking it might work until if/when eunotus start thinking of breeding, but no signs of that yet. Will try it out and see.
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