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  1. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    Ok, thanks for the help. I'll pay closer attention to try and confirm an ID.
  2. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    Makes sense. I don't feed love foods very frequently so I've never experienced them transmitting diseases. As for my apistogramma ID, I'll include some more pictures. What makes you think it's an agassizii Netz form?
  3. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    Hi Mike, In your experience, are there any live foods, except for feeder fish, that are likely to carry diseases? Also, will you pls confirm that the fish I have is an Apistogramma sp. Tefé? His color can change depending on the mood so I'm having a tough time correctly identifying him.
  4. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    After a couple of water changes my apisto is back to normal! Thank you HengLee for raising my awareness about the potential risks of live and frozen foods! I feed worms very sparingly (less than once a month). Interesting about the corys carrying diseases. I was hoping to add a smal school of...
  5. Chris D'Arminio

    Shy Apistogramma gephyra

    The scenario you described is very similar to what I am experiencing now with my lone male Apistogramma sp. Tefe
  6. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    I just cleaned out the canister filters and did another small partial water change. He seems to be acting better, but not fully normal (still shy and hiding a bit). Should I just keep up the water changes until he's acting normal?
  7. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    Yes, I was testing ammonia. However, nitrate was close to 0, so I'm not sure if that is correct. What should I test for in tap water? Heavy metals?
  8. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    My tap water is usually very good. I tested the tank water AFTER the water change and it was reading close to 0.5 ppm. I realize this is higher than preferred. Do u think this is the culprit?
  9. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    I just proceeded to do a 50% water change; I'll go and test for nitrate and ammonia in a bit.
  10. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    He is the only apistogramma in the tank, and I feed live/frozen food infrequently. I believe it is stress due to nitrates, ill test it asap. Ill also try to take a pic of him. The one in including was from a few days ago, before his behavior changed.
  11. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    Thx for the reply. He's wild caught, and was healthy since I added him to the tank. Do you suspect it could be old age? He's showing a different color pattern. I'm skeptical about disease because I've added no new fish and he looks relatively ok (no fuzz, cloudy eye, swelling, emaciation, etc)
  12. Chris D'Arminio

    Why is Apistogramma hiding

    my apistogramma suddenly began hiding the other day. Previously, he was always very active since I got him, which was a few months ago. He's in a 30 gal tank with pencilfish and tetras. I assume it's related to water quality so I performed a medium water change today. Any other possible causes?
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