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What I like the most about cichlids is their interesting and individual behavior. I thought I'd share an unexpected observation. It's probably not all that uncommon but I thought a few of you might be interested.
So for more a a year now, I've had 6 adult wild caught panduros (2m4f) in a 30...
I was reading this old post about EC and TDS, etc.
I was curious about the last post (by tjudy) about tannins raising the EC.
What are experiences of others? Ted did you learn anything further about this?
How does this relate to KH?
Here is a link to that old post...
Can anyone out there tell me how to tell the females from the males?
I have 6 of them (wildcaught) and none have black on their ventral fins. They might be all males. However occasionally, a couple get dark ventrals fins once in awhile. This is especially true when I first turn on the tank...
Anyone know anything about this apisto?
It's from Peru.
I guess it's also sold commercially as "Lyre-Tail" nijsseni and/or panduro.
Pictures anyone?
Thanks,
Michael
The forum tags, "Forum contains New Posts" and "Forum contains no new posts" don't seem to be working properly.
After reading all the posts on a forum that had new posts, when I return to the forum index, that forum is still tagged "Forum contains new posts" even though all the posts have been...
Everyone have a safe happy new year!
I'm spending my New Year weekend worrying about my poor wild caught(panduro, Incas and Apache) Apistos that are spending the weekend in a FedEx facility in Memphis, Tenn. because they screwed up and didn't get them out.
I was worried about the cold...
Does anyone have any special techniques or advice related to fish photography to share?
In the past I've taken quite a few wildlife photos with both macro lens and zoom lens on a 35mm. My favorites were taking macro pictures of insects and plants. I've got some excellent shots, but I'm still...
I was just checking out my atahualpa tank and saw the largest female trying to suck a snail out of it's shell. She worked on it for at least 15 minutes and I think in the she finally managed it. I don't know if this was part of her diet or if she was trying something new. I'll have to keep an...
Hi,
2 of my 6 wild caught macmasteri are now dying. I saw no rubbing or scratching before hand. They are dying very slowly, appear to have trouble breathing, the muscles that work the pectoral fins look red and prehaps inflamed as does the gill area. One just lies on it's side and the other...
A few weeks ago I set up a 38 gallon tank with 2 sponge filters (1 new & 1 used and active) and stocked it with 10 cardnal tetras. It has plants, driftwood, oak leaves, rocks, and coconut shell caves.
Anyhow, I got 6 adult wild caught macmasteri on Tuesday and added them to the tank...
It seems that ever since about the time that the picture galleries were added, the preview button doesn't work for me. I don't know if the changes to the forum caused it or if it's just a coincidence and caused by something else.
When I think I'm ready to post, I click the preview button, but...
Does anyone know if these marks get passed on to the next generation?
If it's caused by a parasite are the fry affected?
I haven't seen any posts that state if they do or don't. But I may have over looked one. The fact that these marks are always mentioned in conjuction with wild caught...
Does anyone know of any good maps that detail the rivers systems in South America? At the moment I'm most interested the river systems in Peru as it seems to be where most of the wild caught apistos are coming from recently.
I see many different localities listed. I've tried searching the web...
I just got a pair of Apistogramma sp. Blue that are wild caught from Peru. These are not the infamous "Steel Blue" but something different.
Has anyone had, seen, or heard of these?
Any info such as origin, water preferences, natural habitat details, etc.?
Thanks,
Michael
Hi,
It was suggested to me to use 2 mL of hydrogen peroxide in the water to quickly kill a hydra infestation. It's supposed to be very safe for fish, but no mention of plants. There is also a post on that thread that someone wrote that it will also kill algae.
Is this method safe for...
I've had a hydra break out in a few of my fry tanks. I happens after I been feeding them BBS for a while. Because I keep them in good size tanks (30 gallon long) with other fish like other apisos, cardinal & glowlight tetras, and beckfordi pencilfish, when they spreadout in the tank I have...
I'm making arrangements to purchase a couple pair of wild caught Apistogramma sp. "Mouthbrooder". Either it's not included in Romers Atlas or I missed it.
- Does anyone have any experience with this species?
- What river systems does this apisto inhabit?
- What water type? (blackwater...
Can anyone fill me in as to the particulars of Incas?
I'm preparing to purchase 6 wild caught Incas and can't find much about them. I did a search on this forum and came up with 34 hits. I browsed most of them and only learned that Matt kept his pH at 5.9 but nothing specific about the...
I have a pair of Black Lyre Tail Mollies & a pair of Silver Mollies that I bought to groom my Java Moss and Hornwort of excessive algae. They do a great job, but their health seems to go up and down. It's not that they get real sick, it's more like they have days when they aren't very active...
I have a 10 gallon tank with a spawn of borellii (only free swimming about 1 week). There is a piece of driftwood and 2 Java Moss covered coconut shell caves in the tank.
The fish are:
3 borellii (2 males & 1 female)
2 beckfordi Pencilfish
1 Oto Cat
Anyhow, I just discovered the...