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I fell in love with this species!
You know how it is, you see an apisto species and think "My goodness! That would be a great gorgeous specimen to keep" but info on this species is proving difficult to come by. Has anyone kept this species? What size does it get to? Would you consider it...
Now I know this question has been asked before but bare with me. I have kept a number of cichlid species over the years and the only species that didn't actively hunt cherry sized shrimp in my experience is the A. Borellii. I believe this is down to one factor, size...
I'm in the process of...
When I first got into apistos, the stock and species I could find have largely remained the same. However, over time I've noticed that the stock has taken a dive. I'm seeing a lot of morphed and stunted specimes being offered up for sale and I find it frustrating. For instance, pver the weekend...
Just like the titles says I'm in the market for a stunning pair or trio. Alternatively if someone has a lfs which has them in stock please let me know as I'm willing to take a day trip to get them.
Ok So My apisto inka has just consumed her 11th spawn and I have decided that when she spawns next I'm taking them out on day 1. As to why she does this I'm not sure but my theory is that she likes to pretend she is brooding so she can boss the male about because she carries herself aggressively...
I'm aware that this can happen from time to time but I personally have never experienced a spawn like this? It appears the nice cave I added to the tank didn't meet my female baenschi's needs and she has instead spawned at the back of the tank, on the aquarium glass...
What action should I...
I've heard several variations about water changes and a resulting spawn. And in short, I just want your experiences with WC's used to induce a spawn...
.Cold water change Vs Warm water changes
.Large Wc's Vs Small Vs Medium
And so on
So far my female has laid over 180 eggs during two spawns and right now the latest b atch are in the process of turning from red to pink. I'm wondering what the issue is here? Is the male refusing to spwan with her? They get along fine and I've seen him flare at her on occasion but I've never...
Ok so yesterday I noticed my male apisto has a pink anal tube which looks permanently open. He's acting fine and eating well but I haven't seen this in an apisto before. I have just weened him off frozen food. It's has been a long struggle but he and the female are finally taking to nls and...
Hey guys.
Quick question for you, What is the difference (if any) between baenschi / baenschi inka /ibaensch inka 50?
I'm considering this as a new project but am a little confused about the name...
(Red marks cave location)
So Over the past two days Itried integrating my Hongsloi and Rotpunkt into my 50g. The females had a stand off but pretty much left each other alone. The males on the other hand fought constantly. So I put the rotpunkt pair back in the 30g... I read somewhere...
This is my second thread for today lol but I'm seeking help because I'm really baffled as to what is going on in my community tank. I've had this rotpunkt trio in my 40g for a while and all three are in great condition. So much so that the females are desperate to spawn with the male. They are...
Ok guys I'll keep this brief because I'm among the experts so to speak. I have a honglsoi in a 55 and as you know over time this breed tends to lose it's color intensity. It's often suggested that you feed cyclops etc but I didn't have that available and decided to skeptically test out nls and...
Hey guys
I'm having some trouble feeding my male Borellii. Today is the fifth day since he last ate (live food.) He refuses flakes and frozen live food. And only accepts live brine. He's a juvenile male with great colors and should be part of my community tank.
In short I need to find a...
I learned a ton by simply watching them breed. I never came across any mention that the males blow streams onto the females belly. I'm not going to embed the vid as youtube offers better ratios and 720p But anyways take a peep...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_NKOTPsIjc
And don't forget...
Hey guys
This is my first post but I've been reading through threads here for a couple of weeks. I have a trio of Ap Borellii and have just come off a week long feed of frozen bloodworm. The male has been courting both females one being more receptive than the next.
The females have divided...