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I am getting my first apisto's this week. I went wild and got several different ones. Any tips for breeding,first food, or general should know would be great.
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tips on breeding and raising? anyone
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with all great advances in frozen food, the risks that i have encountered with illnesses and contaminations in live foods has decreased greatly. anything ranging from mosquito larvae to frozen black worms to brine shimp have all it's benefits along with good cichlid flakes.. diet shouldn't be as big of a factor as the water parameters... depending on the apistogrammas that you got, make sure your water and temp is good for the species and space is sufficient... what fish are you getting anyways? hopefully this helped.,.. and we'll all try to help the most we can.
with all great advances in frozen food, the risks that i have encountered with illnesses and contaminations in live foods has decreased greatly. anything ranging from mosquito larvae to frozen black worms to brine shimp have all it's benefits along with good cichlid flakes.. diet shouldn't be as big of a factor as the water parameters... depending on the apistogrammas that you got, make sure your water and temp is good for the species and space is sufficient... what fish are you getting anyways? hopefully this helped.,.. and we'll all try to help the most we can.
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Thanks, but I was looking for some specifics. What do they like to breed in best? What is the best first food for babies? What size tank do you use for a pair? I got cac., agass., bor., mcmasteri, nij. Do you just throw them together and they breed?
use the search function for some of your spawning requirements in these fish
it is likly they have been discussed before
tank size would need to be about 2 sq ft footprint for a pair or trio of fish
basically my understanding is about 2sq ft male territory and 1 sq ft female
obviously that is rather basic and there is more to individual species than just that
you will need some shelter (search under oak leaves) coconut shells, terracotta pots etc for spawning in
low levels of water movement most suggest air driven filtration, so as not to lose young
good quality water, check specific requirement for all the fish you listed
aggies will need quite acidic conditions and cac's will be ok at neutral
bbs are good for free swimming fry
i also use microworms , in well planted tanks they seem to do well round mosses etc with natural food supply
there are more experienced here who will no doubt give you more detailed answers
i am a relative beginneer myself
andrew
it is likly they have been discussed before
tank size would need to be about 2 sq ft footprint for a pair or trio of fish
basically my understanding is about 2sq ft male territory and 1 sq ft female
obviously that is rather basic and there is more to individual species than just that
you will need some shelter (search under oak leaves) coconut shells, terracotta pots etc for spawning in
low levels of water movement most suggest air driven filtration, so as not to lose young
good quality water, check specific requirement for all the fish you listed
aggies will need quite acidic conditions and cac's will be ok at neutral
bbs are good for free swimming fry
i also use microworms , in well planted tanks they seem to do well round mosses etc with natural food supply
there are more experienced here who will no doubt give you more detailed answers
i am a relative beginneer myself
andrew
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