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The assistance of a trustworthy friend is really the best way in my opinion. I'm kind of jealous you've got Apisto fry! Ours have spawned twice with no fry. If you hatch live baby brine shrimp -- really quite easy to do -- they probably can survive for 3 days or more in a 1-liter+ sized...
Sounds good! If you get some fry that survive, let us know. I have heard that sometimes you just have to let nature take its course, and let them try and fail a handful of times before they learn to be good parents. Part of our problem may be poor choice of dither fish. We have about six...
Sadly, we never saw any fry hatch. If they did, they were eaten. The female abandoned the nesting site early. We're holding on, feeding well, doing good upkeep and water changes on the tank. Hope they decide to spawn again. We put a black backing on the tank to eliminate stress, and give them...
Looks like a female. Slight pinkish in belly plus the gems in the black spot lean me in this direction. All other things considered, better quality water. better quality food (not quantity mind you), and a low-stress environment will bring out colors beautifully. Our male & female photos below...
Yes! We change water weekly, or bi-weekly. We have had the pair for about a month. Then, it was after a particular regular water change that they got friendly.
New A. cacatuoides keeper here. I wondered whether my pair would spawn as well -- I even feared we had a "sneaker male." The male did show for the female, but she seemed uninterested. After waiting a month or so, I did do a water change and the female immediately changed colors -- see photo...
(Disclaimer -- I'm new here... listen to the pros...)
A filterless, low-maintenance tank can work if (1) the bacteria is reasonably well established, (2) if there are enough proper plants to remove nitrate buildup, (3) there is harmony with other micro organisms in the tank, (4) if the fish...
We have a lively tank of juvenile African cichlids that has been up and running for about six months. After some changes, losses, "fight-club" tank drama . . . we decided to add just a few new ones. The largest was immediately marked out for destruction by the dominant Yellow Lab. However, two...