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  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Juvenile Apistogramma Borellii.
    It could be many different things, including a raised or missing scale. Better photos also from different perspectives would definitely...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apisto pigmentation.
    My guess is that there are several black-spot causes. All I know is that none of my Cristal fry develop the black spots and they are...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistos and panda garra?.
    Never kept Garra, but I would imagine that they would have similar problems that Corys have with apistos.
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    If it came with Cory. pygmaeus then it is unlikely that the apistos are from the Orinoco system where the A. hoignei forms are found. It...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apisto pigmentation.
    If this was truly a genetic variation, one would expect to see some of the offspring show it, too. I know of no reports of the black...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apisto pigmentation.
    Your fish actually has what is called a black spot syndrome caused by a parasite. Fortunately it is not fatal for the fish and is not...
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  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Starting my apistogramma breeding "Help".
    It really is hard to say anything without more information. As Darrel wrote, a full-view photo of each tank would be helpful. Also any...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread What kind of Agassizii?.
    Polychromatic simply means 'many colors' and in many populations of agassizii-complex collected from the same locale the males are...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma kullanderi.
    A little history on this species. Ever since the first photos of just caught A. kullanderi (=A. sp. Gigas) appeared on line, aquarists...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma kullanderi.
    ... and they weren't the true A. kullanderi!
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Agassizi mating.
    Err ... do you mean an agassizii double red with an agassizii triple red (whatever that is) or a cacatuoides triple red??
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread blackwater tank cycling?.
    As for cameras, any of the present manufacturers have very good quality cameras. I use a 12 year old Pentax mainly because I have had a...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread blackwater tank cycling?.
    I think you have discovered that a cell phone is not a good camera under less than optimal conditions. Even with a decent quality camera...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma sp. & N. mortenthaleri in the Rio Nannay.
    A. allpahuayo?; A. foconat and A. martini (both sympatric with N. mortenthaleri if I recall correctly)
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Borelli or maybe not?.
    Agree
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