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That is incredibly fascinating... are they a wild pair? I've heard about certain birds adopting other babies when say, another bird takes over their nest and lays eggs in it. I wonder if this would ever happen with wild fish, say a parent gets killed... I guess it would be rare, though, that...
I love dicrossus maculatus! I'd love to see some more photos of your pair. Do you keep anything else in there with them?
Your tank looks lush, as well.
Darn... I was hoping that the laetacara were both males when I got them, as I like having more than one dwarf to watch. But I also I love watching them in their spawning behaviors (but wasn't anticipating it, hence the apistos). I also didn't realize that they'd keep going at it back to back...
OK, well none of the fry made it, though a few made it longer than I thought (found them swimming amongst the floating plants.
But the pair already spawned again! Is this going to keep happening or will there be a time where they give it a rest? How frequently do spawning pairs spawn?
If...
The fry are definitely dwindling now that they're swimming more freely. I'm sure most of them will fall victim to the kuhlis and Apisto... Next time there will be a 10-gallon fry tank and live BBS ready for them!
But I thought you still might enjoy some photos. It's amazing how much these...
Yes, I'm just going to let nature take it's course this time and see what happens. Next time I'll be prepared and pull fry into a separate tank once they get going.
They are just starting to swim around a little bit, and the male is the primary guard of them now - both will still switch off...
They keep moving their fry - the first time it happened I saw the female in their spot, picking at the ground, with a kuhli loach snuffling around right there and no fry, and thought DAMN YOU, (you cute little lovable) KUHLIS! ;) But then later I saw that the male was still breeding-dark and...
The eggs hatched and the fry are so tiny I can barely see them. Both parents still very attentive and chasing everyone else away from their corner, so far no full-on aggression, just chasing. Continuing to cross my fingers that they won't kill anyone and that maybe a some fry will survive...
I...
I have some of the Laetacara Araguaiae "Buckelkopf" too - I think they're great little fish. What are yours like in personality?
Mine are very inquisitive and seem to use the entire tank, not just the bottom. They always want to know what I'm doing (i.e. - are you going to feed me?) They...
Okay, thanks much for the information and experience. I am really fond of the Laetacara- this is my first experience with them. I will try to find some way to get live BBS if the eggs do hatch.
By the way, I think I see now how some people can end up with a bunch of breeder tanks when they...
Here are some photos.
Female
I would like some food, please.
The male
The courtship... should have videotaped his little shimmy dance for her.
I dance for you, you dance for me.
Underexposed but I like how their blue iridescence shows here.
The eggs, guarded...
I posted a few months back. I wanted to see if I could get Laetacara and an Apisto living together in a community tank. I was told to try and get a couple male Laetacara and a male Apisto or two . Well, I tried to get two male Laetacara, but they are tough to sex at smaller sizes. Apparently...
And one more question....
About how much space would define a territory (generally speaking)? I.e. if I rearrange, how much space between each potential spot should there be?
Thanks much Mike!
For the apistos, would my current caves built of rocks work or should I get a couple of those cichlid rocks with the holes in them? Do they really like/use those things?
Also, what about current preference for both the laetacara and apistos?
Would both like leaf litter or...
I keep reading conflicting opinions on whether or not I should be mixing apistos and laetacara in my tank.
Is it a bad idea?
Would another matchup work better? Say dicrossus maculatus? Or is that a worse idea?
Or should I just forget two cichlids and stick with one?
Just when I think I've...
I really appreciate all the input. I'd love to see more photos of tanks with leaves in them. Dw- do you have a closer shot of your dicrossus tank?
We have a red oak in our yard... But the leaves are all fallen and wet ( I live in Portland, Oregon). So I need something to use until next fall.