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    ID Assistance please

    Hi All I have been offered a pair of A. atahualpa to buy. I havent actually seen them yet (they are a long way away) and only have one picture of the male - but to me I dont think its atahualpa - not sure what it is tho? Sorry about the quality of the photo, and I know you cant see the tail...
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    A. panduro fry growth

    Hi folks I have some panduro fry, that are now 5 weeks old and are still really really tiny! They were freee swimming on 28th March In comparison I reckon my 5 week old baenschi fry would be twice the size. Is this normal, I wasnt under the impression that they were a particularly slow...
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    Dicrossus species compatibilty

    hi folks I have a largish tank 100cm x 48cm x 52 (high) cm that currently holds a trio of A. baenschi and some assorted dither fish. There are lots of crypts but not a lot of high plants, and a large chunk of wood. I was wondering if I would be able to put some dicrossus in this tank...
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    A. agassizi alenquer - fry dying

    Hi All My A. agassiz alenquer produced a lovely cloud of fry (40+) on 16 March and they seemed to be doing a great job, with minimal parental aggression, then suddnely 6 days post free swimming I noticed that there were only a small number of fry, and i could even see a dead one floating in...
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    A. baenschi females

    Hi all I have a trio of A. baenschi in a 3+ foot tank. The dominant female has much more black on her 'chest?' and underside than the subdominant female. Just wondering if this is coincidence or an aspect of being dominant ? Co-incidentally both spawned last weekend after a water change...
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    "Plane Tree" Leaves

    Hi Im trying to find out if I can use Plane Tree leaves safely in a tank? Species name is Platanus x hybrida. Its quite a common tree near me and drops lots of nice large brown leaves in Autumn. I know most people suggest Oak or Beech but they arent that common in Sydney :) If I soak...
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    A baenschi spawn..

    My A. baenschi spawned for the first time, probably around friday evening and the female is still diligently guarding her pot as of this morning(monday). Can anyone tell me how long the eggs usually take to hatch and how long til the fry are free swimming? I cant actually see into her pot...
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    Return to fish keeping.. and New apistos

    HI Folks After several years of travel and then babies (human ones) Im returning to fish keeping and Apisto's in particular. I have ordered 2 pairs of A. baenschi, used to be A. sp. Inka I believe, that my LFS is importing at the moment and am planning to keep these in a 4ft tank (4' x...
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