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I have an old pair of A. macmasteri sharing a divided tank. This pair has slowed down and become shy with age but things have generally been unalarming. I was out for a few days and hadn't been there to check on my fish. Today I noticed the male was rather still in a corner and clamped. I have...
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I am seeking advice regarding my A. macmasteri mother and fry. I have noticed my A. macmasteri female seems to be chasing fry sometimes. She seems to do this when I am close to the tank. Some fry are too big or too fast for her to grab in...
Hi everyone! Firstly, I need to thank everyone here. After applying all the advice I have been given, my Macmasteris finally raised a spawn to the swimmer stage. Last night I noticed the female was in her yellow breeding dress, fiercely guarding the fry. However, today she has left the fry and...
My Kh is about 6 and my pH 8. Reading here I've peat or sphagnum moss is a good way to lower the pH into the 6s. Which sphagnum or peat can I use? For instance, Petco has this sphagnum moss:
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/imag-sphagnum-moss
Will peat moss and sphagnum moss...
I have been eyeing a pair of Ivanacara adoketa at my local fish store for a while now. Considering how rare they seem, it would be an interesting breeding project. However, researching online I've noticed they can be very aggressive to one another if not a bonded pair. My question is what...
I recently added CO2 injection into my aquarium. Since then, I have lost my male A. cacutuiodes and the female will probably die today. I noticed the female would be at higher levels in the tank since the CO2 injection and I took this as a sign of suffocation. Even then, the CO2 was always in...
I bought this guy as Apistogramma macmasteri "redneck". Just to be sure as I cannot find any fish online that looks like him, is this identification correct? Thank you!
I've been eyeing a few fry packs of Apistogramma. The main hurdle is that there is no way to be certain that one will get at least one of each sex. Thus, this question came to my mind. When do male and female fry start showing sexual dimoprhism. For instance, are male fry generally larger than...
I've looked around but cannot find much information on apistogramma color genetics and female contribution. For instance, in A. macmasteri, is the red gene dominant or recessive? Similarly, how much does the female's genes play a part in the color of male offspring?
So I just got my hands on a male A. macmasteri "red neck". The store has plenty of juveniles and I am waiting a bit to see if I can find females with less guesswork. I really would like to breed this male but I am not sure what the best route would be. I've kept apistos in my water in a...
Thanks to great advice here on prophylactic treatment against pathogens of commercial apistos, I've gotten a pair of A. agassizi to stay healthy for quite a few weeks now. No vertical abdominal bloating and healthy feces, as opposed to my prior debacle with A. cacatuiodes (these were never in...
I purchased a pair of A. cacatuiodes a few weeks ago. The male died a few days after suffering from lethargy and slight abdominal bloating. The female looked fine then. Now she's suffering from exactly the same symptoms and perhaps is even a bit more bloated and today I see white string feces...
I've read that apistos can struggle with bloodworms (due to their chitin) as well as adult brine shrimp for similar reasons. However, these posts are a few years old. Are these foods safe for apistos? If not, what should I feed a pair of A. agassizi that prefers these frozen foods? Thank you!
I've been eyeing apistos for a while. I was planning to get an A. agassizi fire gold pair from my LFS but unfortunately they sold out. Instead, I was able to find a pair of A. cacatuiodes. I used to breed show guppies so I'm very excited to try my hand in apisto world! Thus, hello everyone!
Hi everyone,
I was wondering where you folks get your aquarium-safe clay pots for breeding? Such as this one for example from the breeding A. borelli thread:
I really like the color and prefer these over the pet store cichlid caves. Is there any advantage of using one over the other? Also...