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    Wild Caught Quarantine

    I have been pondering the most efficiant / suitable method of treating wild caught fish for possible parasites & disease. As such I would like to ask those here what medications / treatment regime you'd suggest to maximise the chances of survival and to best effect the wellbeing of the fish...
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    Losing A.masken Juveniles

    Apistogramma masken The environment. Tanks 90 litres (750x400x300) & well established, fine white sand substrate, driftwood, plants, rocks, decent circualtion and filtration. Slight presence of humic acids (lightly stained water) at 26 degrees C. PH <7 Other occupants: 4 x Red Whiptail...
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    Apistogramma Quandry

    I have made attempts to breed A.cacatuoides orange-flash. My approach has been the same as all other attempts to breed cacatuoides. However, I simply cannot get the spawns to survive. The tank is well established and other cacatuoides (double reds) have bred in this tank previously. Two friends...
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    Apistos FS Melb. Australia

    At the present time I have available and ready to leave home the following Apistogramma... ...trifasciata ...gibbiceps ...huascar ...abacaxis ...cacatuoides triple red A.baenschi and A.masken will be a few months maturing before they become ready to depart. take care
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    Apistogramoides pucallpaensis

    Can anyone here offer some advice pertaining to the breeding of Apistogramoides pucallpaensis ? The only info I have at preent is from teh cichlid atlas and a few scant references on-line. thanks in advance
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    A.masken fry emerge

    March 26th A.masken fry emerge. Temp: 26.6 PH: <7 GH: 80 or 4.48dGh Tank Size: 750mm x 400mm x 300mm (90 litres) Filtration: Aqua Genie Spawning Site: dome shaped plastic cave behind large rock at rear of tank Substrate: fine white sand Tankmates: Red Whiptail catfish &...
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    A.masken

    I am collecting a pair of A.masken tomorrow. I have discovered little about establishing an ideal enviromnent eg: water paramaters and hope someone here may be able to offer an elaboration upon what would suit this specie. I have few problems with water chemistry (I have RO, excellent tap...
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    A.hauscar

    A.huascar I expect to be acquiring a couple of pairs of A.huascar at the end of the week. As such I thought I would ask here if anyone has any personal experiernces with this specie and what thier experiences were with regards to maintaining and breeding. thanks
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    Apistogramma Androgeny

    Apistogramma Androgeny I have bred 2nd generation A.cacatuoides (double red) from German bred parents. I reared a surplus of females and find they have developed the redish caudal fin patern so indicative of the males. Now I am under the belief that such traits are never found in wild caught...
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    Finnicky Nijsseni

    I have two female A.nijsseni. The olny food I had ever seen them show an interest in was mosquito larvae which they devoured. I was paranoid that they would perish as they didn't take to any other food such as sinking pellets or live blackworms. I have recently successfully fed them BBS but I...
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    Oak Leaves

    Has anyone used Oak Leaves in thier Apisto tanks to lower PH ? I have done a little net research into the use of Oak leaves and these apparently lower PH. As I have a large Oak tree in my back yard I have gathered up a handful and placed these into a jar of my PH neutral tap water. Il'll...
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    FS in Melb. Australia

    I currently have A.steindachneri, A.gibbiceps and A.cacatuoides (double red) for sale in Melbourne, Australia. Fish are approx 3.5 to 4cm in length. By April the brood of A.jurensis will be ready and hopefully the A.boreli (opal) and A.nijsseni will have bred by then also. April 7th...
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    Torf Pellets - Low PH

    Just wondering who's doing what to lower their PH and establish consistency. Especially I would like to ask if anyone here has used Eheim Torf Pellets and what their experiences were ?
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    Double Daddy - A.jurensis

    Wonders never cease. Having only recently proclaimed the emergence of a brood of A.jurensis I again find myself with yet another and identical proclamation - the emergence of a brood of A.jurensis. While this might spur on an array of congratulations these fish were all born to the same male...
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    Pronounciation

    Hopefully, he says with his fingers crossed, we'll start an interesting discussion. Q: how the hell does one pronounce the names of the various Apistogramma ? eg... ..A. cacatuoides pron. kaka-toy-deez ..A. borelli pron. bore-raleigh ...A. macmasteri is pretty simply and the...
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    Double Red Varients

    Earlier this year I was fortunate to source a pair of A. cacatouides double reds (German) which bred soon after arriving. The off-spring are simply beautiful fish. However, I then sourced another pair (also German) to match up with those I had bred so I would not be in-breeding. The new...
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    Double Spawn

    My A.Gibbiceps recently spawned in a tank with 6 Black Neon Tetras at PH<6 My A.Borelli (Opal) spawned today in a tank with 5 Honey Blue-Eyes and 3 L066s at PH7.2 These 2 spawns occured wthin 3 days of one another. hmm, I'm thinking sexy water ;-) I actually managed to observe both...
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    Apisto Dither Tank Mates ?

    What fish make good dither fish for Apisto tanks ? I currently keep Black Neons with A. Gibbiceps and Honey Blue-Eyes with A. Borelli Opal. What other fish are good ? Thanks
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    Apisto Fry Removal ?

    Recently my pair of Cacatouides (German) double reds spawned. A few days after the fry were free swimming the female began harrassing the male 'really badly'. I removed the male to another tank. What I wish to ask is this.....ideally, how should I have handled the situation, removed the male ...
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    I killed my Apistogramma

    By feeding frozen Bloodworms to my Apistogramma Trifasciatum I have inadvertently killed it. The body was today taken for autopsy and the diagnosis was that the bristles of the bloodworms lodged in the intestine & stomach causing the demise of the fish. No more Bloodworms for my Apistogrammas...
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