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Babies!
The eggs hatched last week, and the female has been vigilantly guarding some baby fish. :) They're very tiny and I haven't been able to take a good picture of them. I think they've either been dwindling in numbers or just have been very good at hiding. I counted about 6 or 7 this...
Ah. Ok. Thanks for the explanation, Mike. I'm going to observe their ventral fins some more. Last night I tried to compare both of them and thought their fins looked pretty much the same, I think in the last 2 pictures he/she just had her fins closer to her body than the 1st fish. I guess...
Thanks Jose. :)
Can you guys explain more about the features you used to identify that top "female" as male again? I'm not sure I understand.
Thanks alot!
- Raven
What I meant was when he got bigger, I would either trade him back to the fish store or maybe if I wanted a larger tank, then set one up and move him there... but I'm glad you care about this fish so much that you are willing to be kind of rude.
Thank you for the information, Mike!
I will keep a watch on the severum's size, and maybe eventually move him to a bigger tank or trade him back to the fish store.
Do you have any advice about how to care for these fish? What to feed and what not to feed etc.? I've been rotating alot of...
I've never heard that about the blood worms either... is it the general consensus that blood worms are bad for apistos? or all fish in general? Also, what other foods should we stay away from? What do you guys usually feed them?
Hi,
I'm new to apistos and fish keeping in general.
A bit of background... I've had my 37 gallon tank for a few months now. It has some tetras, some catfish, a couple of female bettas, an angel fish, a severum and a keyhole cichlid. I've had a male macmasteri in the tank for about a month...