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    125 gallon panduro tank.

    Well I've got the apisto bug now, after caring for some panduro in a smaller tank and breeding them I've become pretty elated with this particular species due to it's outgoing personality and tail slapping tendencies. I'm thinking about 10 pair to start with in a 125 gallon heavily planted...
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    Dropsy?

    I've got 3 panduro's in a 40 gallon tank, one is a very young female, the other is a teenage male, and the one in question is a teenage female. She's spending most of her time standing on her tail and spinning, when hse's confronted by the male she darts away upside down, I first noticed her...
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    Blue ram's out fighting panduro?

    To ensure that my apistogramma panduro and altum angelfish are disease free I put a single blue ram from my discus tank in with them...he's literally beating the hell out of the panduro, any time they come within the sponge filter he's made into his home he scares the crap out of em'... I...
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    Growing out apistogramma in heavily planted aquaria

    I recently got a shipment of apistogramma panduro that are about 40% grown, I'm used to keeping discus and I know that they don't reach their full potential unless you grow them out in bare bottom tanks. I'm wondering if 1 male and 2 female panduro in a 29 gallon very heavily planted tank...
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    A. vijeta II 'Super Red' and A. sp "Fresa"

    I'm look'n for information on both of these species, mainly aggression levels, but anything out of the ordinary from other apistogramma species is appreciated as well. Trying to make my final decision between one of these two or panduro before I make my purchase from Jacob's, would either of...
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    Ready for my apistogramma, any last words?

    Alright, well my planted tank seems to be established well enough. Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate undetectable. pH is 7.0 gH is around 230 microsemens Temperature is at 76 degree's Going to be keeping pandoru in this tank, any final suggestions on caring for these guys, acclimating...
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    Apistogramma and CBW

    I know that apisto's can't handle digesting blood worms and CBW, but I was wondering if anyone has the background information on why this is true?
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    "angel ram"?

    I've been getting a lot of reports of a variation of blue ram popping up that literally has the fin structure of angel fish. Has anyone seen one of these guys yet? I'd love to see a picture, but can't find anything... I've heard of another variation called a balloon ram as well?
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    Question related to planting tanks already in their cycle...

    Here's a somewhat perplexing question that I haven't gotten any straight answers to yet from some of the more experienced plant guru's I know... I was in the process of cycling a tank, the nitrite levels were just beginning to peak, when I planted it heavily... Now logic told me that while...
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    Apistogramma lifespan?

    Does anyone know off the top of their head what the average lifespan of most apistogramma is in captivity? I'm most interested in panduro, but curious to all of them as my LFS informed me that they don't order apisto's because of their short lives...
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    Difficulty level of breeding panduro

    This question is for those of you who have experience in breeding other delicate fish. I'm just wondering how long I should expect to wait until my panduro pair off in the tank and how hard they truely are to spawn, are there any fish comparable to their difficulty level? I'm hoping it's...
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    Sand as a top layer for planted aquaria

    I've been getting conflicting information recently from two sources I trust, one says that having a top layer of sand will compact everything too much and not give the plants the nutrients they need, another says it's fine. I'm using a layer of peat, soil and flourite as a 3 inch base layer...
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    Flying fox and skunk botia

    I picked up a few of these guys for free at the LFS and I'm wondering if their violent tendencies are going to affect some breeding apistogramma panduro Any information on either species is appreciated, thanks. Jason
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    Ideal conditions for apistogramma panduro

    I'm going to be keeping about 2 males and 6 females in a heavily planted tank pretty soon here, I'm wondering what ideal conditions are for them. I've got an RO unit as well as co2 injection, so the possibilites as far as pH and gH go are close to limitless, somone please let me know what...
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    Apistogramma pandorini

    Picked up 3 pairs of these guys, won't arrive until two weeks from now, have a few questions about them. Will they be able to defend their eggs from cory cats? How many pairs could I keep in a 29 gallon heavily planted tank? My water parameters are pH 6.8, gH 6, temperature 78 degree's...
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    Stocking suggestions for 29 gallon heavily planted tank

    I'm in the process of setting up my first heavily planted co2 injected tank. I currently have the following: 2 praecox rainbow 3 aenus cory cats 2 davidsansi cory cats 2 panda cory cats 1 gold nugget plecostomas 2 otto's I'm looking to fill it out with either apistogramma borelli or...
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    Apistogramma vendors in southern CA

    I'm having a heck of a time finding somone who carries apistogramma species in my area, I'm in Orange County, just outside of Los Angeles and everyone I've spoken to says they haven't seen apisto's for sale out here in years. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Jason
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