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  1. Mike Wise

    Juvenile Apistogramma Borellii

    It could be many different things, including a raised or missing scale. Better photos also from different perspectives would definitely help. I do hope you have it and you newr pair in a quarantine tank.
  2. Mike Wise

    Apisto pigmentation

    My guess is that there are several black-spot causes. All I know is that none of my Cristal fry develop the black spots and they are usually kept with the adults for 2 - 3 months or more. None of the F2s and later offspring have ever shown spots either, so it seems to be environmental rather...
  3. Mike Wise

    Apistos and panda garra?

    Never kept Garra, but I would imagine that they would have similar problems that Corys have with apistos.
  4. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma id

    If it came with Cory. pygmaeus then it is unlikely that the apistos are from the Orinoco system where the A. hoignei forms are found. It probably is a form of A. cf. eunotus.
  5. Mike Wise

    Apisto pigmentation

    If this was truly a genetic variation, one would expect to see some of the offspring show it, too. I know of no reports of the black spots appearing on offspring.
  6. Mike Wise

    Apisto pigmentation

    Your fish actually has what is called a black spot syndrome caused by a parasite. Fortunately it is not fatal for the fish and is not transmitted to other fish in your tank. The parasite needs a second host, a bird to eat the fish, before it can reproduce, be released in water in the bird's...
  7. Mike Wise

    Starting my apistogramma breeding "Help"

    It really is hard to say anything without more information. As Darrel wrote, a full-view photo of each tank would be helpful. Also any water values (pH, hardness, dKH or µS, temperature) as well as tank maintenance and lighting (intensity and length) will help.
  8. Mike Wise

    What kind of Agassizii?

    Polychromatic simply means 'many colors' and in many populations of agassizii-complex collected from the same locale the males are polychromatic.
  9. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma kullanderi

    A little history on this species. Ever since the first photos of just caught A. kullanderi (=A. sp. Gigas) appeared on line, aquarists begged to get them into the hobby. Brazilian exporters sent collectors to the Rio Curuá in the upper Rio Xingu to collect some. The fish brought back came from...
  10. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma kullanderi

    ... and they weren't the true A. kullanderi!
  11. Mike Wise

    Agassizi mating

    Err ... do you mean an agassizii double red with an agassizii triple red (whatever that is) or a cacatuoides triple red??
  12. Mike Wise

    blackwater tank cycling?

    As for cameras, any of the present manufacturers have very good quality cameras. I use a 12 year old Pentax mainly because I have had a Pentax since the 1960s and unlike other camera brands Pentax considers "backwards compatibility" an asset. I can still use my old lens from the 60s (and even...
  13. Mike Wise

    blackwater tank cycling?

    I think you have discovered that a cell phone is not a good camera under less than optimal conditions. Even with a decent quality camera photographing small fish can be a challenge. Present day phones are "a Jack of all trades and a master of none". Even audio clarity of phone calls is reported...
  14. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma sp. & N. mortenthaleri in the Rio Nannay

    A. allpahuayo?; A. foconat and A. martini (both sympatric with N. mortenthaleri if I recall correctly)
  15. Mike Wise

    Borelli or maybe not?

    Agree
  16. Mike Wise

    Female Borellii - dark pigmentation on face/head

    Cichlids can manipulate their chromatophores and change color at will. Sometimes something happenes, like a stroke?, that prevents the fish from doing this.
  17. Mike Wise

    5 gallon tanks for pair breeding?

    The only person I personally knew who did this was Dr. Fontaine Weyman. He was an interesting (=eccentric) Southern gentleman who supplied most of the domestic bred apistos back in the 1960/70s. I did it by accident once. I definitely don't recommend it. There are 2 exceptions that I would try...
  18. Mike Wise

    Best Apisto tank mates for 20g high

    None of the tetra species listed are ideal with a pair of apistos that potentially will breed. Black Neons are reportedly less predatory, but all will try. So the question is not which tetra but do I want a breeding tank or a community tank. It's almost impossible to have it both ways in such a...
  19. Mike Wise

    Help with Apistogramma Borelli breeding

    When? It depends on the male. You'll know when fry are being attacked/eaten.
  20. Mike Wise

    Need help ID’ing for this pair

    I agree with MacZ, probably a male but it is not A. hongsloi. It is one of the other many species within the hongsloi-complex. Without knowing where it was collected it is hard to say which species it actually is.
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