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Mike Wise's latest activity
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma macmasteri eggs.Even white eggs can be fertile. It really depends on what is fed to the adults. White and fuzzy eggs, yes infertile. -
Mike Wise replied to the thread ivanacara bimaculata.Age and size can be 2 different things. A 1" fish can be a year old and sexually mature. My adoketa easily reached 3"/7.5cm SL.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread No color on dominant A. Macmasteri?.It looks like some wild Macs to me. If these are from a domestic strain then it could represent a fish showing ancestral traits.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Water changes and young apisto fry.I treat such tanks like I did previously, just more frequently. Just avoid sudden, large water temperature changes, but I do this for...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Apisto survival rate.For me, I have had many apistos reach 5 years in age and one old guy that was hatched and lived for 6 years in my tank. I even had a 4...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Best Cave/Hut for Apistogramma?.Note: the opening only needs to be large enough for the female to inter - sideways. In the wild most apistos breed between leaves in the...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread What would be a good Comminity Male Apisto for this Waterbox Cube 20?.miniman, this is a simple community tank. I personally wouldn't worry about substrate, water values, tank decor, etc. If cardinals can...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Juvenile Apistogramma Borellii.It could be many different things, including a raised or missing scale. Better photos also from different perspectives would definitely...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread 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...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistos and panda garra?.Never kept Garra, but I would imagine that they would have similar problems that Corys have with apistos.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread 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...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread 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...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread 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...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread 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...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread What kind of Agassizii?.Polychromatic simply means 'many colors' and in many populations of agassizii-complex collected from the same locale the males are...
