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  1. Bach

    Anomalochromis thomasi: good fit for me?

    Yes. My guys maxed out at under two inches.
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    Help IDing stressed store find: Apistogramma borellii - male & female?

    I say the yellow fish is female and the other male, but the experts will gives us the definitive answer.
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    Anomalochromis thomasi: good fit for me?

    I use my RODI water for South American and West African fish. I use my well water with a TDS of 450 ppm for a lake Tanganyikan tank. The n. multifasciatus are really a treat. I also keep j. transcriptus Gombe and insular dwarf a. compressiceps. It’s a terrific hard water tank. You should head in...
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    Species recommendations

    I invested in a RODI system so I could raise various species of Apistogramma. When I used my tap water with a GH around 225 ppm my cockatoo didn’t live more than one year.
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    Wild-caught Apistogramma d39

    Are you recommending prophylactic treatment or only if symptoms emerge during quarantine?
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    Hello from Marrowstone Island, WA State USA.

    I’m on my 3rd generation of orange flash cockatoo. They are a lot of fun. I suggest some dither fish. I have also observed that the offspring make for better parents when left with their mother for about 6 weeks. I would remove the father instead of the fry.
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    Book recommendations

    Is there a book about Apistogramma that has good color photos of many of the species? I’m looking for something like the William T Innes classic, Exotic Aquarium Fishes but focused on Apistogramma.
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    Can anyone tell me if this is a female Apistogramma Hongsloi

    So us novices can learn the hobby, what features are indicators of the fish being definitively male.
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    N. beckfordi and a. cacatuoides

    my a. cacatuoides pair our housed in a 20 gallon long with 10 n. beckfordi. I have 35 juvenile from the last spawn. I did not witness predation by the beckfordi in this hatch or the previous hatch.
  10. Bach

    How to train apistogramma to eat pellet

    I have feeding success with Repashy Grub. The first ingredient is black soldier fly larva meal. it also contains some botanicals and vegetables.
  11. Bach

    N. beckfordi and a. cacatuoides

    I have a pair of a. cacatuoides housed with 10 Beckfordi pencils. Will the pencils eat the cacatuoides fry?
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    Which dwarf cichlid pair for a 13 gallon?

    a. cacatuoides
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    Which dwarf cichlid pair for a 13 gallon?

    I have had success breeding this pair before. I transfer the male to another tank about one week after I observe fry. I end up with about 20 juveniles to rehome.
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    Which dwarf cichlid pair for a 13 gallon?

    I have a pair of triple red a. cacatuoides with ten n. beckfordi in a 20 gallon long. Everyone is doing well. The pair have spawned in a coconut cave recently.
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    Cacatuoides colour forms

    Mine are murderers. They tolerate no life forms.
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