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Hey everyone, so im a newish Apisto keeper, i love them, they are amazing.
Ive had fry since April, and i just left them in the tank as i never planned on breeding, they are thriving! i seem to have alot more males than females.
the entire time ive had them the Male(Father) has been fine and...
hey all, i am on day 16 with my apisto fry, feeding BBS twice a day (this is all my job allows) and changing 15% water every 2nd day.
i will say i have between 20-30 fry, and they seem to be doing great! they are all around 3/8 of an inch and starting to show character! im pretty excited, my...
they are in the community tank,
i have 2 apistos (male/female) and 5 neon tetras (there were 7 before the fry came... the other 2 disappeared the male probably got them) i used to have a male German Blue Ram in there, but i bought a female today, and moved them into a 10 gal. and 2 ottos...
Hey all!
I have FRY!!
i now have between 30-100 cacatuoides fry, i know thats a huge difference in numbers but its hard to determain at this point. this is only day 3 of them being free swimming, im still learning as i go and REALLY dont want to fail. the mother and father are SUPER...
thanks for the reply!
she has now passed away, pretty choked about it, these guys are impossible to find in my area, and they were the centerpiece to my tank.
i have had these fish for 3 weeks now. i thought for sure she was spawning, as i didnt see her for 3 or 4 days up until she was...
its a possibility i guess, i disconnected the co2 a couple of hours ago and added an air pump into the tank (i dont have an airstone to connect to the tube..) just in case.
im not convinced its the co2, as the other fish are fine it seems, but i disconnected it as a precaution. i have a 45 gal...
ok, ive caught her, and now acclimating her to my 10 gal... my 10 gal is empty and just finished cycling. ph is probably 7-7.5.... i have a feeling if i add her to this new environment she'll die.
i have her in a ziploc freezer bag acclimating now, i havent started to introduce the new water...
the male is certainly acting strange as well, i dont know if its because hes upset, or hes sick too, he keeps going next to her laying on his side and then hell swim away.
sorry for the glare
PH-6.5
GH-60 mg/l
KH 30 mg/l
Nitrite-0
Nitrate- also showing 0
Ammonia-0
the male keeps going to the female, laying beside her, nudging her gently, scaring everyone away that comes near.
ive only done 2 things to my tank this week,
added a DIY Co2 system, 2 days ago
added Almond Leaves...
hey guys, im rather new to Apistos and i am LOVING them, i have 3 cacatuoides (1 male 2 female)
now i THOUGHT one of the females was spawning, and for all i know, she was? she made herself a cave underneath my driftwood, she ignored the flowerpot caves i put in, and she hid in this cave for...
thanks for the advice boys. hes calmed down a bit, still owns the tank. hes the boss, still aggressive, but not going out of his way before to hunt them down. one of the females seems to be ok with him now, he goes next to her and he presents himself, then sort of "Fans" his tail at her...
sorry for not updating, looks like my problem was solved for me, the LFS sold the other male on me hah!
so now i have 1 male 2 females.
i am having a problem right now tho that could be of major concern...
in my tank right now as it stands i have 1 male apisto cacatuoides, and 2 females...