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    "Apistoheaven"

    Apistogramma macmasteri colony with apistogramma cacatuoides (wild variety). 125ga 6 footer. Lights setting turn to max for pictures
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    "Apistoheaven"

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    flower pot cave entrance size?

    Thank you, no breeding yet. Moved the male and the female that seemed most flirty to a 15ga with heavy leaf litter. They are now eating pellets with white worms at night. Very rare species in my parts so getting more will be a waiting game
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    flower pot cave entrance size?

    Don't be such a pessimist, lol. I converted a cacatuoides both wild and domestic,,plus gephyra, macmasteri and agassizii, figured panduro would make the switch. But perhaps not, tried frozen blood worms and brineshrimp, absolutely refused these multiple times. I'll slowly get them over. I...
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    flower pot cave entrance size?

    Thanks Darrel, good link too. Do u have much experience breeding panduro. I have a trio in a 10ga for while I wait for a pair to form. So far very slow. Male chases both females who are showing breeding colors but has yet to choose one. I've tried mirror therapy, water changes, lowering...
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    flower pot cave entrance size?

    How does the male fertilize the eggs? I've always seen the male enter the cave.
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    Apistogramma Agassizii tank mates?

    They like to eat. Lol
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    Apistogramma Agassizii tank mates?

    I kept rams in higher temps and they lasted no time, 80 degrees, they are doing awesome. I added the rams last. They are little piggies, but high quality.
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    Apisto Cockatoo second attempt at raising fry

    having a culture of microworms will go a long way/
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    Apistogramma Agassizii tank mates?

    i keep apistogramma gephra and german rams with a pair of bettas, but its ina 40ga 6 foot tank. lots of hiding places too,with obstructions using driftwood. floating plants and java ferns/
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    please id this apisto, sold as norberti!

    A little mirror therapy in the beach sand. They're doin awesome but really shy from the move.
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    please id this apisto, sold as norberti!

    Sand has 0 effect on my water parameters. Tested for copper and none there. Put my othr wild pair of apisto cacatuiodies in there, boom, spawning activity. Pic to come!
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    please id this apisto, sold as norberti!

    Ive been keeping apistogramma on and off for 15yrs. I will be testing it for kH, gh, ph. I will also be doing a test run with some convicts. It has no shell or coral, i live i newfoundland not florida. Its dark sand, my favorite lfs uses it for their tanks. Where i bought the fish from...
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    please id this apisto, sold as norberti!

    Will post pic
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    please id this apisto, sold as norberti!

    Got some nice sand from local beach, shoved it from an area nice ways inland so its been flushed with loads of fresh rain water, gonna test it and cycle it before adding apistos.
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