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    Recently Added Sand to Apistogramma Tank (pic heavy post!)

    Hi all, <"Bottle trap"> is your best bet. cheers Darrel
    Post by: dw1305, May 19, 2019 at 10:46 AM in forum: Apistogramma
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    HELP, Scratch OR CRACK starting :O

    Hi all, I can't tell from the picture, but is the glass curved? If it is I would be reluctant to try and repair it. I've done the same as Mike,...
    Post by: dw1305, May 15, 2019 in forum: The Planted Aquarium
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    Hello From Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Hi all, I like <"Alder cones"> as well, I can see the one in the front of your tank. I give them a rinse under the tap if they are dusty,...
    Post by: dw1305, May 1, 2019 in forum: Introductions
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    Hello From Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Hi all, Welcome Franc, Good looking fish. She actually looks like she may already have spawned. Apistogramma cacatuoides can spawn successfully...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 30, 2019 in forum: Introductions
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    Does anyone know what is going on with my Apistos? I can’t find anything on google...

    Hi all, It is difficult to tell from the camera angle, but assuming the vent in the male <"was as swollen as it looks">? That suggests...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 30, 2019 in forum: Apistogramma
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    Apistogramma Baenschi questions

    Hi all, Should be OK, I just leave it loose in the tank, I think originally it was fastened onto wood, but over time all the Bolbitis, Java Fern,...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 24, 2019 in forum: Apistogramma
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    Apistogramma Baenschi questions

    Hi all, No, the male isn't happy with the female, and wants to drive her off, so that another "better" female may appear. Some-one with more...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 24, 2019 in forum: Apistogramma
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    Spawning while rearing?

    Hi all, You are best using sand as your substrate in both tanks. It makes maintaining water quality less problematic and it allows the fish to...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 15, 2019 in forum: Apistogramma
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    My first Apistos.. A. Ortegai?

    Hi all, Looks like a male and a female, again I don't know what species they are, or whether they are both the same species. cheers Darrel
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 11, 2019 in forum: Beginners Corner
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    Question about low-tech tank for Apisto

    Hi all, He is right, it isn't a big enough tank for any Apistogramma species. If you could get a pair then the small percoid Dario species...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 11, 2019 in forum: Apistogramma
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    High Nitrates in tap water (pic), time for RO?

    Hi all, I'm not a great fan of nitrate tests, but that looks a fairly unequivocal result. I'm not sure where you are located but in heavily...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 8, 2019 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Test kits for GH and KH?

    Hi all, I'd just measure conductivity. I only keep planted tanks so I can use the health of a floating plant to manage water quality. Black-water...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 7, 2019 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Test kits for GH and KH?

    Hi all, <"Corsham in the UK">. Have a look at <"All the leaves are brown">. The black water has virtually no ions of any description, you could...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 5, 2019 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Recently Added Sand to Apistogramma Tank (pic heavy post!)

    Hi all, That plant looks like <"Tonina fluviatilis">. It isn't the easiest plant to grow. cheers Darrel
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 5, 2019 in forum: Apistogramma
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    Test kits for GH and KH?

    Hi all, A titrimetric kit like this <"Hanna one">, would be your best bet. I think all Aquarium kits really <"measure alkalinity"> and then assume...
    Post by: dw1305, Apr 5, 2019 in forum: Water Chemistry