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Recent content by Jonathan Aquair

  1. Jonathan Aquair

    Need pics&videos for next YouTube series

    I'm (re)making a YouTube series on the upkeep and breeding of Dwarf cichlids and I need some help with my supply of visual content. a little Backstory: I'm making a new edition of my How to Breed Apistogramma and other Dwarf Cichlids, a series of videos on the upkeep and spawning of Dwarf...
  2. Jonathan Aquair

    125g Blue Ram Tank

    Looks good! I'm right there with you on this, I've always wanted to see how our dwarf cichlids act in a huge tank with a large population (I basically want a tiny stream running through my house at this point:D). I tried this in a 75 with WC A. Bitaeniata, eventually it came down to one pair...
  3. Jonathan Aquair

    Snail Eaters for Apisto Tank

    I know we've all dealt with it, that random invasion of tiny snails who's only purpose is to mess up your perfect tank. I've been battling pond snails in my most recent tank, a 75 gallon (48x18x21 in) S.A. biotope-ish tank for my A. bitaeniata & P. scalare. I was wondering, are there are any...
  4. Jonathan Aquair

    How to mimic deep leaf litter?

    I had this very question a little while ago when buying some A. Bitaeniata from Ted Judy. So I went and bught ~250+ Indian almod leaves. Turned out pretty well [excluding pesky snails.....this is why we can't have nice things...] Day one (waiting for leaves to fall) couple weeks into it...
  5. Jonathan Aquair

    Mixing species

    I'm not to sure a 55 is large enough IME. I can barely house a trio of A. Bitaeniata [Rio Tigre] in a 75 with several inches of leaf litter.
  6. Jonathan Aquair

    Stocking Agassizii in 50 gallon

    I would not do 2 males in a 36x18 [90x45], especially wilds/F1+. Only one male will breed & the other will just be beaten on/hiding. The only time I kept two Apisto males in a tank was my old Cacatuoides (domestic) colony in a 48x12x12in. My wild A. Bitaeniata couldn't stand each other in a 75...
  7. Jonathan Aquair

    pictures of A. sp. abacaxis & winklefleck

    Apistos just do not give up haha
  8. Jonathan Aquair

    Apistogramma Agassizi Tefe or sp. Tefe

    The "sp." stands for species, it is used when a species has yet to be officially described. A. sp. Tefe is in the Agassizii-group, but is not the same species as A. Agassizii.
  9. Jonathan Aquair

    S.A. Biotope for A. Bitaeniata [4ft, 75gal.]

    I know, it isn't 100%, I was trying for a true boitope but I couldn't get a hold of any pencil fish other than Beckfordi and I've heard plenty of bad things about apisto fry and Beckfordi. So I figured I ight as well just say "S. American Bio" than Apisto biotope.
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    S.A. Biotope for A. Bitaeniata [4ft, 75gal.]

    Hey all, I got my hands on some A. Bitaeniata (Rio Tigre) (thanks Ted J.!). They'll be coming next week and I'm planning on have 1-2 weeks of quarantine and then into the tank they go! While I am waiting for the Apistos, I'm starting the tank cycling and adding the first fish/plants. There are...
  11. Jonathan Aquair

    Keeping Conductivity Down

    Anyone have a good way to keep Conductivity down? I keep leaf litter in all my tanks, but in my new tank i can't manage to keep it down. It is a 75 gallon and there are upwards of 300+ Indian Almond leaves, and somehow the cond. is settled at ~322 µS/cm. I use R.O. water and water from my Apisto...
  12. Jonathan Aquair

    Just How many Apistos Will Fit?

    Thanks Mike. It's meant to be a biotope(ish) tank (I'll be planting in it with some plants not from SA), so the leaf litter is going to be pretty deep.
  13. Jonathan Aquair

    Stocking A 75

    Yea, 90℅ certain that's s female. You got yourself a real oddity. I'd trade her back in and increase #of breeders in the tank
  14. Jonathan Aquair

    Stocking A 75

    I'd almost agree with Erty. He is correct that non-dominant males will show less finnage and subdued colors, but I've never seen a male with so much gold. And I'm doubtful that any of the newer Caca var. "gold" show a lateral line. But then aagain, the fins on that fish are longer than the...
  15. Jonathan Aquair

    Just How many Apistos Will Fit?

    Im planning for my 75gal. Apisto biotope that will be housing either A. Bitaeniata, A. Agassizii, or A. sp. Rio Tefe. I'm trying to have a colony so I can see some more natural behavior, so I was wondering how many individuals I could get before there is a serious issue. I've had a smallish...
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