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Thank you both of you, I’ll stop using these now
The atahuapla are in the tank now, male is going to be an absolute stunner in the future, will grab photos once settled properly
Well I’m not using true mineralisers, it’s the seachem acid buffer and alkali buffer so maybe the same thing but not sure?
Picked a pair up will monitor and grab an extra female if needed
And then I’ll gradually just change the tank over to pure RO over time
Working in an aquatic shop I luckily had access to remineralisers but I will keep that in mind for the future
The main thing was wanting to breed different fish which would require different parameters
The tank will likely become theirs for a while until I can source some a.kullanderi
It’s currently a bare tank due to breeding purposes but throwing in a ton of seed pods tonight to create caves along with a big of random decor to break sight lines
Running RO remineralised to KH 3 and pH 6...
I have a 75cmx45cmx30xcm tank I’m currently using to attempt to spawn Hyphessobrycon procyon, and I’m considering adding a pair of apistogramma to it, to grow on and either have a dedicated spawning tank or move them into my main South America display
what’s everyone’s experience with keeping...
No sign of spawning yet, male I find tends to be very easily stressed and I find he hides around the surface skimmer and wave maker a lot
Female is much more out going and is cruising the whole tank constantly
They’re definitely a Wallacia though, barely any growth in the time I’ve had them...
An update
It’s most definitely a pair, they both routinely inspect seed pods together, with the male guarding entrances while the females inside
No spawning dance as of yet, but the moment I see it I will be documenting the process
That being said, it also rules out nothopthalmus as an ID...
Following on from the conversation about wallaciia and Discrossus, it appears that the behaviour is hardwired
The pikes have taken to following my Brochis delphax around during feeding, picking at anything food that’s disturbed, incredibly interesting to watch and has convinced me to move on to...
The plan is to give them a month or two of being conditioned with a lot of frozen and live food, then move them into a separate tank to attempt a spawn
There’s far too many mouths for any eggs to hatch let alone fry survive
Parameters are currently pH 6.7, kh is 5 dkh and gh is 8dgh
When...
Instantly laid claim to this savu pod and the female I already had has been parading the area without any sign of aggression
Not expecting anything to come from this, after all a community tank is not a breeding tank, but it’s fantastic to see such natural behaviour so soon
I’m going to take the chance on it being male, it will be going into a 300L heavily scaped tank with plenty of territories and caves for a month before I attempt to hopefully breed in a separate tank
And if it doesn’t work out I can always return it
Thank you for all the help!
Two more individuals in the tank, a lot smaller and thinner than the previously photographed one
This was the one I thought was male, biggest in the tank and no ocellus, however you may be right as belly is definitely still rounder and slightly pink
I should add behaviour wise it’s also the...
Would the lack of ocellus not be a tell tale sign of being male?
They had been well fed so could explain the rounded appearance but not entirely sure
I’ll keep sneaking up on them trying to get a better shot when the dorsal is extended
One of the bigger males left in my shop, roughly 2.5-3inches now
Still quite confident in being a Wallaciia but i may have to take a few more home, you know to really make sure for science
Hey! It was me who served you over the weekend, nice to see you here!
Just following this to see what the outcome is, like I said I’d love to be wrong and for it to be male