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Mike Wise's latest activity
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Is it my imagination or do tank raise fishes have a harder time adjusting to acidic water then wc fishes to more neutral water..I think it is your imagination. With 50 years keeping apistos, I've found that fish, no matter if wild or domestic, adapt to water... -
Mike Wise replied to the thread Breeding apistogramma ortegai papagei.I've had them breed for me, too. My impression is that it would be best to have a larger aquarium (mine was a 20 gallon long...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread A plant new to me.My most illustrious mistake was buying some small yellow and black tetras; very cute little things they were. After 6 months they had...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Juvenile borelli opals.True, male Opals will show red spangles on the face and a primarily blue body. Sexing will need to wait until the males develop the red...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Atahualupa experience.Remineralising chemicals (salts) will simply raise the conductivity of the water; not the best for softwater fish.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread A plant new to me.Me too. Recently I found a single Hemigrammus hyanuary that the shop owner doesn't know where it came from or what it came with. It...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread A plant new to me.H. rodwayi is simply a non-paracitzed specimen of the Gold Tetra. The paracite caused the fish no real harm once the fish encapsulates...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Atahualupa experience.If you really need to remineralize your R/O, use tapwater. Forget the expense and waste of using chemicals. They will actually be just...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Juvenile borelli opals.From your photos I would say that they are still juveniles and haven't shown sexual differences. I can't even say if they are Opal color...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Atahualupa experience.One of the more aggressive apisto species, especially when breeding.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread A plant new to me.Yes to some extent. I started with 7. Now have ~15-20, not counting those sent to my club's semi-annual auctions over the past 2 years...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread A plant new to me.Thanks for the ID and information, Darrel. It's really appreciated. My community tank is simple tap water (simple partial drain, add...
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I’m not a plant specialist so this plant is new to me. So does anyone know what plant this is. No, it is not Java Moss. The leaves are...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Biotoecus Dicentrarchus.I agree with Darrel.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Collecting in Peru.I never measured e.c. that high in any sites I sampled in Peru, but because I never sampled whitewater biotopes I wouldn't be surprised...
