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Mike Wise's latest activity

  • Mike Wise
    Any pencilfish (genus Nannostomus only) except possibly N. beckfordi, which have been reported to eat apisto fry should be OK. My...
  • Mike Wise
    I, too, keep the fry with their mother until I see the adults pushing them away (ready to breed again).
  • Mike Wise
    How did you quarentine your apistos? Could they have introduced something to your tank?
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Fish Collecting Questions.
    It will 'get your feet wet' (literally). Such trips have several advantages including they eliminate the headache of shipping fish home...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Female/Male Agassizii?.
    From the shape of the fish, its age and size, I would expect it to be a female. But you know the problem with color-enhanced domestic...
  • Mike Wise
    Yes, "fry theft" is fairly common among A. borellii, especially between females. This instinct is so strong in this species that they...
  • Mike Wise
    The are several geographic populations of L. dorsigera. They look quite similar when not in breeding colors. Breeding color can vary...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Please help ID + sex.
    To me the "female" looks disturbingly like a young or sneaker male. But as mentioned before females of domestic strains can show many...
  • Mike Wise
    Per Römer & Beißenherz's study 26°C for 6 weeks produced 50/50 sex ratio for A. borellii. I would use it. A. borellii is/are a species...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread USA-SC Apistogrammas wanted.
    It would help is we knew where you lived.
  • Mike Wise
    Good new for you. "South American Dwarf Cichlids (Datz Special Publication in German & English)" doesn't need a translation since it...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread What species is this.
    Odd. Both look like wild forms. Fire-reds are a domestic color strain.
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Tank mates for a. panduro.
    Before I try to answer your questions I want to say that female A. panduro will not accept just any male. That your "pair" haven't...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread ID and Sexing Help Please.
    I'd expect to see some sort of spot pattern even on female Steel-blue. It does appear to be a resticulosa-complex species. Based on the...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Is my cave ok?.
    Most females prefer that their breeding caves' openings just large enough so that they can slide in sideways. Your cave probably won't...
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