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Mike Wise's latest activity

  • Mike Wise
    Most books published on dwarfs discuss them. They do belong to the bitaeniata-group but in a different complex from the many forms of A...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Bamboo.
    I've found that the clay saucers used under pots are more preferable to apistos than clay pots. Just cut/break a small opening on the rim.
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Iranocichla.
    ... does that mean fewer and fewer people know how to write or are willing to spend the time writing?:D
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma rositae.
    Different species behave somewhat differently. More polygamous species tend to be more intolerant of juveniles in their brood territory...
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma rositae.
    Most will not eat older fry. The problem is that they (usually the female) try to drive their fry out of their territory (the tank)e...
  • Mike Wise
    I never had much luck with group spawning, although I rarely had the chance since I use only smaller tanks <55 gallons. Low tanks that...
  • Mike Wise
    ... or fluoresent ones of many colors!:eek:
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma rositae.
    You need to make the opening too small for adults (learned that the hard way). I drill an opening in the cap large enough for fry but...
  • Mike Wise
    There are plastic plants:(. So why isn't there plastic leaf litter??:D
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apisto ID.
    I agree with Frank. They are nice looking A. sp. "Blutkehl".
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma rositae.
    This is where a bottle trap is handy. Just make sure you check it every hour or two.
  • Mike Wise
    Mike Wise replied to the thread 10g Breeding Project?.
    It really depends on the bottom dimensions of the tank and the apisto species. Some (a few) species can be relatively safely kept in a...
  • Mike Wise
    Too much work for me.:)
  • Mike Wise
    I have a coffee grinder that I use to grind large pellets (Bug Bites) to finer grain. I even grind it powder-like for smaller juveniles...
  • Mike Wise
    In an aquarium environment anything is possible. Are you certain that there were eggs in the coconut shell cave?
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