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Mike Wise replied to the thread Agassizii or Gephyra?.There are several gephyra-like species. Without a catch location some are hard to tell from one another. -
Mike Wise replied to the thread Apistogramma Abacaxis Blackwateer Tank.The upper Rio Tapiche is also a blackwater river. TomC collected Alto Tapiche there and measured the following values: pH: 4.62...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Collecting in Peru.Not them nor me!:D
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Collecting in Peru.The first time I went to collect in the Amazon I used citronella insect repellent. The mosquitos considered it a condiment - and I was...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Collecting in Peru.Ttw has been going to South America for decades. He knows that rumor is overblown.;)
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Mike Wise replied to the thread A. ortegai fry care help.Females only eat their own fry if the fry are threatened by predation or starvation. Female recognize that it is better to eat their fry...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Collecting in Peru.If you get near Pucallpa I would look in the Rio Shahuaya and see if the Pink Apisto (A. cf. eunotus Shahuaya) still exists. It was the...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Stocking for 20 gallon.I agree. Keep them with their mother for at least the first month or until they start to wander away from mom. They feed more regularly...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Stocking for 20 gallon.It depends on the tetra and the number. My mantra: a community tank is not a breeding tank.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Breeding splash tetras.....My practice with any tetra is that when I see fewer fry it is time to move them to a larger tank. I also use sponge filters which...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Adding a female for my male?.anewbie's answer is not exactly accurate. Pair forming species can be very choosy with whom they form a breeding pair. They do not form...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Id species (sold as Apistogramma sp. "Ipiranga").Sounds like typical apisto behavior to me.
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Adding a single a. borelli to a community aquarium.I have to agree with anewbie on this. It seems overstocked to me. The bottom third of the tank seems especially overpopulated. I have...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread Stocking for 20 gallon.You asked for a suitable pair of apistos for a 20H aquarium and then mentioned rare. None of the pictured species truly combine those...
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Mike Wise replied to the thread kribs polongwe.You need to read: Lamboj, Anton et al. 2014. Revision of the Pelvicachromis taeniatus-group (Perciformes), with revalidation of the...