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Recent content by Mike Wise

  1. Mike Wise

    Returning to hobby, keen to keep Apistogrammas

    Before deciding on which species and numbers of apistos for the tank, you should ask yourself whether or not you want to breed the apistos or not. Apisto requirements for display and breeding are very different.
  2. Mike Wise

    Dear Master, I am disturbing you to ask about a species of Apistogramma...

    No, not Steel-blue. The pattern on the caudal fin is different.
  3. Mike Wise

    Dear Master, I am disturbing you to ask about a species of Apistogramma...

    Definitely it is not A. ortegai, which shows a double caudal patch. The photo are really bad. This fish is not blue and apparently not fully mature. Like Frank, without better photos of mature specimens I would not even hazard a guess.
  4. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma Eunotus

    I really had no problems breeding Orangeschwanz in my tap water, which is relatively soft. They seem fairly adaptable to water values.
  5. Mike Wise

    ID help

    Years (decades?) ago I talked with Mike Yamamoto from Hawaii. He was the first person that I know about that consistently produced the yellow-gold morph. He told me that yellow-gold X yellow-gold crosses didn't work for him, so he crossed the with 2X red morph. Others out-crossed them with...
  6. Mike Wise

    blackwater tank cycling?

    Leaf litter is their natural environment in the wild. When we collected apistos we spent a lot of time removing leaf litter in order to see what fish we actually collected Obviously tank size matters. Behavior changes in smaller tanks.
  7. Mike Wise

    Setting up new 10 gallon

    I believe the size of the tank is the primary problem. Is it possible? Yes, with proper decor - and a lot of experience keeping apistos. Otherwise a 10 is too small for a pair of apistos. except for a couple of species which are not found in the hobby: A. angayuara and A. wapisana.
  8. Mike Wise

    ID help

    This domestic color morph was originally sold as "Yellow-gold". It came in 2 forms, yellow-gold X orange-flash (your form) and yellow-gold X double/triple red. In the past it was found that yellow-gold X yellow-gold were unproductive and so it was necessary to cross the form with another morph.
  9. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma from Colombia and Venezuela

    Yes, they can look this colorful if viewed by reflected sunlight or flash, especially when viewed with a highly contrasting background. We normally view our fish in an aquarium using light from the top. If you use a flashlight with a more sun-like color temperature and aim it directly at the...
  10. Mike Wise

    What species is this fish?

    I'm prettu certain that it is a White Cloud as MacZ wrote. Not only are there several color morphs of this species, but several species in the genus Tanichthys. I also think lighting caused most of the blue highlights.
  11. Mike Wise

    Are these Cacatuoides eggs fertile?

    Fertile apisto eggs can vary in color depending on what the female is fed. I do have a question for you. Why did you add a drop of Malachite Green, a dye that is used to kill invertebrates? I'm also curious about your breeding method.
  12. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma Being Aggresive

    Move to another tank. Breeding nets only stress fish more. It is like a jail cell to humans.
  13. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma cacatuoides

    No, not Rocafuerte.
  14. Mike Wise

    Just a couple of pictures of my aging a. sp winkelfleck

    I agree; it appear to be the light form from the lower Rio Marañon.
  15. Mike Wise

    A. Cacatouides pair having temperament issues

    Your female has apparently spawned again. It is normal for a female cacatuoides to not want a male anywhere near her breeding cave. This only attracts predators in the wild. Much really depends on the size and how the tank is decorated. If you have a spare tank and can remove the male without...
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