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Recent content by mike_cummi

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    Juwel Lido 120 stocking advice

    Thanks for your post, but I'll defo just be keeping the 1 male, regardless of species. I do like the look of the borellii,
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    Juwel Lido 120 stocking advice

    Thanks for your reply. I am a bit wary about otos from what I've read and the potential problems that you describe, so I may just forget about them as well. I've always wanted to keep cories so am keen to keep them if possible. If they are very tiny I'll make sure I give them a chance to grow...
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    Juwel Lido 120 stocking advice

    Thanks for your reply. I would not have considered the bristlenose nocturnal activity, so that’s very useful info. I’ll consider Otos instead.
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    Juwel Lido 120 stocking advice

    Hi. I am intending to get a Juwel Lido 120 and am in the process of researching stocking options. The tank dimensions are 61cm wide, 41cm deep and 58cm tall. I am undecided as to whether or not I'll use the juwel filter or get an external canister filter for it. I'm looking to create a...
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    Getting back into it

    Hi. I took a break from fishkeeping for a while but I'm just getting back into it with a little nano tank with some chili rasboras and shrimp. Before taking a break I kept fish for about 15 years and kept many of the common small community barbs and tetras as well as Apistogramma - agasizzi and...
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    is their a way to stop fighting

    ...as long as the tank is large enough and has sufficient decor to act as hiding places and territorial boundaries. How big is your tank? Are there dithers? Are there arrangement of rock and wood and heavily planted areas? Are there any female Apistos? If you can provide that...
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    Apistogramma viejita II

    I'm a bit confused here - I'm not doubting the aquatic knowledge of either Mike Wise or other published experts, I just believe that the word "species" is often innappropriately used. This doesn't apply only to this specific example of the different viejita colour morphs but perhaps more...
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    Apistogramma viejita II

    Hi, There are three (I think) colour morphs of A. viejita which come from slightly different localities and biotopes in the wild. They are the same species, it is just that the different colour morphs are domiant in diferrent localities. Not sure how much difference it makes to keeping...
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    apisto cacatuoides and cory cats?

    Questions like this are always difficult to answer. Inter-species conflicts are often very unpredictable and can vary according to not only the species involved but also individual fish, tank layout etc. I have heard that Corys and Apistos generally don't mix well and the one and only time I...
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    Dithers?

    I haven't got my dwarfs yet, still setting up my tank. i've got harlequin rasboras and plan to add glowlights and ottocinclus as well as a pair of apistos. Maybe some cherry barbs later on if there's space. I don't think corydoras are the best tankmates for Apistos. I once had an agassizii...
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    Quick Question re:bubbles

    I have a small airstone in the corner of my main tank which is on for two 1 hour periods each day. As soon as the bubbles appear my harlequin rasboras shoot straight over and play in the rising column of bubbles - they love it. My tank (Juwel Rekord 70) has a powerhead which causes a current...
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    Dithers?

    Let's say you have a pair of dwarf cichlids in a tank on their own. They are introduced to a strange environment with only eachother for company, nothing happens in the tank other than actions carried out by themselves. In such circumstances the fish can be bored and fearful, and this often...
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    Confused about Apistos

    Thanks for your replies. I think i'm going to postpone getting any Apistogramma for now. I'm going to wait until my tank is fully set up and see what the pH and hardness stabilises out at once the other fish, plants, bogwood, blackwater extract, CO2 and oak leaves have been added. I may even...
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    Apisto. Cac. and friends

    stunning fish. What are those bluish fish with the yellow fins in the background? What's your tank size and pH?
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