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I just purchased 2 pairs of what I believe to be A. inconspicua at my LFS. After a detailed review of Romer's Cichlid Atlas, I have eliminated other like species such as A. geisleri and A. commbrae, but the Romer description (and photos) are confusing. The photos show a double spot of a rough...
I have an ongoing problem with the suction cups that hold the discharge spray bar in place for my Eheim filters. Over time the cups harden and lose their grip. What causes this? Is there any way to rejuvenate the hard cups, or do I just keep replacing them?
I have a pair of juvenile sacrimontis (aka Giant Krib) that have just spawned for the first time. I cannot find the "species" described in any of my books. Is this a bona fide species or just a variant of P. pulcher?
Fish Survival
The very first egglayer that spawned for me was a pair of convicts. The tank was filtered by a large Eheim filter and the fry all got sucked in to the filter within a day of hatching as the spawning had taken place on the rock that I used to hide the intake pipe. About a month...
Yellow Male Cacatoides
Two weeks ago at the LFS (Aquarius, Montreal) I saw a single male cacatoides. It was pale white with black speckles all over the body. It had no red markings at all in the fins, just whitish with the black speckles. The fish was in excellent health.
Steelbluec Females
Several months ago and again this past weekend was at the Aquarius fish store in Montreal (best plants in the city). Each time they had a tank full of "steelblue" Apistos. I believe these to be only a colour variant of A. borellii. Every single one was male. The store...
Oak Leaves in Tank
I have been trying to breed A. steindachneri for several years without results. My male killed 2 females and after a long wait I traded for a female at my fish club. I put about 2 inches of oak leaves in the tank (10 gallons) with the male and then introduced the female...
Tetra Bits for Fry
I refer to your query regarding tetra bits for fry. They certainly are too big for fry. I crush a small quantity between the bowls of two spoons and make a "milk" by placing the resulting dust in a pill bottle and shaking it in water. My fry do all right. This is a good quick...
I bought 4 buffaloheads yesterday - Steatocranus casuarius. They are young, 1 is obviously a male, he has a pronounced lump on his forehead, he is aggressive, the other 3 have relatively smooth forehead profiles and are smaller, submissive and the dorsal fins are not as long as the male.
I...
Apisto caves
I have had problems with some male apistos that bullied females so much that they would not breed and sometimes in extreme cases, they were harrassed to death. So, I decided to design a cave that allowed for an escape route. I use regular terra cotta flower pots as the basic cave...
I have one tank with a pernicious growth of slimy dark green algae. Algae killer chemicals do not effect it. This stuff coats everything in the tank, plants, rocks, gravel and glass. When siphoning it detaches completely from everything. On some spots, the algae develops bubbles under the...
macmasteri
As I write this I am seated beside a small 5 1/2 gallon tank in which there are a pair of macmasteri spawning. The males's suborbital cheek stripe is a pale line, while the female's is wide and solid so much so that the eye appears at first glance to be part of the stripe. The male's...