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Recent content by NYfishguy

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    Interesting occurence

    I have been trying to get my Cacatuoides to breed for 2 months now with no success. This past weekend while I was away my sponge filter stopped working. There was no surface agitation at all. Heavily planted 20 gallon. While taking the filter out I noticed fry. I wonder if the lack of surface...
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    Question

    I'm not sure if this is normal behavior or if my male caucatoides is sick. About a week ago I saw the male and female go into her cave, I assumed to spawn. Since then the male is acting kinda listless. He just hangs out in a couple of spots in the tank and doesn't seem very interested in eating...
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    Lighting Question

    I will definately try the root tabs. Brand new bulb so no problem there. Also tank is in my basement where it gets quite cold so the extra heat might give the heater a little break.
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    Lighting Question

    I'm planing on upgrading the lights on my apisto tank and have a few questions. I am curently using the standard strip light that came with the 20G high tank. It think it's only 18W. Eventhough I currently have low light plants like anubias, java moss and crypts. They don't seem to be doing...
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    Water softener

    Thanks for the info. Funny when I did a search of water softner pillow, nothing came up.
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    Water softener

    Would he increase in Na+ ions be harmful to the fish?I'm basically asking if there is a good reason to stay away from this type of this method of softening water.
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    Water softener

    Has anyone used API water softener pillow? It does not say what is in it on the package which make me a little hesitant to use it. Also you have to recharge it in salt water after a day or two.
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    New Member from New York

    I have been perusing this site for a while finding it invaluable when it comes to apistogramma info. I have been keeping fish on and off since I was alittle kid. This is my first attempt at keep/breeding apistos. I currently have a 75G planted community and a 20G planted tank just for a...
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    Maturity

    Thanks. Now if I only knew how old this pair was I would be in better shape. I assume there is no way to really gauge the age just from pictures. Oh well, let the waiting game begin.
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    Maturity

    Sorry I forgot the picture.
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    Maturity

    This is my first attempt at breeding Apistos. I have a pair of Apisto Caucatoides in a 20 gallon breeder tank with 6 pencil fish. Can someone tell me at about what size the pair would be sexually mature. The female is still quite small and is not yellow at all but a brown color. The pair are...
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