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Sorry don't have much time today, but glass is made from silicate. By silicate sand I mean any sand that is inert, meaning it will not contribute minerals to the water ie dissolved salts. You can test rocks and sand for this by using muratic acid which is used for pools. If the sand or...
Substrate
The substrate you are using could be a problem. Sorry I sounded demanding last post, of course it was not in any way intended to make you upset. The substrate materials you are using for appistos my be a problem. First the rocks and sand you are using may not be inert. If you can ,use...
Water Quality
Proper pH and hardness for apistos is very important, hard water causes kidney failure as these fish cannot process the salts contained in hard water. Lack of color can be very diagnostic, in other words apistos and other south american cichlids communicate moods, and health with...