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The only pencilfish I have that are jumping when they are scared are N. eques. Neither the N. marginatus, nor the N. sp. cenepa do it in my tanks.
My tanks are closed - gotta mention that.
Well, thanks guys. :)
He really was a beauty but he also was the most aggressive Apisto I ever had. He was in a 125 Litre tank with 5 Otos and 10 H. amandae and none of the other fish was save.
Thanks Frank - that link really helped. I still find it very hard to see the differences, but at...
Hello all,
I just found a pic of a fish I had some years ago. When I got him, I bought him as a. agassizii tefe but I was wondering if he really was. I mean, it really didn't matter much, he was a beautiful fish.
Anyways, I saw the old pic and now I am really curious how to differentiate...
Okay, well, then I don't know, unfortunately. I'd think that if he has some kind of gill parasite that prevents from taking in oxygen, he would try to scrub himself against the scape. And maybe, if it is really late state of the disease, go to the surface for better ventilation.
Okay - again disclaiming that I am no expert on fish diseases. I personally would assume this is stress related. Please, keep that in mind.
One more question? Is he hyperventilating, as well? Is his breathing frequency increased, compared to the other fish?
What I would do is take the male...
First: I am not an expert on fish diseases. Anyways, I don't think that the 3 hours of transportation and acclimatization are the cause. This is a relatively short time, I'd say.
When you say the female is bossing the smaller male around... Are you aware that this species is very picky when it...
I have reproduced abacaxis in pH around 6 (if the measurment was even valid at all - tried my best though). So no worries there. The breeder I got them from had them in ec 280 us/cm and pH around 7 water, since he wanted to prepare them for the "real world" in potential less soft-water-homes...
TBH the picture looks really nice.
For breeding tanks though you might run into problems with the vallisneria. Never got it (or any other val) to grow in super soft water. I tried that last in my sp. abacaxis showtank but did not succeed. There is fine grain sand and a layer of leaves above it...
Hmm, that's hard to say. I'm not actively trying to enhance their colors, but I guess it's happening anyway. The pencilfish that show red coloration (six Nannostomus sp. "Cenepa") have definitely colored up since I got them. Whether that's because of the diet or the very soft water conditions...
Okay, thanks. Then i will go on with this.
I was recently unsettled by someone who told me that mosquito larvae are problematic, befassen of their low nutrients. Same for Brine Shrimp.
Hi everyone,
I'd love to hear your thoughts on what you consider the best diet for Apistogramma and Nannostomus.
At the moment I keep one A. bitaeniata and one pair of A. sp. "Abacaxis", each together with a group of about 20–30 Nannostomus of different species.
I'm wondering what an optimal...