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  1. specJ

    Urgent! Ivanacara adoketa with long white poo

    sounds like a worm issue. possibly one of the camallanus species.. I have treated it with so so success.. This is a general read and help on the issue. good luck! http://www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/freshwater-conditions/camallanus-worms.aspx
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    Yet another ID question

    yes it is a. pulchra
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    South American tank.

    here are some ideas. bottom : best left to the apistos middle: neon tetras, pencilfish top: hatchetfish hope this helps. john
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    Sexing D. Filamentosus Juvies...

    I have read Ted's article and it does raise some great ideas and interests about these fish. All I am saying is that from my own groups of juvenile fish raised from one spawn, I have run into situations where all the fishes have turned out to be males (under different conditions of water, ph...
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    Sexing D. Filamentosus Juvies...

    As far as I know I haven't heard of d. filamentosus having ever been a sex-changer... The only species within the (dwarf cichlids) That I have heard of was in Crenicara punctulata. The best way to determine sex in non-mature fishes have been the coloration of the scales. In young males...
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    ID Help Please

    based on the picture given, It looks like a. pulchra... definitely not aggie female... From the picture itself and what mine look like, I'd go to say it's a young male pulchra! the coloration in the face and the caudal fin with the markings is a fair giveaway that it is a male pulchra.
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    Confirmation of ID, please!

    you would be correct on the second guess... they are pulchra! beautiful ones too!
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    A. sp chingarno

    hey, i just wanted to share a few pictures.. got them about a few months back and they are wild fish. I believe they are A. cf. pulchra or chingarno. I have 9 fish of which i have 4 pairs and 1 false male (i believe.) thanks for looking.
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    Help in identifying new fish

    if the fish in question is the one in the bottom link, then it is a female Apistogramma cacatuoides...
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    Crenicichla Regani

    i think he was asking about crenicichla.
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    What Cichlid

    if you're looking for peacefull cichlids, I'd suggest the keyhole cichlid. great fish and very peaceful.
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    lots of info required

    hello ste1982, any substrate would be ok, in most cases, but with apistos, the smaller or finer, usually means the better. most apistos will sift the substrate for food. some of your options are : silica sand, in the finest grain you can find. - make sure you really rinse this stuff...
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    Ap. Wapisana, availability in europe?

    not sure about europe, but I know oliver has them on his current list. maybe someone may have picked them up.
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    Biotoecus opercularis

    Soft acidic water. water should also be free of nitrogenous wastes. 26-29degrees. Sand substrate.
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    firemouths

    the firemouth, Thorichthys meeki formally cichlisoma meeki, hailing from mexico is a cichlid and so forth can have a rather mean disposition. Most of its aggression is directed towards other firemouths if they are present but can and will be directed towards tankmates when spawning. The...
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