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Thanks, I will see if I can find a satisfying solution.
If I got you right, Borelli won't chew substrate pieces bigger than 1 mm or 2 mm?
I'm from Niedersachsen and you?
Thanks for your replies. No, I won't bother. It's my fourth Walstad tank and they worked very well for the last 3 years. They don't need to last 10 years, but they are great with low maintenance and gorgeous plant growth.
I also had Borellis with fry in one of these tanks without issues. But...
Hello,
a few years ago I asked about gravel or sand for apistos. Now I know that sand is the prefered substrate.
At the moment I am planning a new Walstad tank for Apistogramma borelli and want to make it right from the start. Best procedure for a Walstad tank is to take gravel as a cap with...
Hi everyone,
I have one short question: Is it okay for a male Apistogramma borelli to stay alone in a tank (together with some swarm fishs) or does he need females to be "happy"?
Thanks a lot,
Gerd
Thank you both!
@Darrel: I will try to put in some sand layer.
@sarah: Your answer helps me a lot! I'm very happy to read that you are succesful breeding with gravel quite similar to mine.
10 of 30 fry are more than enough for me. I just want to have a few. Hope I will be as lucky as you in...
Thank you all.
Yes, Darrel, I have a very good root growth and I'm sure that it is a "healthy" soil without negative consequences. I understand what you mean. It should be the same as with a capping layer.
I know that sand would be the better substrate, but thats the way it is now. Hope it...
Hi All,
a few days ago my Apistogramma borelli had their first fry and I was very happy about it. Unfortunately there were only a few that I could see and they didn't survive long after starting free swimming with their mom. Now I am searching for different reasons for this and I hope some of...
Cool, that is nice to hear. I am a litte bit disappointed at the moment... As expected no fry survived. As I heard this seems to be normal for the first "try"!?
Know I am thinking about the next try. What would you do: Let them breed and let they do it on their own? I am thinking of extracting...
Hello everyone,
just a short update from me: My borellis have finally spawned and since a few days I can see some frys swimming through the tank with their mom. The temperature trick did it. I'm very happy that everything works just fine now. I don't know if any fry will make it in my tank...
@dw1305 To raise the temperature was an awesome hint. The water temperature is now at 25 °C and everything changed. Both are much more colored and agile now and the female is swimming through the whole tank without being afraid of him. Now he is swimming towards her, then showing his site to...
Really interesting. In most literature I have read about A. borelli, the authors speak of 1:1 as the best way to keep them. This opens my eyes. Thank you!
Thank you, Samala. I didn't expected this immensive emergent growth of the Ceratopteris either, but now I love it :). Give it a try, it's...
Thank you again, Darrel. I know push the temperature a little bit higher. I guess I try 24°C first.
Do you think that Apistogramma borelliis are better kept in harems or with more females than males?
Best
Gerd
Thank you, Darrel. Yes, I adhere to the original Walstad method, but I also do 30% water changes every 4 weeks. I don't know if this is enough, but till now it works. In a "normal" tank I do water changes every 1 to 2 weeks and change about 50% of the water. There I have the feeling that this is...
Hello,
I have a pair of Apistogramma borelli in my 60x28x20 cm Walstad tank together with 2 Endler Guppys. In the first days they lived together in harmony and started to courtship (is this the correct word?). But from one day to another the female starts to escape, first slow backwards, then...