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Thank you, it's really hard to get wildcaught dwarf cichlids here in Singapore due to the small population and market size making importers not want to bring them in. I usually make an annual trip to Hong Kong to get whatever is available at the time I'm there (a small fraction of what they get...
The 3rd pair ended up eating the wrigglers on the day they hatched. Fast forward a week and the 1st pair has laid eggs again. Wonder how many tries they will take to be successful. So far only the 4th pair hasn't spawned yet.
In other news, I have fry from my Apistogramma rositae pair, and a...
The second breeding pair has also eaten the eggs/wrigglers. The female was still guarding the pot this morning (day 5 or 6 I think) so I believe the eggs should have hatched but the wrigglers were eaten this afternoon
The first batch of eggs didn't make it, but another of my pairs has laid eggs. This pair is a younger female with one of my original males (my first group had 3m2f, and this male was the leftover one that I paired with a female from a much later shipment). Guess I have to keep the bbs factory...
The female is no longer guarding the secluded area 24/7 like she did when the eggs first disappeared, though she still disappears there every now and then to check the area out. I thought the fry become free swimming after 8-9 days though, so I assume that they're gone by now since I see no...
Yes, I have 20 tanks on my 2 racks. Not all are empty but I can fit 2-3 "pairs" of this species.
The line of sight breaks aren't just the leaves, but also various flowerpots and apistogramma caves that are firmly on the substrate. The plants are planted in an actual flowerpot filled with soil...
Unfortunately my tanks aren't big enough, they're about 15 gallons each. I have a couple slightly larger 20 gallon ones on the racks but those are currently occupied. That's why I split my dwarf cichlids into "pairs" - one "pair" in each tank with 2 small flowerpots and 1 terracotta cave, leaf...
The Colombia exporter didn't ship the apistos out so I'm stuck with just what I have, unless Glaser still has stock next week. If they do my lfs will request for 3 females and I'll just throw everything I have into the same tank and hope 1-2 pairs form naturally that I can then separate into...
I bought all the apparatus needed for bbs, just haven't hatched them before so just having first time jitters plus non live food is easier to prepare. I'll probably start hatching bbs over the weekend if the eggs haven't been eaten.
Anyone can share how long the eggs will take to hatch? I...
The eggs disappeared from the flowerpot on the 4th day, but the parents still exhibited guarding behaviour - the male is still threat displaying at the next door tank and the female is lurking behind the bigger flowerpot. I'm hoping that the eggs/wrigglers got moved instead of being eaten.
Thanks! My tanks are mostly breeding focused setups so they just contain the pair and no other fish. However, I do have a Crenicichla regani "Tapajos" tank where the male and female seemed to have paired up, but no action has taken place. I read that the presence of dithers can help to...
Thank you very much for your offer Darrel, unfortunately I'm in Singapore. Let me see if the micro worms will pass the wife test. I did some research about maintaining a micro worm culture but it's quite troublesome in hot and humid Singapore.
Thanks everyone! Looks like this may be a viable batch of eggs based on your feedback. Both parents are still guarding the flowerpot, and the male is also constantly displaying at the pair in the next tank - I guess they're pretty good parents? Hopefully they see the eggs through to free...
After conditioning my Ivanacara bimaculata with live worms and decapsulated brine shrimp eggs, one of my 4 pairs has finally laid eggs! I notice though that the eggs are not bright orange/red like apistogramma eggs - could they be unfertilized? There's alot of eggs though, much more than what...