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1&2 both look girly to me. 3 looks male. 4…I’m not sure if it’s a beat down male trying to look female, or actually female. With the Icana fish, the males will develop quite a bit of that rusty red in the face, while the females will carry the rusty red color on the flanks ( but not face)
A sp D6/mitu, A sp D37/keimenfleck, A sp D39. All fantastic Apistogramma that wonderful looking, fairly rare in the hobby, and quite a bit more wide ranging in terms of water chemistry than one might be led to believe.
Interesting. Maybe she decided it was time to be a he. Would be super interesting to see what happens if you introduced/forced a juvie female with the old female
Water chemistry is perfect. Tank size is not… In my experience, I’d say the tank is smallish for one pair, with two pairs I’m sort of amazed you’ve avoided any murders. Move a pair, I’d wager the results improve wildly without the pressure of the second pair
I’ve never made much of an effort to do anything special with fry in the tank. Seems to me a fish that would be hatched in the rainy season wouldn’t be too bothered by swings in temperature.
Sounds about right to me, looks about right me. Get the pH down, and the protein up and you should be on the way. It always amazed me how much they could eat in the pre spawn/conditioning phase. Best of luck!