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  1. Mike Wise

    Here are my wild caught cacatuoides pair

    Poor photos for the most part and no size information makes sexing very difficult.
  2. Mike Wise

    Any reason to not send fish waste water through a distiller ?

    You might want to look at a SpectraPure Mega MaxCap® Performance Plus™ 1:1 RO/DI System and similar systems from other manufacturers. No, you don't need to add a DI cartridge. With a back-flush system it will keep the RO membrane clean for a long, long time. I know that SpectraPure produced 400...
  3. Mike Wise

    Any reason to not send fish waste water through a distiller ?

    Have you looked into a high pressure R/O unit? They produce considerably less waste water.
  4. Mike Wise

    Nannacara taenia Eggs—Fungal or Unfertilized?

    Best option is to wait a few days.
  5. Mike Wise

    Cacatuoides Pair Says Cave and Sand Not Needed...

    Yes, life finds a way. My first spawn of A. wapisana spawned in the corner of a bare quarantine/grow-out tank. They were tiny (and new to science and the hobby). I thought that the were juveniles.
  6. Mike Wise

    Help IDing - Apistogramma psammophila?

    As anewbie wrote, these apistos do not form pairs. If your tanks are large enough and properly laid out it would be better to use 2 or more females with 1 male - once you are sure that you have females. With polygamous species like yours I will rotate males into the females' tank.
  7. Mike Wise

    Surface dwelling dithers

    DonDonnie asked "stay near the surface of an aquarium". G. strigata tend to live among plant in the middle of the water column. Otherwise they are safe from eating fry. It is hard for any fish with an upturned mouth to eat bottom-dwelling fry.
  8. Mike Wise

    Fish quiz

    ... and it is amazing what photo enhancement can do these day. This book is a prime example.
  9. Mike Wise

    Ivanacara bimaculata eggs

    Look normal in color and numbers for a cichlasomine. Not all apisto eggs are red. It depends on what they eat.
  10. Mike Wise

    Surface dwelling dithers

    Hatchetfishes (other than G. strigata) are another option, but need a tightly covered aquarium cover. These fish literally fly when startled.
  11. Mike Wise

    Please help! Apistogramma id.

    There are populations of A. agassizii in much of the Rio Putumayo, but this fish looks more like the forms found in the lower Amazon (south of the main channel and east of the Rio Madeira). The agassizii-complex species are known for their polychromatism, but the fish in the photos look nothing...
  12. Mike Wise

    'lipstick' pencilfish ??

    Thank you for the reference. I find it very informative and it doesn't even include samples from the western Amazon other than N. nortenthaleri and N. rubrocaudatus. I find it interesting that there are thoughts of splitting the genus into multiple genera. I remember when N. eques, N. harrisoni...
  13. Mike Wise

    'lipstick' pencilfish ??

    Dr. Stanley Weitzman, the foremost authority on the genus - and a 'lumper', always lumped similar populations under one species. None of his protegees ever wanted to openly contradict his opinions out of respect for this great ichthyologist. I would not be surprised that genetic studies will...
  14. Mike Wise

    Apistos Cacatuoides keep dying

    Yes, that's 1 of 20+ possibilities ... and the one most likely. But the question asked was, "... do you know what type of apisto might be?" It might be any of 20+ different species.;)
  15. Mike Wise

    Sexing apistogramma

    You are not likely to have breeding success if the female is continually "chasing everyone away". A community tank is not a breeding tank.
  16. Mike Wise

    Apistos Cacatuoides keep dying

    It is a macmasteri-complex species, but which one? I can't say for sure. There are 20+ species in the complex.
  17. Mike Wise

    Panduro pairing wait or give up

    Probably not the water quality, but the water values (pH, ec). Often they will attempt to spawn again once the female fills with eggs. Until then the female is only tolerated. I've found with many nijsseni-group species that after 3 or 4 unsuccessful spawns they are not interested in breeding...
  18. Mike Wise

    Apistos Cacatuoides keep dying

    The apisto in the photo definitely is not A. cacatuoides. You'll need 2 of the same species if you want successful reproduction. As MacZ wrote the tank is very open with no visual boundaries to separate territories. To me it is also very bright. Floating plants covering at least part of the...
  19. Mike Wise

    Tank size for A. Borellii

    Agree with MacZ add 1 male, add some small tetras and make it a small community tank.
  20. Mike Wise

    Panduro pairing wait or give up

    Nijsseni-group species can be choosy about breeding partners. You new female's behavior indicates that breeding occurred but was unsuccessful. Now the male is looking for another breeding partner. You don't say what kind do 20 gallon tank that you have. I also don't understand why your "RO...
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