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  1. Mike Wise

    Apistos Cacatuoides keep dying

    As MacZ wrote your tank is too small for a breeding trio of apistos, especially when they are in with a densely populated community. You need to decide what you really want, a community tank or a breeding tank. It is virtually impossible to have both in something as small as your tank.
  2. Mike Wise

    Wild caught A. Ortegai shyness and hiding

    The female is definitely confusing. It has a caudal patch more like that seen on A. cf. orgetai (Pebas). Holotype A. ortegai females will only show 2 prominent flank spots (on Bars 3 & 4) when brooding or dominant. In neutral mood females of A. ortegai show 4 - 5 lateral spots with the 2 spots...
  3. Mike Wise

    Help sexing of my apistogramma.

    I must agree with Frank on this. The top fish shows masculine features like extended anterior dorsal spines (higher than a female's), lack of black in the ventral fins, and a more slender profile, typical of a male. My guess is that this is a sneaker male trying to look female to avoid excess...
  4. Mike Wise

    WC Apistogramma sp. Ladislao

    Not in all apisto species, especially members of the nijsseni-group. I've found that if 2 pair off but are unsuccessful raising a spawn or 2 that they aren't interested in breeding with each other. They may live together fairly peacefully but have no interest in breeding with each other, more...
  5. Mike Wise

    Help sexing of my apistogramma.

    I make mistakes all of the time ... just ask my wife!:D
  6. Mike Wise

    WC Apistogramma sp. Ladislao

    I guess I should have been more specific. I was asking Ayazad about his water values. As for those with favorable values but no success, it could be for many reason from tank placement and decor to just not having a compatible breeding pair.
  7. Mike Wise

    WC Apistogramma sp. Ladislao

    It would help to know your water parameters. The species is found in moderate black water so minimal water hardness and a pH around 6 should work. This is a nijsseni-group species and most have a reputation for being choosy about breeding partners.
  8. Mike Wise

    Wild caught A. Ortegai shyness and hiding

    Some fish just learn to hide. Do you have any floating plants that could shade at least part of the tank? The tank look rather bright to me.
  9. Mike Wise

    Agassizi ID help

    Appears to be one of the Netz forms from the north side of the Amazon between the Rio Negro and Rio Jari in northeastern Brazil. Which one depends on catch location.
  10. Mike Wise

    Please help! Apistogramma id.

    The Rio Putumayo has both A. agassizii and A. bitaeniata co-existing together so it looks like Glaser's shipment was a mix. The fish in the photo is definitely a member of the agassizii-complex.
  11. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma uaupesi unpairing?

    Yes, it is possible. More likely is that the male is ready to breed but the female is not.
  12. Mike Wise

    Introduction 23F

    It could be A. agassizii Tefe but it does not appear to be A. sp. Tefe.
  13. Mike Wise

    Need help with sexing apisto panduro

    For panduro females around 1¾"/4,5cm should show definite female markings. As for sexual maturity it really depends on factors like water quality, food and temperature, but most apistos are sexually mature at 6 - 8 months.
  14. Mike Wise

    Fish quiz

    My guess is that variety in foods in the wild and possibly water condition play an important part in color. Apistos eat a much more varied diet in the wild than any of us provide in the aquarium.
  15. Mike Wise

    Need help with sexing apisto panduro

    OK, at 1 - 1½"/2,5 - 3,5cm your smaller fish is still (if properly raised) a juvenile and could be either sex. Given a month or 2 you should know for certain.
  16. Mike Wise

    Fish quiz

    No distinct dark markings visible, so no positive identification, sorry.
  17. Mike Wise

    Sigh i don't have enough floaters

    Green Neons (P. simulans) is a blackwater species. Like other blackwater schooling tetras they are opportunistic predators on anything small enough to fit in their mouth. As such schooling tetras can overwelm a female apisto's ability to protect her fry.
  18. Mike Wise

    Breeding trio of Apistogramma Agassizi “Alenquer”

    Hard to say without knowing which 20 gallon tank you have: 20High, 20Long, 20Tall? "4 caves, a lot of plants, and a lot of hides and cover" varies with the opinion of the aquarist. A photo of the tank would be helpful. What are you feeding your fish and what are the pH and hardness of the tank's...
  19. Mike Wise

    Need help with sexing apisto panduro

    Length of the fish in question, in inches or centimeters, would really help.
  20. Mike Wise

    Wild caught A. Ortegai shyness and hiding

    Hmm. I thought that bloodworms were insect larvae of a chironomid midge? I am in the minority in that I occasionally feed bloodworms - but from a trusted manufacturer and a trusted retailer and I check the package for indications of partial thawing before purchase. I do the same for any frozen...
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