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Yes, that is correct, in that photo looking pretty plain, but when he displays or gets excited he gets the dark stripes and looks quite impressive. Note that the male does not have the extended dorsal fin rays typical of C. nothopthalmus, but that is the species it is apparently most closely...
I did get some in the end, and ended up with 3, a male and two females. I actually got 5, but they were very tiny and skinny and two didn't make it, I think I waited too long to decide (about a month after I last posted), and they had probably not been fed well at the shop. They were so small...
I agree, a male Apistogramma was one of the most aggressive cichlids I have owned. eventually needed a 240l tank to himself (well with some non cichlids and a couple of much bigger cichlids too).
I’m sorry about the issues you have had, such a shame. My festivums were tank bred and cost $5 each. They were very tiny at first and initially did not eat well, but after a while 4 of them improved. Two failed to thrive, they just did not eat much, didn’t grow and eventually died. The shop...
Yes, agreed, that would be too much. You could try 3 angels and 3 festivums maybe? They are known to group together in the wild so together would make a decent group. Of course as with most cichlids you should always have a plan B in case any individuals have to be removed at some point. I would...
I have 5 in a large tank (200 x 65 x 65cm) with other SA cichlids, they are no trouble. I had previously had them for about 9 months in a 240 litre tank (120cm, 4ft long), they were also fine. Mine have shown no indication of breeding behaviour, and grew at very different rates. Two are now...
This is what google translate comes up with:
My fish is of the same species as yours.
When I got it, the merchant was selling it as another variety, Apistogramma resticulosa! ! But I know no, the function is not obvious. It may have been found in another watershed in Brazil without the black...
I once had some wild ones, (all males unfortunately). I have since seen some domestic ones and they look nowhere near as attractive. I guess in the wild there are several colour variations though.
That is strange. I have not noticed anything like that with water lettuce, I usually only see yellow or dying leaves when there are too many floating plants in a tank, and have assumed that is because of too much competition for nitrogen.
What is the difference?
Central American so would do better in harder water than the other species mentioned.
I have not kept a Ctenopoma before, I have considered it, interesting fish, but for me that would mean changing everything in one tank to African...maybe one day. I don't think it...
My festivums are different, perhaps because they are tank bred. They are calm and peaceful and not at all skittish or shy. They don't bother any other fish in the tank, and while I have not kept them with loaches, I would not foresee any problems.
As for the Laetacaras, yes, they are fairly big...
I would say they are more confident and outgoing than rams and tend to stay out in the open more than Apistogrammas. They are not at all aggressive to other species when not breeding. I have 2 pairs in a tank that measures 160 x 60 x 60cm and they are the only bottom dwellers apart from a few...
Missed this thread before. I have just been skimming all the answers. I would have thought that Mesonauta would be a good option if you can find them. Otherwise for a confident, but not too aggressive smallish cichlid, what about Laetacara araguaiae?
Both times I have had cyanobacteria that is exactly how and where it started. The first time I just kept removing it manually, throwing away the affected Pistia, and eventually, after I added some large almond leaves it never came back. I think they do have some kind of antibacterial properties...
The tank and fish look lovely, I think you have a bit of Cyanobacteria though. I would try to get rid of that. And honestly I wouldn’t worry about the snails, they do not do any harm and I have found that the population tends to decrease and level off after a bit of an explosion. I just have...