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  1. Apistomaster

    Apistogramma iniridae

    The advent of the internet has been a boon to our hobby. Especially since new species are introduced to the hobby faster than books can keep up. I have been accumulating tropical fish books since 1961. My tropical fish book lbrary is equaled only by my Fly Fishing books library. It has been...
  2. Apistomaster

    Nannostomus ID

    Mike is right. Nannostomus breed in small tanks. I built some 4.5 gal tanks for breeding small Characins and Killifish. They are 16 X 8 X 8 inches. I cover the bottom with "egg crate" fluorescent light diffuser grids covered with nylon fly scree,. The screen is tacked to the grid with tiny...
  3. Apistomaster

    fish from colombia

    I suspect your catfish are Sturisomatichthys leightoni. Nice find. http://www.planetcatfish.com/sturisomatichthys_leightoni
  4. Apistomaster

    Nannostomus ID

    Nannostomus can be a real challenge tp propagate but very rewarding when it works. Nannostomus beckfordi is the "beginner's" species to breed. They are pretty easy to breed. Their fry are tiny and slow growing at first but they finish off fast and can begin spawning as early as six months old...
  5. Apistomaster

    fish from colombia

    There are serveral Sturisomatichthys species found in Colombian waters. All of them are found in rivers in the eastern drainages. There is very little information regarding http://www.planetcatfish.com/sturisomatichthys_sp`colombia`. However, if you search in the cat-elog section of Loricaridae...
  6. Apistomaster

    Pyrrhulina cf. brevis

    Wish I would come across some P. cf brevis. I had a reverse trio which came mixed in with a box of Cardinal Tetras almost a life time ago. I had a pair spawn on the tip of an Amazon Sword leaf but the eggs were eaten before they hatched. Males are pretty especially when spawning. Best of luck...
  7. Apistomaster

    Looking for A. borellii company

    Otocinclus are probably your best bet as far as any catfish tank mates. I have raised L10a and Sturisoma aureum. Both are carnivorous more than herbivorous while technically being omnivores. Sturisoma normally do not enter confined spaces but the smaller L10a often uses pieces of 1/2" i.d. PVC...
  8. Apistomaster

    Advice Regarding WC Apistos and Dithers.

    I second Mike's suggestions about deciding whether this is a community tank or breeding tank. My favorite dither fish are one of these two species of Pencilfish; Nannostomus eques or N. marginatus. They are fairly common and always peaceful. I avoid the most commonly available Pencilfish, N...
  9. Apistomaster

    Apistogramma iniridae

    Apistogramma iniridae is a species which comes from very soft and acidic water. The pH should be about 5.5 and the TDS around 25 ppm. They may be found in either clear or black water. They are not rare but they are not seen for sale often either. They can be handsome fish but they are not one of...
  10. Apistomaster

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    My D. filamentosus usually live 3 to 4 years and they have all been wild fish. I feed them black worms, newly hatched Artemia, frozen blood worms and earth worm sticks. The later, earth worm sticks, contain some Spirulina and other plant based ingredients.
  11. Apistomaster

    Is my Agassizii female too thin

    Try one daily feeding of live bbs to condition your A. agassizi.
  12. Apistomaster

    Assassin snail and cherry shrimp for tank mates?

    I have had A. trifasciata frequently spawn in fairly open areas like the exterior of a small clay flower pot. Note my avatar photo is an A. trifasciata male. I have had females as small as 1/2 inch breed successfully. The number of eggs were only about 18 and about 12 fry survived. The numbers...
  13. Apistomaster

    Hello and flame red story

    Males tend to their fry better after they have gone free swimming. At least he shows an interest which I would take as a good sign.
  14. Apistomaster

    Crenicichla compressiceps tankmates ?

    I was able to keep adult Apistogramma pairs with six Crencichla compressiceps. I also had Black Phantom Tetras and 10 adult Heckel Discus in this set up. I was even able to keep common Ghost Shrimp with them. I was raising the shrimp and had many hundreds of them. I thought the Dwarf Pike...
  15. Apistomaster

    Panduro male or female?

    I think you were fortunate to have ended up with three females because males often out number females so you should be able to get more males thus have many pairs to work with. There is a lot of variability with regard to the side spot pattern among A. panduro and A. nissenji. Including some...
  16. Apistomaster

    cactuidis eggs don't hatch

    A. cacatuoides do not need soft acid water let alone neat RO water. They breed and hatch fine in water with a pH of 7.4 and a TDS around 300 ppm. If I use artificial hatching I use water from their breeding tank and use a drop or two per gal of methylene blue. Once they have hatched I do a large...
  17. Apistomaster

    circulation pump?

    I think the filters you have are fine for this tank. About the Serpae Tetras. They are a very attractive species but they also act a lot like little piranhas. Look closely at their jaws and you will clearly see their teeth. I f you wish to successfully breed the A. cacatuoides I'd recommend...
  18. Apistomaster

    Large Tank Filtration

    I use an Ehiem Classic 2217 and a DIY wet/dry filter driven by a MagDrive 9.5(950 gph) on my 75 gal and 125 gal tanks. Each tank has at least 1000+ gph flow through rates. One of the pros going for wet/dry filters is they are resilient to power outages. They retain a high enough humidity to not...
  19. Apistomaster

    apistogramma agassizii // Females keep dying!

    I would consider segregating the sexes in quarantine tanks and simultaneously treating them with metroniadazole, flubendazole and praziquantel(HIKARI PraziPro). Also feed them primarily newly hatched brine shrimp. I have used this combination of drugs on all new wild Discus, expensive Plecos and...
  20. Apistomaster

    Apistogramma Males who breed the fry

    My experience with these two species is that often the pair shares in the brood care although the females usually provide the primary care. I think it is best to think that with these species that the brood care may be distributed on a continuum where sometimes males may predominate, or pairs...
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