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  1. skoram

    Fry on Sponge Filter

    I didn't want to wait until I had no fry left so I moved the male to another tank several days ago. I suspected that he might have some internal parasites so it also allowed me to administer treatment without putting meds in the fry tank. Since moving him to another tank roughly 5 days go, the...
  2. skoram

    Fry on Sponge Filter

    Update: I'm down to about 10 fry. The remaining fry seem to be healthy but I have no idea what has reduced their numbers. Some possibilities are: 1. Predation from male erythrura I have not noticed any attempts or even interest from the male in eating his offspring but who knows? The female has...
  3. skoram

    Internal Parasites?

    It just occurred to me that he is eating a lot of banana worms these days as that is primarily what I have been feeding the fry in his tank - could that be a potential cause?
  4. skoram

    Internal Parasites?

    they were frozen bloodworms - I would say you were definitely right if not for the fact that he pooping out the same white stringy feces as I type this, and I have not put any bloodworms in his tank for several days ... other than that, he seems to be the model of perfect health ... I have...
  5. skoram

    Internal Parasites?

    thank you for your advice Gerald. he seems very "normal" so far - swimming well, flaring at the mirror and sifting through the sand as he normally does, except for one oddity. i notice that he seems to have lost his interest in bloodworms. I don't know if there is any correlation between this...
  6. skoram

    Internal Parasites?

    Just noticed this white stringy feces from my male erythrura:
  7. skoram

    Panduro sexing

    Thank you for the confirmation Mike. After Chris mentioned that my male looked like a nijsseni, I spent several hours studying photos and also concluded that both fish looked much more like nijsseni than panduro. In addition to the even dorsal spines you mentioned, they both have yellow hued...
  8. skoram

    Panduro sexing

    I should revise my previous estimation of their size. I caught both of them swimming near the front of the tank today and was able to place a ruler right below them. The larger of the two is around 5 cm and the smaller is around 3.5 cm. Here are some new shots of them: The larger male...
  9. skoram

    Panduro sexing

    To be honest I have no clue. I researched A. panduro requirements before purchasing and had a very well established 30 gallon tank for them but know very little in the way of their identification. I put my trust in the store owner for that but unfortunately he is not as knowledgeable as many of...
  10. skoram

    Apisto riparium

    Stunning photos. the FTS above looks like an incredibly authentic biotope (not that I'm an expert). The fish must be extremely happy and are thus rewarding you with many fry.
  11. skoram

    Panduro sexing

    The male is about 6 cm (2.36 inches) and the "female" is about 4.5 cm (1.77 inches).
  12. skoram

    Panduro sexing

    This was sold to me recently as a female panduro but I have a feeling it may be a male. Can anyone please confirm? It may be worth noting that this "female" is housed in the same tank with a much larger male and they seem to be getting along well enough, though it has only been 2 days since...
  13. skoram

    West African Cichlid Trade Shortage?

    well I guess that's good news in a way ... I just have to maintain my patience and they should show up here again eventually.
  14. skoram

    Fry on Sponge Filter

    Thank you for your feedback Mike. When I checked on the tank yesterday after coming home from work, I noticed that the female had moved to a different location of the tank. Upon closer inspection, this is what I saw: I am very excited and want to make sure that as many of them as possible...
  15. skoram

    Fry on Sponge Filter

    Thanks so much for the helpful replies, especially to Tph for the detailed feeding information. Since, from the fry's perspective, this is a fairly large tank, I'm concerned about their ability to actually access and "capture" the worms and BBS. I assume that they will also be competing with...
  16. skoram

    Fry on Sponge Filter

    After coming home from work a few nights ago I noticed a bunch of small dots on the sponge filter of my 10 gallon. At first I had the strange thought that perhaps my A. erythrura had spawned on the filter. However, upon closer inspection, I noticed that some of these "dots" were twitching and...
  17. skoram

    West African Cichlid Trade Shortage?

    I have been trying to find some Pelvicachromis taeniatus/subocellatus for over a year now in South Korea to no avail. Several stores had them in the past but have not received any new shipments for a long time. Has anyone else noticed a similar trend in other parts of the world? I kind of...
  18. skoram

    Please help me choose my first Apistos

    I'm not an expert but I've heard trifasciata also do not require really soft acidic water and are fairly easy to breef. I have a small group of erythrura which are supposedly very similar to trifasciata and they seem to be doing well in my tap water which is admittedly a bit soft (110 TDS and...
  19. skoram

    Sand Grain Size Too Large?

    thanks for the replies everyone. I will probably replace the sand soon with a finer grain but just wanted to know if the current grain size was potentially dangerous to my apistos. since it is not, then I can take my time a bit :D
  20. skoram

    Sand Grain Size Too Large?

    I recently read a comment posted by a member of this forum stating that sand may be the most important element of an apisto tank, moreso than pH or TDS, because of apistos need to sift through sand with their mouths in search of food. this caused me to wonder if the sand in one of my tanks was...
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