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Interesting. I never thought of growing ludisia in water (or wet feet). I guess you don't have enough light to try phragmipediums? What type of light are you using?
You're welcome. Here are some websites that may be helpful:
http://www.dwarfcichlid.com/index.php
http://www.dwarfcichlid.com/Apistogramma_borellii.php
http://www.dwarfcichlid.com/Apistogramma_cacatuoides.php
Welcome! If you can keep angelfish, you can probably keep domestically bred cackatoo Apistos (A. cacautoides), and umbrella apistos (A. borelli). You can also use rain water instead of doing the RO water.
Maybe. It depends on what types of Apistos you plan to have. If they look very different, then maybe. If they look very similar, there will likely be fights.
This link (first box) to a tank keeping Rams and Apisto. cacatuoides: http://www.dwarfcichlid.com/Good_habitat.php
Well, we know how reliable general new websites can be... but what's interesting here is it's linked to WWF's site which lists the scientists linked to the discovery/publication (again, Romer et al.) who would presumably be familiar with Warzel and Kosolowski?
The other day, CNN had a story on WWF (World Wildlife Fund) discovering new species (since 2010), including 2 dwarf cichlids:
www.cnn.com/2013/10/25/world/americas/amazon-species-discovered/index.html?iref=allsearch
Picture 2 shows A. cinilabra; picture 6 shows Dicrossus warzeli. From the...
Any idea what type of algae? You may want to reduce the light amount. If black beard algae, another suggestion is to use Seachem Flourish Excel to treat your plants, but it does cause Vallisneria melt. If you can, remove the plant and put it in the bucket with some of the Excel. Also, up...
Buy a 40 gallon trash bin, fill it with garden peat moss and water and let the water steep for about a 72+ hours, then use this water (it will be tea colored from the tannins). Refill bin with water and continue to use until the water stops becoming stained and use new peat moss.
To get low pH water:
Collect rain water/snow
Collect water from your de-humidifier/air-conditioning unit (may want to stick some polyfil in it if you are concerned with copper or other metal contaminants)
Buy a 40 gallon trash bin, fill it with garden peat moss and water and let the water...
Other alternatives:
Collect rain water/snow
Collect water from your de-humidifier/air-conditioning unit (may want to stick some polyfil in it if you are concerned with copper or other metal contaminants)
Buy a 40 gallon trash bin, fill it with garden peat moss and water and let the water steep...
Where are you moving to? Maybe your new destination has a fish club who could help by receiving your fish in advance and taking care of them until you move? Some areas have cichlid specific clubs.