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  1. MickeM

    is this an apisto agassizii pair?

    This is normal when the female is guarding eggs/fry.. ! .. He is "expected" to chase intruders away I guess.. For polygamic Apistos the male mostly focus on defense/taking care of the outer territory borders. Every female then focus on her "personal" territory ... closest to the eggs/fry.. ( Ap...
  2. MickeM

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  3. MickeM

    Tips on breeding Sp Alto Tapiche

    Don´t forget that suddenly adding loads of leaves into a tank ( if made all at once/in a short time of period, ) may then also cause a larger mass of decaying dead biologic materia in your limited amount of water... and then, ofcourse, impacting the tank/"the biological "system" as a whole...
  4. MickeM

    Tips on breeding Sp Alto Tapiche

    Don´t forget that suddenly adding loads of leaves into a tank ( if made all at once/in a short time of period, ) may then also cause a larger mass of decaying dead biologic materia in your limited amount of water... and then, ofcourse, impacting the tank/"the biological "system" as a whole...
  5. MickeM

    WTF Happened to my fry?

    .... and also remember what Tom C have mentioned after many trips to Apisto-habitats in nature.. Fine sand/mud might be more important for Apistos than we think.. (De-stressing ???????) https://apistogramma.com//forum/threads/substrate-for-tanks.17313/
  6. MickeM

    WTF Happened to my fry?

    Hi .. !! I have also experienced this problem sometimes.. If all is OK with the water quality and no illnesses or unknown animals are present I guess there are some other possibilities left.. - The male(or female?) sees the well fed fry as Microworms(live Brineshrimp) and mistake them for food...
  7. MickeM

    A.borellii

    I always put the coconuts in the freezer for 1-2 days, then I get into action just using the hammer:) The pulp inside then usually also separate without any problem.. If you have a bucket/tank with some snails or Ancistrus they can do the rest of the cleaning(if necessary?) before you put the...
  8. MickeM

    Elizabethae?

    Hi.. To me it sure looks like A. elizabethae. ..and I will take a wild guess that the one to the left after 12 seconds, if you freeze the film, is a male.., since the caudal-fin shows the typical split+ slightly elongated fintips. (As it starts to descend..). It also shows rather long...
  9. MickeM

    Chromaphyosemion/Aphyosemion

    I`ve successfully kept Rivulus cladophorus and several Epiplatys species with similar-sized Apistos some times .. but then in quite long/large heavily planted tanks: 90cm<.. ..and then with a significant distance between the water surface up to the feeding-hole.. (10-15 cm) A small customized...
  10. MickeM

    Rare Apisto(rositae) observation..!!

    I`m afraid not .. I was too late with the camera/phone.. The following morning she was still determined about her choise, but at the afternoon she had moved them to one of the new coco-caves placed at the bottom... beneath the floating screw-cap.. Maybe she got tired of the endless job (with...
  11. MickeM

    Rare Apisto(rositae) observation..!!

    I just got a surprice I`d never thought I would ever see.. Absolutely the most odd place for an Apisto-female to keep her larvae / fry.. (yet)!! As we know, Apisto females like to relocate their offspring when they notice that they start hatching .. .. and often then, where it is quite dark...
  12. MickeM

    Apistogramma rositae

    Hi rasmusW + all.. If you`re located in Sweden/Norway/Denmark you may want to take a trip to the annual auction in Örebro (Sweden), April 28th. 2 pairs of A. rositae will be sold.. (I recently got some youngsters from a friend..) .. and you will find some other Apistos there too..:) Here is...
  13. MickeM

    D. foirni on aquabid

    Small specimen of Cr.(Dicross. foirni)sp.R.NEGRO were available here in Europe for the cost of 20Euro/fish .. (a week ago) Not much help for you in the U.S. , but an option for all Europeans.. if you have got a store willing to place an order..!! https://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/
  14. MickeM

    Apistogramma cf. agassizii forms from the Rio Xingu

    Hi Shane + all.. Thanks for sharing the nice pics+ video..!! Just need to ask you.. Is that a female Diapteron(Aphyosemion) cyanostictum(?) in your video?? /Micke
  15. MickeM

    Egg Eating Female

    Hi Darren, I`ve never tried the Catappa , but I know the repetadly positive effect from the aldercones.. Also remember that in a very small tank with a small volume of sand+/filter, it is harder to maintain a sufficient and well functioning biological tank.. (good bacterias need somewhere to...
  16. MickeM

    Egg Eating Female

    Hi again Darren + all.. I don`t think the eggs where infertile/dead from the beginning.. and I don`t think the male failed to do his job the best he could.. ..since many Apisto males can manage to fertilize eggs without entering the spawning cave.. (They fan/whip their spermatozoa into the...
  17. MickeM

    Egg Eating Female

    Hi Yelloyoyo + all.. I guess you have already thought all this over for some time ...(I know I have.. :) ) If/when you moved the eggs to another tank/situation you probably, by this, have given the eggs some new/different conditions making the positive effect ??? This might eventually be...
  18. MickeM

    Odd Apisto for sale.. !!!

    Anyone who wants a new breeding project..????? :-) http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwapisto&1507209381
  19. MickeM

    sick or injured apisto

    .. I use the canisters for my killie-fishes + Betta-species when breeding, but if these are too small for your male you should probably try some other kind of tube..!! Search the web and you will find/see many different options..!!
  20. MickeM

    sick or injured apisto

    Hi TK27 +all.. Can you add any pictures on the poor guy..?? If it is "only" effects of female aggression/biting, he may just need a rest (in another tank?) so he can heal and get some self-confidence back + grow to her size (if he is smaller than her..?).. ..and he may then have gotten fungus...
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