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  1. Ttw

    Thank you, Ted Judy

    Not sure I understand. Are you putting the peat in the cave loose or in a bag? Does the peat get out into the tank?
  2. Ttw

    New Apisto description : Apistogramma helkeri

    Tom C's web page is always a good place to find new and interesting info. Looking at it today I see pictures of A. guttata. This is one of my Holy Grail fish. I collected them in 1997 and 1999 in the location pictured below. This spot on the Rio Morichal Largo was an idyllic spot in a river that...
  3. Ttw

    Help with ID

    Here are some more pictures. They show the females in their various patterns and there are males showing their different patterns.
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    Help with ID

    I obtained this fish a few years ago from one of the exporters in Iquitos. He wouldn't say where it was caught. He only had a few specimens. Could it be cf.cruzi or cinilabra? Sorry if I posted the pictures incorrectly. Had a difficult time figuring this out.
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    Black Beard Algae

    I have had good luck with true Siamese Algae Eaters when they are young. They clean up the black beard algae very well. However as they get older, they don't like the algae as well as other food.
  6. Ttw

    Apistogramma sp "Rio Mamore" or A.maciliensis?

    Mike Do you have any location info on the Rio Beni color morphs? I could target these when I go back to Bolivia.
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    Apistogramma sp "Rio Mamore" or A.maciliensis?

    You are correct Mike. Both color forms are found together. I collected these in Bolivia. Not only were the two color morphs found together but both would come from the same spawn when they were in my tanks at home.
  8. Ttw

    A. luelingi

    Animalmgc. Sent you a "conversation"
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    The Artificially Hatch Plan & Heist!

    I have done this the same way. Add the methylene blue until there is little visibility and partial water changes once the eggs hatch. I don't think you need a lot of water movement. An air stone isn't needed just some airline tubing and some gentle bubbling.
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    A. luelingi

    A. Luelingi F1 from wild caught. $15 per pair. Too hot now to ship from Phoenix but I can deliver to the ACA convention.
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    The Artificially Hatch Plan & Heist!

    Had similar problems with my barlowi so I artificially hatched her eggs multiple times. I placed the small flower pot in which she laid her eggs into a plastic specimen container that hung inside the aquarium. That kept the temps equal. I put enough methylene blue into the container water until...
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    2013 ACA Convention Talk

    Mike, maybe a comparison between the apistos from the Amazon drainage with those from the Orinoco drainage. Also perhaps those fish from the white sands regions compared with those from the mud bottomed streams.
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    Any RO unit recommendations?

    I've been using r/o units from Back to Nature Filtration for years. He has a wide variety of capacities and prices. You can check them out at Backtonaturefiltration.org. He also has accessories such as pH meters, etc.
  14. Ttw

    hanna h198129

    I don't keep it in a solution. Just keep the cap on.
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    hanna h198129

    I do not keep mine in a stabilizing solution and the probe tends to dry out. I wet the probe and wait about ten minutes before taking a reading. Seems to read accurately. I calibrate about every 3 months. Readings are the same before and after calibration.
  16. Ttw

    WTB Smallest Apisto

    That was TL . I did keep them in a species tank. I think I gave them away to someone who was interested in them at the time.
  17. Ttw

    WTB Smallest Apisto

    The A. staecki I had grew to only about 1.5" overall length.
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    Lights to show fish colors

    Often the lights used in the aquarium do not show the fish very well. In the sunlight our apistos look like jewels. Then in the aquarium the fish look various shades of brown. The 6500K plant lights don't seem to help. What lights have others found that compliment the fish colors?
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    Brazil exporting ban

    In an earlier post, Jeff (Aquatic Clarity) mentioned the lifting of the export ban on Brazilian fish. Can anyone give us more information on that? Is it possible to collect again in Brazil?
  20. Ttw

    Eunotus from Pebas area

    Wishing you luck. Have fun.
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