• Hello guest! Are you an Apistogramma enthusiast? If so we invite you to join our community and see what it has to offer. Our site is specifically designed for you and it's a great place for Apisto enthusiasts to meet online. Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your fish and tanks and have a great time with other Apisto enthusiasts. Sign up today!

Search results

  1. ErtyJr

    Apistogramma Agassizii

    Sorry to hear about your male :( it is always sad to lose a beloved pet. Hopefully your new male turns out to be every bit as beautiful!
  2. ErtyJr

    Apistogramma rositae

    I love the colors! Absolutely jaw dropping!
  3. ErtyJr

    question about leaving fry with mom

    All of them could not go together, they would have to be similar in size, the two month Olds would likely eat your 2 weekers.
  4. ErtyJr

    Apisto ID help?

    I'm glad to hear (and see) she is doing so well. I hope you can find a mate and some friends soon. Hopefully someone will eventually be able to give you a definitive answer soon! Good luck, and keep us updated!
  5. ErtyJr

    Let's see your cacatu's.....

    Wow peter! Is that last male truly as yellow as the picture makes him look? There is two things i have wanted to selectively bred. I wanted to work towards a triple yellow, a lot like your last pic looks, and a blue male. Preferably with the black checkering, but I have never seen any...
  6. ErtyJr

    Apisto ID help?

    I still don't know how to I.D. her, but, how's the fishy been doing?
  7. ErtyJr

    Cac Orange Flash dorsal

    That or crossbreeding back with other non orange flash that have the high fins and then selecting high finned offspring that show the orange flash trait and breeding them untill they breed true. Some of which will never breed 100% true. Take for example the checkering of triple reds, my male...
  8. ErtyJr

    wanting to learn how to properly I.D. apistogramma

    Ah, I believe my post was not 100% clear. I was planning on dropping the temp on the community tank, the tank the fry are in will remain at 79-80 untill they have been sold. Just something that occurred to me. If the fry sex is determined, in part, by temp in the first 2 months, then after...
  9. ErtyJr

    Agassizi Tefe Orange

    My female lays her eggs and fans them. That lasts 2 days, she hardly comes out during that time. After 2 days they hatch but can not yet swim, then for the next 5 days she generally roams an area and chases all other fish away. After those 5 or so days, the babies emerge and she starts...
  10. ErtyJr

    Agassizi Tefe Orange

    If she has begun chasing him, you likely have some fertilized eggs somewhere!
  11. ErtyJr

    wanting to learn how to properly I.D. apistogramma

    You know that's something I knew, from being an avid fisherman, and just did even apply it to my fish keeping knowledge. Very good thing to keep on mind. I think when I remove my fry and female in the next few weeks I will drop the temp down a bit to 76 or so. Or perhaps lower? What do you...
  12. ErtyJr

    wanting to learn how to properly I.D. apistogramma

    Yes thanks Mike I am aware the temp does effect broods. Been keeping mine at 79-80. Just figured they would always want it like that.
  13. ErtyJr

    Snail eating tankmates for Agassizii

    Oh yes I do know that I do not have exactly 0 nitrates. I have a very small amount which is unreadable. My plants actually have a nitrate deficiency, and I need to dose it, but alas I haven't bought it yet because to me my fishes health is more important than my plants having the perfect...
  14. ErtyJr

    Snail eating tankmates for Agassizii

    I thought gh not only calculates things that raise ph but also things that lower such as salts. I thought kh is the one that matters and what decides if water is soft or hard. I use ro water and the only reason I have a 5 is because I add a ph 6.5 buffer. Nothing else is added and before hand...
  15. ErtyJr

    wanting to learn how to properly I.D. apistogramma

    Oh wow thank you! Did not know that I figured by keeping it 80 I was doing them a favor. Thanks gerald!
  16. ErtyJr

    Snail eating tankmates for Agassizii

    My tank is infested with pond snails. My GH is 5 I believe and KH was between 1-2 if I recall correctly. I know they were both pretty low but gh was not as low as I wanted. Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0 (I don't mistest, I have duckweed, I know my test works I get readings on other tanks...
  17. ErtyJr

    wanting to learn how to properly I.D. apistogramma

    Thank you mike. I was very sad when I found out I would lose my fish after only 2-3 years. I now have a goal to aspire to and try my best to keep my fish alive much longer. I'm sure it will take a serious effort but it's worth it. And thank you as well gerald for sharing your experiences...
  18. ErtyJr

    Snail eating tankmates for Agassizii

    Hm odd. I have had mine about two months and they still actively hunt and are doing well. I only keep 1-2 in a tank though. Perhaps that helps?
  19. ErtyJr

    Snail eating tankmates for Agassizii

    First off mike is right, a community tank isn't a breeding tank. But in saying that I am the worst offender of that so I can't speak much on it. Although I am currently raising my last batch of fry in the community tank. After this I will have a breeding tank setup so I will no longer be...
  20. ErtyJr

    Dry food for apisto's - what do you feed?

    If anyone tries this let me know how it goes. I love to vary my apistogramma' s diet and would buy it if I know they will like it.
Top