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  1. dw1305

    Panduro pairing wait or give up

    Hi all, I feed live <"bloodworms"> (and black mosquito larvae) without any issues, but I've visited a lot of <"old style"> sewage works and you get absolutely huge accumulations of blood worms and tubificid true worms in the later stages of wastewater treatment. Because these both contain...
  2. dw1305

    Panduro pairing wait or give up

    Hi all, Commercially collected Bloodworms (Chironomidae) come from grossly polluted sites, we don't know exactly what the issue is, and you can use Bloodworms you collect form clean water without any issue. cheers Darrel
  3. dw1305

    Wild caught A. Ortegai shyness and hiding

    Hi all, They are, and I believe they are an important food items for wild Apistogramma. There are hundreds of species of chironomid, including some that occur in oligotrophic condition etc. I do as well. I've been to a number of sewage treatment works, where you get "non-biting midges"...
  4. dw1305

    my a. elizabeth

    Hi all, I think it is fine, as long as you keep the leaves topped up. I think it is. I rarely see any of my fish, unless I sit in front of the tank and wait. I look at as the fish are living their "natural lives" and that is a good thing. Cheers Darrel
  5. dw1305

    Starting a firs blackwater aquarium nitrogen cycle

    Hi all, They should be fine. There are, if you go to UKAPS, we've spoken with some of the scientists working on nitrification in aquariums, research linked in to <"https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/co2-on-off-during-cycling.77983/post-784913"> If you have "grown in plants" and filter...
  6. dw1305

    Male cockatoo agression. How to resolve

    Hi all, I'm a floating plant fan, have a look at <"https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/what-is-the-%E2%80%9Cduckweed-index%E2%80%9D-all-about.73647/">. I have Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in the tanks, I just don't use for the Duckweed Index, because <"of its leaf colour">. cheers Darrel
  7. dw1305

    Male cockatoo agression. How to resolve

    Hi all, <"Magnolia grandiflora"> leaves are perfect for this, they form a complex, interlocking matrix and are very resistant to decomposition <"https://apistogramma.com/forum/threads/leaves-for-apistos.14590/">. Lomariopsis lineata is a fantastic plant (it is actually now my <"moss"> of...
  8. dw1305

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    Hi all, They've been enjoying the black mosquito larvae and Daphnia diet, and two of the females look to have laid eggs somewhere in the jungle, but I think the water will be too hard for any success. Cheers Darrel
  9. dw1305

    How to train apistogramma to eat pellet

    Hi all, Bugbites have been the only dried food that my fish have showed much enthusiasm for as well. Cheers Darrel
  10. dw1305

    c. hastatus problem

    Hi all, I agree with @MacZ , I just ignore anything I read about "pH stability". What I would say is that in very soft water you need some humic compounds, again I don't know exactly the reason. I think most of of these "facts" are written by the vendors of "pH buffers", "remineralising...
  11. dw1305

    apistogramma agassizii tank mates

    Hi all, Yes, a Monstera and an Epipremnum aureum. I know that all Aroids contain <"raphides and druse">, but I've never had any problem with Anubias, Cryptocoryne, Epipremnum, Spathiphyllum etc. leaves in the tank. Is it specific to Monstera spp.? I know you can eat the ripe fruit. cheers...
  12. dw1305

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    Hi all, Yes, I think you are right. I'm pretty sure one is a male and two are females, that one looks like another male, and I'm unsure about the fifth one. I'm only going to keep a "pair", I just need to make sure that is a male and a female, not two males. cheers Darrel
  13. dw1305

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    Hi all, Failed to get all five in the same shot, but it was interesting watching them. They changed markings as they interacted. So three out of five. And the fifth fish again, in the process of going from bar to stripe. Cheers Darrel
  14. dw1305

    Anybody incorporating AI into their husbandry?

    Hi all, You don't need AI, just listen to what Mike Wise says, Wise by name, wise by nature. Cheers Darrel
  15. dw1305

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    Hi all, All five are normally chequered, I should be able to get a photo of all of them. I'd agree it does look strange in the photo. They had apparently been in the shop (Maidenhead Aquatics in Cirencester) for several months, but they couldn't remember exactly where they were obtained from...
  16. dw1305

    Looking for Cacatiodes or other apisto proven pair, PLEASE!

    Hi all, Welcome to the forum. There aren't really any proven pairs in Apistogramma, other than the nijsenii group. Apistogramma cacatuoides is a harem breeder, which means the male will breed with any receptive female in his territory. Problems are likely to come when the female isn't...
  17. dw1305

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    Hi all, I'm just going to try with botanicals, I no longer have easy access to DI water (I've just retired from work). I'm going to clean out one of the water butts and hopefully (<"if it ever rains again">) the water will be softer in the winter. Our rainwater always has <"some carbonate...
  18. dw1305

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    Hi all, I've purchased five sub-adult Dicrossus filamentosus a few weeks ago. They've settled in really well and are becoming sexable. I'll keep a pair, but I'm not sure I'll be able to get the water soft and acidic enough for them to breed. This time I'm going to feed them much more...
  19. dw1305

    Substrate for dwarf cichlid breeding tank

    Hi all, Same as Mike for me, I used fine silica sand (bought as "play sand"), I don't ever vacuum it, and I've used the same sand for 10 - 20 years. Cheers Darrel
  20. dw1305

    Heiko Bleher - RIP

    Hi all, I had some really sad news today, Heiko has died. I don't know any details, but he will have been a friend of some of our members, a contributor to this forum and his passing leaves us (and the wider fish-keeping community) a poorer place. As well as his contribution to the hobby he...
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