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  1. Mike Wise

    id request ?

    An interesting feature that I found on A. sp. "Nadelstreifen", which TomC and I collected in the Leticia area in 2008, was the males' threat display pattern. Half of the vertical bars disappear.
  2. Mike Wise

    10g Breeding Project?

    The only true species of Apistogrmma (Apistogrammoides pucapalpaensis technically is another genus) that would work for someone with little to no experience with apistos are the truly dwarf species like A. wapisana and A. angayuara. Neither are available at the moment to my knowledge.
  3. Mike Wise

    sexing young a. nijjensi

    I guess the answer is yes and no. Think sneaker male. At the size you list - especially the smaller specimens - they can look like either sex. I personally wait until I see a dominant female who doesn't change and the same for males.
  4. Mike Wise

    Back in the hobby

    Have you checked out this site: https://dwarfcichlid.com ? Bob has been keeping dwarf cichlids for decades and has a lot of good basic information.
  5. Mike Wise

    Aequidens identification

    Does anyone know the catch location?
  6. Mike Wise

    Need help sexing Apistogramma bitaeniata

    If you look closely you can see highly extended anterior dorsal spines indicative of a male.
  7. Mike Wise

    Feedback On Apistogramma Tank Plans :).

    Also note that rummy-nose tetras have a reputation for being fry predators, like many blackwater tetra species. They are not a good addition to a breeding tank. In a community tank where apisto breeding is not possible (only 1 sex) they are OK.
  8. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma Eremnopyge

    Water values would be helpful, too. Location can be important. A. eremnopyge is known to be rather shy and sensitive to disturbance.
  9. Mike Wise

    Apistogramma Eremnopyge

    Hard to say without knowing more about the aquarium. BTW what are you feeding the fry?
  10. Mike Wise

    Questions regarding softwater tanks

    Nitrogen source is probably plant material. I see a 'fuzzy' pod on the right of the tank. It is deteriorating and fungus is working on it. Not a real problem IMHO. Time and nitrifying bacteria is all that is needed.
  11. Mike Wise

    Sub-adult male or female german blue ram?

    My guess is that the smaller on is probably a male, too, just young. It really doesn't matter since you have decided not to try to breed them.
  12. Mike Wise

    Looking for 1 or 2 male a. wolli

    I have some. They are f6-f8 from 6 I brought back in 2012.
  13. Mike Wise

    Solution for brine shrimp hatchery issue

    When this happens to my lift tubes I use a length of 14 gauge electrical wire to unclog it (my air valves, too). I also keep extra pieces of rigid tubing in a tub of water that soften the clogs.
  14. Mike Wise

    Nannostomus Sp.'Cenepa/Amaya'

    These species do have a reputation for being more aggressive - especially the males - compared to other more common pencilfish.
  15. Mike Wise

    Ivancarra bimaculata pair sharing cave is this normal?

    Ivanacara and Nannacara species are 'secretive spawners'. This means that the eggs are laid in a hidden spot, but not hidden under a covering like apistos do. The pair are probably checking out a spawning site, but it really depends on how the tank is decorated to say for sure.
  16. Mike Wise

    It’s finally happening

    Not only that but breeding sites a generally very different. Cichlasomines are mostly open substrate spawners while geophagines are mostly secretive spawners or mouthbrooders.
  17. Mike Wise

    It’s finally happening

    Cichlasomines, like I. bimaculata, tend to have very different habitat needs compared to geophagines like apistos.
  18. Mike Wise

    It’s finally happening

    I don't know if you can see differences in sex at 3cm/1¼". Can you see the white vent diagnostic of females on any of them?
  19. Mike Wise

    Befuddled by ph

    As Darrel has written many times pH measurements are not all that reliable in soft water. This is especially true when using most chemical and pen pH testers that aquarists use.
  20. Mike Wise

    id request - a. gibbiceps or something else (?cf uaupesi) ?

    A. gibbiceps, being an agassizii-complex species, will show a metallic blue spot on the upper lip. A. uaupesi, being an iniridae-group species, doesn't show the lip spot.
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