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    Examples of sight lines?

    Line of sight depends a bit on species. Pair forming fishes are less demanding when it comes to line of sight and i've always been a fan of a. nijjensi or the extremely peaceful a. ladisalo (which is one of the most docile dwarf cichild i've seen). However it is unpredictable how they will...
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    Stocking for 20 gallon

    You have a 20 tall as oppose to a 20 long - what dwarf cichild need is floor space. Ivanacara adoketa are particularly vicious and would need something closer to 36inch x 16 inch min - however their cousin ivancara bimaculata are much more peaceful but still they are not a tiny fish and a 20...
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    kribs polongwe

    I could be mistaken but i believe p. taeniatus was moved to p. kribensis and then moved back to p. taeniatus after further analysis.
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    kribs polongwe

    I suspect it extend past that in common context of usage for most people but my suspicious nature might be proven wrong. Hum. Seems they were renamed p. pulcher at some point but who knows what the critters are above or if the name gods will come around at some point and give them new species...
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    kribs polongwe

    They were sold as Pelvicachromis kribensis but who knows what they are these days.
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    kribs polongwe

    Just showing this colour variation. Also noting that unlike the domestic kribs i had these require some bbs for successful fry raising. The domestic ones (simply sold as kribs without a species name) did not require any special feeding:
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    nijjensi f1

    These are a couple of my nijjensi f1 frys with a few comments (none of hte pictures are very good): my one sided spot female: As you can see one side is missing the spot. This odd duck i swore was a male - it is as large as the largest male (around 2 inches) and originally i moved it to the...
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    blackwater tank cycling?

    The one in motion - it is another male bit nearly identical to the one pictured - what you are seeing are the effect of the motions. The two males are nearly always next to each other - not sure why maybe safety in numbers - there are a few other fishes in the back that hide 99.999% of the time...
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    blackwater tank cycling?

    Yes - the store had 4 left wc so i purchased all 4 they think it was 2m 2f but sadly the clear female was doa so i might have 2 male and 1 female. The potential female i see rarely and is more reclusive the two males are almost always together and up front though the slightly larger one will...
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    blackwater tank cycling?

    Just a random picture from one of the downstairs aquarium:
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    My new upper Amazon tributary blackwater biotope

    What do you folks do if your fishes don't like tea ? Do you give them coffee ?
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    Help for choosing the right Apisto species

    Were yours wild caught or tank raised ? I've had mine since July 16 2025 so 1 year - sold as nematobrycon palmeri wild caught - hum. Mne are a bit female heavy but it is a group of 20 to 25.
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    Help for choosing the right Apisto species

    Very confused - i have like 20 emperor tetra in a 180 (gallon) and they never come near the food when i start feeding. The ones who are super aggressive are the mesonauta egregius (these are f1 that are only around 2 inches) and inle loaches who are pretty adorable about it even if they are...
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    How long does it take for bacteria to break down nh4

    I only skimmed the paper but i see nothing on low ph. I'm only asking about the case where the ph is very low.
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    How long does it take for bacteria to break down nh4

    Yea but my understanding is when the ph is very low say below 5.5 there is a lot more nh4 then nh3 though my understanding could be incorrect.
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    How long does it take for bacteria to break down nh4

    So it was mentioned that at very low ph a different type of bacteria forms to break down ammonia et all but is this something that happens after a few weeks or can it take years ?
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    Is this a pair of Apistogramma cf. moae?

    Interresting - i understand the fish has trouble navigating the lip. Thank you. In usa they only seem to have a square one with straight lips the one in hte video looks much better since the curve at the top will make it more difficult for the fish to get out.
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    Is this a pair of Apistogramma cf. moae?

    I'm confused - it doesn't look like a bottle trap can't the fish just swim out of the top ?
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    Is this a pair of Apistogramma cf. moae?

    Do these things work better then nets? My problem is once my fish see a net they never come near me again.
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    Sexing mcmasterai

    my wild likely erroneous non-binding guess is the first is a female and 2nd is a male.
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