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I once had tucano tetras as dithers in a tank with an Ivanacara adoketa pair. Pretty soon after the tank was set up I had to look for new, larger dithers. The tank had hardscape and plant cover so not all the tucanos were eaten, but the remaining ones were hiding 100% of the time, so it was as...
I usually would use metronidazole and praziquental as the basic prophylactic treatment for wild caught fish.
If you have access to levimasole/flubendazole/fenbendazole you can use that too but note that it doesn't kill the worms, only stuns them and causes the fish to expel them so this...
Mine have always bred inside flowerpots placed on their side to simulate caves. Some pairs breed in the smaller pots, some in the larger ones. Usually they stick to their preference once the first pot is chosen, but not always.
So either raising the temperature or moving the fish to the top tier of the rack worked. I raised the room temperature and moved 1 pair to the top tier, and that pair has finally successfully hatched fry. This was the 5th or 6th attempt for this pair.
I have another pair not in the top tier...
I'm sorry for your experience, but mine has been different. I have 8 fish formed into 4 pairs and purchased from 2 different retailers in different countries (5 from Hong Kong and 3 from Singapore). One of the pairs is formed between fish from different retailers. I understand that they all...
My big tanks are longer side to side than the small tanks with the same water height, so slightly more floor space. They're custom made to fit the space, so they don't follow standard US tank dimensions.
I can implement both #1 and #2 together, which I will do after I'm back from my trip. In...
Trying to troubleshoot my issues here. I'm thinking of implementing one or more of the following changes:
1) I can free up some of the larger tanks (20 gallons instead of the current 15 gallons) and move maybe 2 of the pairs there. The larger tanks are also placed in the upper tier of the...
It's hard to catch them with their dorsals up. They're usually flat down when they come out to feed, and my phone shutter speed isn't fast enough to catch the short flashes when they are flaring :(
I have a bonded pair of Wallaciia regani "Tapajos" that have been with me for over 6 months. They came as 2+ inch juveniles and are now 4 inch adults. When I first got them, the female had very obvious ocelli on her dorsal fin (2 of them), but I have recently noticed that both of them have...
My last post was not approved by moderators so I guess the link I posted to the wood I intended to get was somehow frowned upon.
Here's a recap:
Being in a tropical country mosquitoes (and dengue fever) are a concern, and my neighbour just behind my fish room doesn't properly maintain his...
Very nice tank! My fry are still with the parents and growing well. The dad still tries to scare off the uaupesi through the glass in the adjacent tank
There have been a few shipments of it in Asia over the past 2 years. A couple in Singapore and several in Hong Kong at least. I had a pair that I brought back from Hong Kong, but I lost the male when moving tanks while reconfiguring my tank rack. I'm hoping to get another male when I head to...
Being in a tropical country mosquitoes (and dengue fever) are a concern, and my neighbour just behind my fish room doesn't properly maintain his backyard, leading to lots of mosquitoes breeding there. I have to keep the windows shut and hence air conditioning is on 24/7 due to the humidity...
I think we have similar experiences for both species.
My bimaculata just keep eating their eggs, though in my case I think the eggs are fertilized - they are always in a flowerpot and last 3-5 days without turning white until one day they are just all eaten. By my estimation, it's usually when...
Entirely my opinion, but I think amano shrimp may have a thicker shell than cherry shrimp which helps discourage predation from dwarf cichlids. It's my observation from their leftover molted shells.
I put 10 amano shrimp and 10 fire red shrimp in my Apistogramma bitaeniata grow out tank (the...
OK got it thanks! It's my first time artificially hatching eggs. Usually I just let the female do her thing, but after 5 spawns over 3 pairs all getting eaten, I decided to give it a shot to at least see 1 batch of fry (hopefully). I hope the methylene blue stops the fungus from infecting...