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  1. Apistomaster

    Dicrossus 420 L

    Yep, that boy is open for business!
  2. Apistomaster

    taeniacara candidi sick ? Pale/white scales

    Most YouTube experts are just versions of snake oil salespeople or those pushing "miracles in a can" types. Try checking out Oliver Lucanus's Belowwater YouTube channel. His videos provide useful insights into the habits and actual habitats of aquarium fishes.
  3. Apistomaster

    taeniacara candidi sick ? Pale/white scales

    Common Otocinclus are not as inherently delicate as they seem to be. They are typically very abundant and in high demand. I think as Mike Wise has described elsewhere in the forum, there are some in the tropical fish supply chain who provide adequate care of their fish. Then there are all the...
  4. Apistomaster

    taeniacara candidi sick ? Pale/white scales

    I only shared solutions to similar problems which have worked for me over the decades including extensive experience in the treatment of diseases of fishes which arise in aquaculture. A quick search online lead me to understand that flubendazole was available in most of the EU. I made it clear...
  5. Apistomaster

    taeniacara candidi sick ? Pale/white scales

    I noticed that you have an infestation of Hydra. I detest them hence the following unsolicited advice. You can eradicate them almost overnight by treating the tank with the anthelminthic, flubendazole. I think this medication is available over the counter in the EU. I dose it a about 2 mg/liter...
  6. Apistomaster

    Apistogramma problem with eyes

    The term, "botanicals" is being used in the hobby lately to refer to leaves, alder cones, and peat.
  7. Apistomaster

    bbs hatchery problems.... seawater?

    I've long been a fan of using marine water salt mixes instead of plain salt. About a tbs/l. I think it obtains optimal hatch at ideal ambient conditions.
  8. Apistomaster

    How big should a breeding/grow out tank be?

    Thanks. Unfortunately I had to quit raising fish due to health issues and since I let the colony go the friend wasn't able to keep them going. I tried over 30 years to get my hands on 10 in about 2007 and gave them away in 2012. I haven't seen them for sale either in the 15 years since I had...
  9. Apistomaster

    How big should a breeding/grow out tank be?

    When I was raising Corydoras hastatus colony breeding setup.
  10. Apistomaster

    How big should a breeding/grow out tank be?

    That range of water chemistry has worked well for me when I have bred wild caught A. agassizii. I have not raised any the netz variant but I would also begin with similar conditions. FWIW, I tried to breed a wild pair of these but I failed. Mine died, but that's fish keeping. I had some very...
  11. Apistomaster

    How big should a breeding/grow out tank be?

    Hence my rationale for using the hollow ceramic biomedia as mini-caves and structure suited from the very beginning of the lives of Apistogramma fry. Aggression is a factor from the starting of fry dispersal. This can have a disproportionate effect upon the juvenile females. It may contribute to...
  12. Apistomaster

    nannacara aureocephalus

    I think Hypotopoma do appreciate the presence of at least 3 or 4 of their own kind. Not quite as gregarious as Otocinclus as Otos frequently occur in groups numbering in the 1000's. I've kept a group of 12 Nannoptopoma and they were very sociable. They are very small and seemed to require very...
  13. Apistomaster

    How big should a breeding/grow out tank be?

    I think many beginning breeders of Apistogramma underestimate their intraspecific aggression and territorially. It is also difficult to feed the growing fry adequately and still keep up very high water quality. And lastly, Actual volume of water per fish matters and substrate and any bulky...
  14. Apistomaster

    How big should a breeding/grow out tank be?

    I once raised over 40 Apistogramma agassizii Blue fry from a wild pair in a 20 Long. Took about 6 months for them to reach maturity. I went with a bare bottom tank although I covered to bottom with those hollow ceramic biological filtration media. The stuff makes great hides for growing...
  15. Apistomaster

    Why are Apistogramma steindachneri unpopular ?

    Nannacara anomala have very interesting behaviors and dominant males in breeding dress are beautiful. They were a favorite study species among ethologists in the 1950's, if memory serves correctly. However, as a fish shop owner, getting them was not the same as selling them all. Truth be told, I...
  16. Apistomaster

    Why are Apistogramma steindachneri unpopular ?

    When I had a fish store, circa 1970, I would sometimes get A. steindachneri as "assorted Dwarf Cichlids. They're kind of large and plain, imo. I was never happy to see them as I really wanted prettier, as least to me, Apistogramma sp. In lots of 25, they wholesaled for $0.35 each. The only...
  17. Apistomaster

    Help me to choose between few apistogrammas

    A. trifasciata or A. borelli should be fine.
  18. Apistomaster

    Black Banded Sunfish

    No Black Banded Sunfish but 2 other dwarf sunfishes are listed on aquabid.com. A little more internet diving should produce leads.
  19. Apistomaster

    Apisto cacatouides breeding pair issues

    Assuming a "pair" which hasn't spawned in 6 months, I'd separate them for a few weeks and then make another attempt. My experience has been that a male and female A. cacatuoides which have been separated a few weeks will often spawn within days of being brought together. I'm not an optimist for...
  20. Apistomaster

    I see that The Wet Spot Tropical Fish currently has the fire red A. agassizi you are looking...

    I see that The Wet Spot Tropical Fish currently has the fire red A. agassizi you are looking for. Here is the link: https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/product/apistogramma-agassizii-4/ I've always had good experiences buying from them on line.
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