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The local shop just got some Apistogrammas in from Colombia, there seem to be at least two different species. I might be completely off the mark but to me some could be iniridae, while others look similar to the hongsloi type that just a couple of came before. Most are small juveniles but a few...
Yes, I know. I am beginning to like the last idea I had while I was writing, after all the "hongsloi" and the Poecilocharax came together as stowaways with cardinal tetras, I might even get some cardinals as well and that tank would be almost a biotope (I think the Copellas could occur in the...
As usual its complicated! The tank the agassizii is in also has pencilfish, ruby tetras, Rineloricaria and one Poecilocharax. I have just been told that a few more Poecillocharax have arrived in a shipment of cardinal tetras and are being saved for me. So not a good idea to have potentially...
Yes, but where to put them? Unless I can divide the tank the three others are currently in. They are not showing any breeding behaviour yet, but they seem Ok together. Most of the time they all stay in different parts of the tank, just when I feed them they all come to the front then the male...
Thanks Eddy, I don't think he is going to die now! He needs to fatten up, then I have to decide what to do with him, as obviously he can't go back with the others, and I don't want to keep the small tank running indefinitely due to electricity costs, also I like to have it available in case of...
I think most or all Apistogrammas, Laetacaras etc. will eat tiny ramshorn snails so no risk of overpopulation, but bigger individuals should be fine and if you have the tank well planted a few babies should survive.
Difficult to see clearly or take a good photo as the tank is quite dark, it has water lettuce on top and a big almond leaf has darkened the water. This is the best shot I could get today. It does look as though most of his tail is gone, however he is swimming quite well, much more active and no...
The caudal peduncle is complete, but it is hard to tell if there is any actual fin left as it is transparent, if there is any its only a very little and I fear there is not, but I'll try to get a closer look...
A quick update with some good and some bad news. The good news is that for the last couple of days the sick Apistogramma seems rather better, more active, swimming around more instead of just resting on the substrate most of the time, not as dark and he is actively going for the garlic-flavored...
Also there could be trouble with the Corydoras if you have breeding Apistsogrammas, and fry are unlikely to survive with cardinal tetras in the tank. Probably best just to keep one of the males.
Ah OK thanks, hopefully it is a female, I will just have to wait and see...The male chases both the small ones, but they don't seem too bothered and are eating well.
Not a very nice photo, but this is the smallest one, to me this one looks more like a small version of the male, while the other I posted above is more different. But I could be wrong.
Yes, I know. The thing is that before they all became ill, one male was dominant but only really defending a relatively small area, the other male still seemed to be fine and I had tried to arrange the tank so that they could get out of each others way and not see each other. But I had actually...
Well I have done it, for better or worse, set up the small tank, caught him (had to take nearly everything out to find him again). Of course since the move he is totally stressed, dark and not moving. I probably should have done this before, but honestly I thought he was on his last legs (or...
Well amazingly the other male is still alive! A few days ago I found him lying slightly on one side under a leaf looking dead, but on trying to get him out with a net, the other male chased him and he dashed off to the back of the tank, where he disappeared again. I have been trying...
Why not just make a selection of little caves and crevices with wood and rocks? And use plenty of leaf litter too. I am sure the caves don’t have to be perfectly cylindrical!