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  1. slimbolen99

    My 3 foot semi planted tank

    The tank looks like a great start to a really nice planted tank. However... Your choice of tankmates is cause for concern. Mixing Lake Malawi cichlids (the vesuvituts, acei, melanochromis, etc) with South American fish (neon tetras, angelfish, etc) is asking for trouble. Lake Malawi cichlids...
  2. slimbolen99

    Boosting Color with fish food?

    Sorry, but I don't see an extraordinary difference outside of normal behavior and reaction to surroundings. Example: a male apisto displaying in front of a mirror will react differently than in a natural single-male environment. A female that is ready to spawn versus a female who has eggs...
  3. slimbolen99

    Congrats to DwarfApisto - November Photo of the Month Winner!

    Hey, I never saw the poll for the POTM contest for November...nor can I find it now. Help?
  4. slimbolen99

    Apistogramma in my planted tank

    The ferns look great. How often do you have to trim?
  5. slimbolen99

    Planning Aquarium rack, need input!

    I like to leave the fry with the parents for two to three weeks after the fry are free swimming, and then siphon some out into another tank, leaving some for the parents to continue to raise (or eat when they breed again). If you have tons of cover in the tank, it's likely a few fry will...
  6. slimbolen99

    Planning Aquarium rack, need input!

    20 talls to me, are a good tank with dithers that are going to use the top part of the tank; otherwise, they aren't much different than a 10. For an apisto pair only, the 15 is going to save you some vertical space (same footprint as 20high), so you could fit in more 15s in the same square...
  7. slimbolen99

    November Photo of the Month Contest!

    Hope there are enough photos for this month's contest -- I see a lot being posted on the forum...hint hint. :)
  8. slimbolen99

    Lights to show fish colors

    Alot of it depends on the fish; for lake malawi fish, I like to use a 6500k and 10000k bulb to accentuate the blues. For apistos, I use a 6500k and 5500k bulb; with dark substrate. A darker substrate and the proper decor will bring the colors out of the fish. I also like the tanin look, so I...
  9. slimbolen99

    Endler's Livebearers as Dithers?

    Yeah, I think I'm just going to stick with plain ole pencilfish; which, in fact, aren't really plain. And, found out, if you buy them by the box (1,000+), they're really cheap...per fish.
  10. slimbolen99

    phantom dorsigera fry

    I can't imagine them expending energy to not take care of them. They are probably so small, and barely wiggling, you can't see them in the cracks of the gravel. In other words, they're doing a good job at being parents!
  11. slimbolen99

    Growing strong and healthy fish

    Water changes, water changes, and more water changes. I'm currently in the process of reworking my fish room into a situation where I can make water changes almost completely automatically; and doing as much as 50% water change everyday. A friend of mine uses this same system and grows out...
  12. slimbolen99

    Nannacara of French Guiana in new issue of AI

    Ted, can we share this with our local clubs?
  13. slimbolen99

    Congrats to CBon - October Photo of the Month Winner!

    That was my favorite -- but what is it? :)
  14. slimbolen99

    Cruzi or eunotus ?

    I'm going to throw out an educated guess and say A. eunotus "orangeschwanz". I think the juvenile, younger, cruzi normally show a more pronounced and defined horizontal bar near the lateral line. Looks like a very nice specimen.
  15. slimbolen99

    which alga eating fish (or shrimp)

    I use Otocinclus sp. as they are from South America and do a great job at removing algae; although, I couldn't pinpoint a specific region they are from as there are many species and I think that they are really difficult to tell apart. They stay fairly small (1 to 2.5 inches), seem to be...
  16. slimbolen99

    Endler's Livebearers as Dithers?

    Did some experiments, and Ttw was right -- the endlers did not do as well, long term, in the lower pH water. It was worth a shot. Sometimes you just have to learn first hand. Thanks for the input.
  17. slimbolen99

    Hello from South California

    Here are where I have gotten my wilds from... http://aquaticclarity.com/fish/ http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php/fish There are several others, but these are my favorite. Jeff (from aquaticclarity) is on here frequently and is a top notch guy. He gets the really rare stuff, and has...
  18. slimbolen99

    Hello from South California

    Welcome! If your 90 has the same foot print as a 75 (48" x 18"), you have lots of possibilities. 1) do you want them to raise lots of fry? 2) do you want a good community mix? One of my favorite setups is a 75 with a trio of Apistogramma bitaeniata (1m, 2f); a dozen or so neon tetras (or...
  19. slimbolen99

    Tank Set up

    If you can, you can lift the bulb / fixture up higher above the tank -- that will decrease light intensity.
  20. slimbolen99

    Target fish

    You could use the search function on the site and find some really good threads. Try searching "dither". Seems like this is a repetitive topic - maybe time for a sticky?
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