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Thank you Darrel! I'll set up some rainwater collections outside. My area used to be pretty rural, but new housing has been built rapidly in the area and I am not sure of the water safety. Nonetheless, testing some rainwater parameters cannot hurt.
Yes, we use water softener salt and not R/O. I do use water straight from the well for my guppies. Then the GH is about 8. What would be a good ratio to dilute the well water with? Also, which is the most economical way to get DI water until I get an R/O system? I'm going to be researching...
So I just got my hands on a male A. macmasteri "red neck". The store has plenty of juveniles and I am waiting a bit to see if I can find females with less guesswork. I really would like to breed this male but I am not sure what the best route would be. I've kept apistos in my water in a...
Thanks to great advice here on prophylactic treatment against pathogens of commercial apistos, I've gotten a pair of A. agassizi to stay healthy for quite a few weeks now. No vertical abdominal bloating and healthy feces, as opposed to my prior debacle with A. cacatuiodes (these were never in...
I purchased a pair of A. cacatuiodes a few weeks ago. The male died a few days after suffering from lethargy and slight abdominal bloating. The female looked fine then. Now she's suffering from exactly the same symptoms and perhaps is even a bit more bloated and today I see white string feces...
Thank you for the information!
I've been going with Hikari frozen foods as they explicitly state there's a 3 step sterilization process and seems to be one of the more respectable brands. Does the community here agree with such?
I've read that apistos can struggle with bloodworms (due to their chitin) as well as adult brine shrimp for similar reasons. However, these posts are a few years old. Are these foods safe for apistos? If not, what should I feed a pair of A. agassizi that prefers these frozen foods? Thank you!
I've been eyeing apistos for a while. I was planning to get an A. agassizi fire gold pair from my LFS but unfortunately they sold out. Instead, I was able to find a pair of A. cacatuiodes. I used to breed show guppies so I'm very excited to try my hand in apisto world! Thus, hello everyone!
Hi everyone,
I was wondering where you folks get your aquarium-safe clay pots for breeding? Such as this one for example from the breeding A. borelli thread:
I really like the color and prefer these over the pet store cichlid caves. Is there any advantage of using one over the other? Also...