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  1. peterclarke666

    Hey I'm new from wales

    the bottom female is a macmasteri not a cacatuoides but new tank sounds good but fyi be careful of the play sand as it compacts very fast compared to other sands and builds up toxic gases underneath also creates black patches where the sand is rotting and trust me the smell isn't nice lol the...
  2. peterclarke666

    Hey I'm new from wales

    welcome :D gotta love them gold cacatuoides im working on improving the gold line at the moment .... very nice female u got there although id prob look to swap out for sand substrate for your apistos aswel as your corydoras as gravel wears away there barbels and both like to sift through the...
  3. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma Viefleck ???

    the only problem ive got now is i got a czech female and another female from a breeder as i lost my female to this male suddenly one morning and now both females want to kill this male and after watching dr.uwe romers presentation at the bca convention i think ive got females from different...
  4. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma viejita

    indeed rarity is my appetite not just for owning them but also for breeding them and keeping them going in the hobby, color has never influenced me much when it comes to apistos as some aren't colorful but have amazing markings and personalities but if breeding the true viejita id prob be able...
  5. peterclarke666

    apistogramma cf luelingi crystal with fry

    WELL..........After a great day at the northern BCA convention in wigan U.K through great talks on apistos from dr.uwe romer and getting some fish from Tom.C and the auction where i got a few fish when i arrived home to settle in the new fish this was what i was greeted with when i turned the...
  6. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma viejita

    well wish all us aquarist could support him aswel as need these species secured in the hobby, id give up my whole fish room just to have a pair of true viejita
  7. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma viejita

    ohhhhh i wish they would ship one of them pairs to the u.k i wouldve gladly paid £500 a pair for them as all worth it, does anyone know where the others pairs went too as we seriously need to keep track of them ? but congrats hitch your very very lucky
  8. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma agassizii agression

    hahahaha just a few but mark breeze should have his stand there selling leafs ... just depends if i get there first ;) im using t8 LED tubes 1200mm 16w per tube the light u see from pics is from my dslr cameras external flash and wireless flash trigger as i place the flash on the glass sliding...
  9. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma agassizii agression

    much agreed far to open tank i use leaf litter heavily in my tanks and always a place for either male or female to hide until the pair become bonded enough that they are very happy but what u could try for the moment is the mirror trick so the male has an imaginary male to fight against as thats...
  10. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides Quad Red (and spot the bamboo shrimp)

    sorry lol but jusy goes to show what quality you can expect with careful breeding
  11. peterclarke666

    Apisto Questions

    your fry are probably disappearing as each female is picking off the others in order for there batch to have a greater chance of survival so prob best to separate them
  12. peterclarke666

    Europe UK, Bath - Splash tetra - Copella arnoldi

    hahaha leaf litter always comes in handy especially this time of year lol .... how do u culture the black worms ? never had them before
  13. peterclarke666

    Europe UK, Bath - Splash tetra - Copella arnoldi

    will u be going to the british cichlid associations northern convention darrel ?
  14. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma cacatuoides male aggression

    all can be done in time, just having the right wood etc, lower lighting can be done from floating plants like in mine , few leaves etc
  15. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma cacatuoides male aggression

    well from having seen your pics from another post id prob loose the stones, shells etc in the tank as will raise ph, tds and gh and kh but as per rest of your setup i cant see much of it to say but this is one of my setups
  16. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma cacatuoides male aggression

    heya mitch if you'd like to chat on apistos im only down the road from u in chesterfield and have a 22 tank fish room devoted to apistos, or have a read up of my apisto feature in febuarys issue of practical fish keeping magazine, but to start with the male will claim his territory as will the...
  17. peterclarke666

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides Quad Red (and spot the bamboo shrimp)

    not full color on both pelvic fins but its a start this is a strain im also working on with great results at the moment DAD OFFSPRING
  18. peterclarke666

    info on apisto macmasteri blond

    sorry last pics is actually female (left) male (right) just cant find a way to edit the post
  19. peterclarke666

    info on apisto macmasteri blond

    female MALE MALE FEMALE in cave with wrigglers MALE MALE FEMALE (right) , MALE (left)
  20. peterclarke666

    info on apisto macmasteri blond

    i didnt know there were a gold form of hongsloi ..... hmmmmm but nah there about 1 3/4 inches in size so what id class as adults .... ill get some pics of a video and put them up for you to have a look at later
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