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Thanks everyone! It appears nothing hatched this time around, but no big surprise there. The female is out and about in the tank again, acting frisky. They are at the end of their 3rd week of QT. Another week or two of forcing myself to be patient, then assuming nothing unsavory develops...
The juvenile pair of cacatuoides I bought two weeks ago decided to spawn in their quarantine tank. They are still young, so time will tell how they manage the whole parenting thing on this first go around. I am excited none the less. I was not expecting a spawn so soon. I have dried cyclops...
Yes please, sir, if it's not too much trouble. I am sure you are busy and I appreciate your time and input. From what you've said, it's going to take a lot more experience and research before I will be able to have a confident idea of what a quality cacatuoides looks like, in.order to evaluate...
Thank you! I will look those books up, and also see what I can find on wild cacatuoides. I am a huge fan of having actual books vs. internet. I just unfortunately blew the majority of this month's and next month's fish budget on the new fish, restocking frozen food and setting up live food...
I have the opposite problem! My new ones usually bolt away. They've gotten a bit braver about staying put if I come up to the tank slow and just watch, but any noise or the movement of trying to get a picture spooks them back into their caves.
I have had a single female for a few months and...
Thank you. =) I have heard of fish shows but haven't been to one. I hope I will be able to some time! I guess, to be more specific, where do I, as a new apisto owner, find that information? AKC has an online source that lists the standards for each dog breed. I read a lot of the basics...
Ok, so based on that link, cacatuoides and macmasteri are in their own separate complexes. So they wouldnt interbreed then? Am I understanding that correctly? With the cross breeding issue out of the way, would a female of one species and a male of another species tolerate each other in a 20...
Hi! Thank you for your reply and input. I havent been able to get a very precise measurement, but I'd say the male is easily 3.5 inches. The female I'd hoped to pair with him is approx 1.5 inches. My quarantine tank is essentially where all the extra plants get tossed in between new fish...
I am new to breeding apistos and to fishI bought 3 juveniles and one adult male cacatuoides at the lfs, that all came from the same breeder. I figure it's safe to assume that the juveniles are siblings and the adult may be related as well. The dominant juvie male and the female seem to have...
Good dog breeders and horse breeders look at gait, color, conformation and temperment. Cattle breeders look at milk production and meat quality. What makes an apistogramma a good representative of the species? I have a. cacatuoides and a. macmasteri to be specific. How do I judge if the fish...
I have thought about doing a more strict biotope style tank but havent done it yet. I think it would be a fun challenge. For now though, i have plants from multiple origins. My fish are mainly south american, with a few compatible exceptions.
Hey all! I have been keeping fish for a few years now but only got seriously into it last fall. MTS is real so I now have a 29g, three 20g's, a 10g and a 5g. My first love/gateway drug was corydoras and live plants. I also have danios, banjo catfish, kuhli loaches, bristlenose plecos, among...
Hi all, this is my first post. I'll do an intro soon. Just got home from the lfs with a much much larger than expected male cacatuoides.
I also bought 3 juveniles, 2 females and a male. When they called to tell me the fish had come in, I had planned on quarantining them all in the same tank...