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  1. themountain

    WC Apistogramma agassizii Rio Maniti???? I need help!!!

    He looks like mine from Rio Itaya....unfortunatelly I dont have recent pics but that location is quite a long way from Leticia.
  2. themountain

    Keeping Anubias in black water tank?

    Yep no problem.
  3. themountain

    What is perfect water?

    wow...a lot of chlorine....that cant be helpful :eek: Conductivity is rather high too and Ph certainly not suitable for trifasciata. Better get an RO and mix your water ;)
  4. themountain

    Apistogramma ID

    hahaha...had the same thought:D
  5. themountain

    Help with choice of Apistogramma

    You should go to Aquiraz or Aguas verdes and catch some Killifish....Ceara has a lot to offer when it comes to that ;):D
  6. themountain

    Map of type localities of Apistogramma (made by Roland Kipper)

    Only 16 of 90 marked species in Peru?? That must be an error ?
  7. themountain

    Merry Christmas...

    ...and a happy and peaceful new year for everybody! Hope there will be less oilspill in the Amazon in 2017....but the chances are low :(
  8. themountain

    Apistogramma with a tattoo?

    That was a bit dark ...hihi.
  9. themountain

    How to make blackwater

    You can use yacaranda buts..no problem..also cyca palm leaves and buts ;)
  10. themountain

    Diets to induce spawning of apistogramma

    Get some fruitflies and Grindals...problem solved ;)
  11. themountain

    Etymology of "German Blue Ram"

    here are some nice pics http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/mikrogeophagus-ramirezi/
  12. themountain

    Agassizi v. Bitaeniata girls

    I received a small shipment (12 fish) from Rio Nanay of Apistos which were suppose to be bitaeniatas..in the first moment I already figured out at least two agassizi guys in it. Now I have a hard time to distinguish the girls. What is a sure marker between them and subdominant males ? Iam a bit...
  13. themountain

    Culturing live foods?

    Grindal , enchytraen, fruitflies..mostly for free :)
  14. themountain

    Anubias-like plants in SA

    Mmmh.. Aroids are usually vines and need air around their roots...I do not know of one over here in Peru that grows underwater...and we have a huge collection of these here ;)
  15. themountain

    Anubias-like plants in SA

    No...unfortunately...even moss is very rare
  16. themountain

    Humboldt University, Berlin - The importance of humic substances

    Here we use a lot of banana and nispero leafes because they are on every corner
  17. themountain

    Biotoecus opercularis

    I wish I could get things like this here! :oops:
  18. themountain

    Tap Water Rant

    No, its not labeled and I have no clue where its from. My guess is its from Ayacucho ...but its cheap and has a Ph from around 5
  19. themountain

    Tap Water Rant

    That 5 g bottle will do just fine Mine is filled to 2/3 with peat...when I fill a 10litre bucket in it it needs approximately 5minutes to run through. I use sfagnum peat I buy at a local garden shop.
  20. themountain

    Tap Water Rant

    Thats the way to do. Here ein Lima I filter the water first through a carbon filter and then it goes into a "peatcannon" ...result is constant water with Ph 6.4 and 80 ppm hardness from 7.7Ph and 250-400 ppm. :)
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