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Personally, I use an external filter Eheim pro 4+ 350T (Thermo) of 1050 L/H for my tank of 300 L (120x50x50) that I regulate at half of the flow and I use at 100% RO water thanks to my osmosis machine.
Be careful with tetra if you want to breed your apistogramma, there is a big risk of...
she changes colour every time she comes to this place, I've heard that in wild specimens, they are able to change colour and pattern to make it look like they are the other sex to avoid conflict with the dominant
For me, this is clearly too small. Dwarf cichlids are not monogamous and long term maintenance must be done in pairs in a tank with a minimum floor area of 80 cm. In 10 gallons, one of the partners is condemned, either the female if the couple does not agree, or the male if there is a spawning.
I did the acclimatization very slowly, 4 hours, until I had less than 100us, the water of the bag was at 350us, I did not expect to receive them so small, except the male on the photo which must be 1,5 cm maybe 2, the hierarchy starts to be made, between the 4, I must have 2 males and 2 females...
Personally I receive the fishes on Friday 22nd, this week my shop is closed because of the 14th of July, I just know that the fishes leave from Glaser (in Germany) and are reconditioned before being sent back to me in the south west of France, I will leave a message here as soon as they are in...
I ordered 4 air valves and 6m of silicone hose to make 4 hoses for the 4 bags
The temperature will not be a problem, it is currently 40°C in the south west of France and the water in my tank is 27°C
Can I empty the 4 bags (if there is 1 fish per bag) into the bucket and do the acclimatisation? No problem?
It may sound silly, but I'd rather but I prefer to ask