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  1. davidjp1982

    My 10 gallon Cacatuoides breeding tank log

    Also thought I would share this pic - this is the same male when I got him in October last year :)
  2. davidjp1982

    Storing frozen foods once defrosted?

    Thanks for the replies - my sort of compromise has been to feed very small amounts over a day or so when i know i am at home - storing the rest in the fridge between feeds - saves overfeeding and I feel less wasteful throwing excess away and so am not tempted to chuck the leftovers in when feeding.
  3. davidjp1982

    First spawning! :D

    Love the second pic - that's one smug looking fish! :)
  4. Nosy Cacatuoides

    Nosy Cacatuoides

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  5. davidjp1982

    Comment by 'davidjp1982' in media 'female A. agassizi with eggs'

    Very cool - looks like a tiny shipwreck :)
  6. davidjp1982

    My 10 gallon Cacatuoides breeding tank log

    No joy so far - all the courting signs from both fish but no wrigglers yet
  7. davidjp1982

    Storing frozen foods once defrosted?

    Wasn't sure where to post this and seems such a newbie esque query i thought i would drop it in here! What's the general consensus on storing frozen foods such as daphnia, bloodworm and tubifex once defrosted? I always cut the blocks down before defrosting (especially tubifex as those blocks...
  8. davidjp1982

    WANTED: Contest Coordinator

    *Tentatively raises hand*
  9. davidjp1982

    Hello to all.

    Welcomes :)
  10. davidjp1982

    Cac Orange Flash dorsal

    From my limited experience I have had cacs that took several months of high quality NLS food and live daphnia to see a marked growth in the dorsal fin. I'm not sure if the reverse is possible but I'm sure that a dry food diet saw the extension drop somewhat or maybe just less flaring at least.
  11. davidjp1982

    Dry food for apisto's - what do you feed?

    Such fussy fish - I just tried out the Hikari Micro Pellets that came with PFK magazine this month and despite them being a small orange pellet like the NLS Cichlid pellets they wouldn't even look at them!
  12. davidjp1982

    Quick question re: Cacatuoides temperature

    Hey thanks for reply - yes I read some similar thoughts about 79f being the optimum temperature for an evenly balanced mix of fry.
  13. davidjp1982

    Quick question re: Cacatuoides temperature

    Hi just wondered what temperature people here have found optimum for breeding cacs - as with most things a thorough Google search returns a staggering amount of conflicting "definitive" advice! I've seen articles ranging from 29 degrees c all the way down to an article suggesting unheated tanks...
  14. davidjp1982

    My 10 gallon Cacatuoides breeding tank log

    Thanks - yes he always likes a good nose at whatever you are doing near the tanks :) if I sit and look in they will both come and try to stare me out :) The female was born in this tank a year ago so will be nice to get a second generation of home bred fish - she was from an orange flash spawn...
  15. davidjp1982

    Dry food for apisto's - what do you feed?

    NLS Cichlid Pellets (took a long time to get them to accept it) and Hikari Algae Wafers which they go crazy over once a week.
  16. davidjp1982

    Britta water filter = good source of soft water?

    I read on a different forum that someone had tested conductivity and found it was reduced but not substantially or rather not to the degree they would expect in relation to the drop in other parameters. I wish I saved the link to run by you guys but I think it also attributed the drop in pH to...
  17. davidjp1982

    first spawn and first free swimmers!

    I set up a thread for my breeder tank - no change in the sneaker male yet ! http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/index.php?threads/18511/
  18. davidjp1982

    My 10 gallon Cacatuoides breeding tank log

    Hope to be able to update this soon with some fry pics - once I tackle the liquid rock water we have here (pH 8 GH 15 kh 8) Tank is 10 gallons with floating bacopa monnieri, 3 coconut caves and two flower pot pieces with leaf litter and alder cones. Temp is 28 c with cold water used for...
  19. davidjp1982

    first spawn and first free swimmers!

    I will try - my camera died recently so I only have a mobile phone to snap pics with at the moment, and not a very good phone at that.
  20. davidjp1982

    Breeding Apistogramma cacatuoides

    Having been refreshing myself with breeding setups again over the last few days I keep seeming to stumble upon this thread and find myself increasingly jealous of both the photography skills on display and the fish in the photographs!
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