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  1. MickeM

    Cichlid Atlas

    Is this the one you are searching for??? http://www.stevensimpsonbooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=5018&keyword=Cichlid&searchby=keyword&offset=0&fs=1
  2. MickeM

    Collecting report Bolivia 2016 Part 2

    OK.. I hope it is a new/nice Papiliolebias .. :)
  3. MickeM

    Collecting report Bolivia 2016 Part 2

    Thanks for sharing Ttw.. Awesome!!! .. any pics on some Killies??
  4. MickeM

    Size difference in Macmasteri.

    OK.. (the smaller Apisto in your 1st pic looked a little odd to me..for being a Mac) To me, none of these new pics show a female .. only Mac-males !!
  5. MickeM

    Size difference in Macmasteri.

    Hi Bruxism+all.. Are you sure the "females" are A. macmasteri ?? Can you post some other pics of the females ?? ( It almost looks more like an A. alacrina or another Apisto to me.. but I may be wrong!!) About your tank layout.. I hope your pumps are running on minimum strength,, or else...
  6. MickeM

    Trifasciata for beginners ?

    I agree with Darrel and Happyfins .. the annulatus + blochi are often great dither fishes (at least as long as some floating plants excisist in the tank !!) Here is an earlier thread about this topic.. (The Apistos I kept with Pseudomugil actually "learned" to search the mosses in my tank...
  7. MickeM

    The reason why you always ought to keep your Killi codes!!

    Hi fishly700 + all.. ! I posted this 1st post at a time when I was thinking about "new" fishes to mix with Apistos... Chromaphyosemion species often swim at the surface of my planted breeding tanks, but I still have not yet tried any of them with my Apistos.. Maybe I will soon.. ??? My...
  8. MickeM

    Sneaker male or female? help please

    Hi James+all.. I guess this is a male (young!?).. but.. I am not 100% sure .. These are my thoughts.. - Colors on the analfin + dorsalfin are a little "to much" for a female.., and also elongated in shape.. - The pelvic fins looks like they are a little bit "chewed on"...(by a dominant male...
  9. MickeM

    Trifasciata for beginners ?

    Hi imbellis + all .. Your tank is actually a little bit too small in my opinion, but if you will have it well decorated (or keep a reserve-tank for back-up/evacuation) it might work as a spawning tank.. I often keep breeding pairs of Apistos in 60x30x20cm tanks or larger (and then always...
  10. MickeM

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

    Thanks for the explanations+ all your great work Rolo !! :)
  11. MickeM

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

    Hi Mike + all.. I just want to get some words clarified/verified ... often being used when species+scientific taxonomic descriptons are discussed.. Is the term "holotype" referring to one or several fishes/ individuals/ specimens used in the 1st description ?? Do the old(quite common)...
  12. MickeM

    List of A-numbers with current scientific name

    I doubt that these are now the most recently updated lists there are to be found .. but I`d guess they are a good start.. http://apisto.sites.no/page.aspx?PageId=31 http://apisto.sites.no/slekt.aspx?gruppeID=1
  13. MickeM

    Apisto iniridae

    ..Have a look at this awesome site with pics from some natural Apisto habitats... (not found in the largest creeks everytime...;):)) http://apisto.sites.no/page.aspx?PageId=61
  14. MickeM

    Apisto iniridae

    Hi coralbandit (Tom)+all.. Nice fishes !! I`d say - Keep on breeding them as long as you can+feel for it.... Many wild caught fishes/Apistos show up in the aquarium hobby/markets for some months/years and are then gone "until" next time/catching-season/import. When I started this hobby, we...
  15. MickeM

    Dither fish

    If you start up with "small"/young Apisto-specimen (2-3cm) and add the Apistos in as the the last species... Boraras birgittae, Pseudoepiplatys anullatus, Sundadanio axelrodi or Pseudomugil luminatus might work.. (But then I would avoid to buy the lemon tetras!!!, ..the lemon tetras will...
  16. MickeM

    What is the difference between A. baenschi sp. inka50 and A. baenschi ?

    A. baenschi - Awesome fish!! :)
  17. MickeM

    Borellii or blue steel?

    As you say..The Apisto in your pic is absolutely not a borellii .. !! By the yellow color + lacking any blue metallic signs/shimmering, it may be a female..?????? Do you know if they are bought from a wholesaler as WildCaught or as bred fishes ?? How much did they cost?? Post a pic of a male...
  18. MickeM

    Diets to induce spawning of apistogramma

    If the female is still guarding the cave after/at day 3 and starts/continue to dig inside the cave/caves... then the eggs are , with all probability, well fertilized..! If you can post a pic , it may be easier to see what may be the problem for your Apistos... , but I agree with Darrel and...
  19. MickeM

    Diets to induce spawning of apistogramma

    Hi all..!! I would put the food in a cup of water, then get a pipette and aim the food at the Apisto-female/females.. since Apistos often are relatively slow+shy..!! All the other fishes will get enough of food anyway!!!, especially the many fast swimming species of Characidae ;) (And remember...
  20. MickeM

    Apistogramma Eremnopyge

    It is hard to tell from these pics and at this size/age.. (Female.. pic 1+2????????) My young females of eremnopyge have got a more yellow color than the males..and lacking the red color on the gill covers.. They(my fishes) also shows some thin black markings in the first(shorter) spines of...
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