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I picked up 5 of these guys a while back
questions ;
1. Is it typical for them to have red lips ?
2. Is there a way to tell female and males apart ?
3. water conditions for breeding ?
Just wanted to hear from others with experience with this species .
pics ;
Ok I think thats the one .:)
Now for breeding conditions , 6 of them are now in a 20 long , water RO mixed with tap , PH 7.2 , TDS 75-80 ppm .
I have read that they need PH 5 and lower and at the levels that I have them they should be showing signs of stress or lack of feeding , not the...
Update ; there getting a little bigger and starting to show signs of aggression
1 . one is a coppery gold color , possible female ?
2 . the others are displaying to each other .
3 . All display 2 spots ( caudal spot + 2nd lateral bar spot ) when in a neutral mood
4 . pectoral + ventral...
Ted it was nice to meet you .
Your presentation was great :wink: , wish we had more time for you give a little more info .
Hope you can come back up sometime .
Thanks mike for your time to write this .
Few more questions and observations
Does the red shoulder give a hint to catch locality ?
His color is much better when he is not just waking up ( caught him sleeping as the lights came on for this pic )
One thing I find is the aggressive...
This is why I have 6 , 40 x 12 x 12 custom tanks on order ( to fit an existing rack of 12 x 10g tanks ) .
I have a few pairs of panduro I need to move to bigger homes , I would go bigger but no space
I have pulled fry early for the same reason and have found that
they grow slower , may be due to the insecurity of not having
a parent to guide them and protect them .
Thanks Mike
I have a few that are definitely female they are in brood
dress , just don't want any crosses so I may have to dispose
of any fry that come of this .
How common is there A. sp. rotpunkt and A. alacrina mixed in with A.macmasteri ?
Or could there be another species in with them other than these ?
Just asking as some of the 30 fish I have ( wild ) don't quite look
like mac's , there coloration is off a bit ,body shape is of a mac ...