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  1. HookedOnFish_MI

    Kribs With Red vs Purple Belly

    Most female Kribs I see in LFSs have the red belly, but I see some online with purple bellies. Are these a different species of Kribs, or perhaps the same but from different locations in the wild? I’ve bred Kribs in the past with the red bellies, but would love to find the purple.
  2. HookedOnFish_MI

    Crenicichla Compressiceps Tank Mate

    I have a 30 gallon aquarium (36” x 12” x 16”) with 1 Crenicichla Compressiceps (just under 2”) and 10 Serpae Tetra. I am wondering if there are any suggestions for 1 additional centerpiece type fish that I can add to this setup. I understand additional dwarf pike are out of the question. Will...
  3. HookedOnFish_MI

    75 Gallon Tanganyikan Setup

    I’m going to be rescaping my 75 gallon in the near future for a Lake Tanganyikan setup, and was wondering from the experts how many different species I could successfully keep together. I will for sure have Neolamprologus Multifasciatus since I have 5 in another tank. The few others below are my...
  4. HookedOnFish_MI

    A. Borellii Spawning Advice

    I’m hoping to get some advice to help get my borelli pair to spawn. They are in a 15 gallon aquarium with 3 Otocinclus cats. Temp is about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and I feed mostly frozen brine shrimp, along with New Life Spectrum flakes less frequently. Ph is 7.5. This female did spawn with...
  5. HookedOnFish_MI

    A. borellii setup feedback please

    I just rescaped my 15 gallon for a pair of A. borellii and a small school of black neon tetra. Can you please provide feedback on my setup? I have a homemade cave (pictured below) on each side of the tank hidden in the plants.
  6. HookedOnFish_MI

    Considering A. Panduro or Agassizii

    Hello, I was hoping to get some thoughts on keeping a pair of one of these species in a 15 gallon aquarium (24”x12.5”x12.5”). If appropriately scaped, is the tank sufficient in size? I’d also like to note that my ph is 7.5 from the tap. I would have drift wood, leaf litter and peat in the...
  7. HookedOnFish_MI

    A. agassizii Spawning Behavior

    I decided to get my female a male friend last weekend and was excited to see her behavior change last night. They’re in a 75 gallon aquarium. She would repeatedly swim to him and then turn a bit to her side to flash her yellow belly, and then swim back towards her cave. He appears to be too...
  8. HookedOnFish_MI

    Female Advice Please

    Hello! I have a male and female A. cacatuoides in a 15 gallon aquarium (24”x12”). The male was introduced 3/27/2021. The only other tank inhabitants are a few Otocinclus cats. Temp is about 79 and ph about 7.0. I have not seen the female in quite some time so I took the tank apart during...
  9. HookedOnFish_MI

    Female Agassizii?

    Can anyone sex this one for me? I’ve had it for just over a year now and always thought it was a female, but never confirmed.
  10. HookedOnFish_MI

    Water too dark?

    Is there such a thing as too much tannins, or too dark of water? It gets better after I do a water change, but it gets pretty dark each week. I’m fine with it if the fish are ok. I did boil the wood ahead of time too.
  11. HookedOnFish_MI

    A. cacatuoides Article

    I’m taking a shot in the dark here because I see a lot of people posting some very interesting articles, but I’m curious if anyone has anything on the history of breeding A. cacatuoides? To be more specific, it’s fascinating to me looking at the comparison of wild caught fish to the “paint jobs”...
  12. HookedOnFish_MI

    15 Gallon Rescape

    Wanted to share a few pics of my newly scaped 15 gallon. I’ll be using this for breeding A. cacatuoides. I have just a female in the tank now with 3 Otocinclus. Once I get fry and they are a couple months old, I’ll move them to my 75 gallon to further grow out. Then hopefully rinse and repeat...
  13. HookedOnFish_MI

    What are these?!?

    I temporarily removed the leaf litter from my 75 gallon to catch a fish and clean all the snails off them. Shortly after, I noticed white little organisms shaped like miniature brooms climbing on the glass near the sand substrate. What are they? Are they harmful? If so, how do I get rid of...
  14. HookedOnFish_MI

    pH Stabilizing

    Starting today, I am going to begin cutting my tap water with distilled water in each water change in an effort to get and keep my pH lower in my 15 gallon tank (by reducing KH). After about a week of every other day water changes, how long will it take for the pH to stabilize and get an...
  15. HookedOnFish_MI

    Normal Male Behavior?

    When I had just 2 male a. Cacatuoides in my 75 gallon, they were always out and about together. When I added leaf litter and then 2 females, the males would chase the females around here and there, but business as usual. I now just have 1 male in the tank with the 2 females (and rasbora and...
  16. HookedOnFish_MI

    Snail Problem

    What began as 1 or 2 snails likely brought in through plants is now turning into way more than I’d like in my 75 gallon. Anyone have any tips on how to get rid of them? I don’t mind a few snails here and there but I fear before long they’ll be literally everywhere. You can see a pic of just one...
  17. HookedOnFish_MI

    Maintaining Tannin Tint

    As I do my weekly water changes, the tint from the tannins release by my Mongolia leaves fades more and more. What’s the solution for maintaining the tint? I can’t see adding more leaves every water change as being sustainable...perhaps getting alder cones and changing one out every water...
  18. HookedOnFish_MI

    ID Please

    Can anyone ID this plant? It was a tiny piece of something tangled in the roots of an anubias plant I purchased. I put the string-like roots in the sand and it’s leaves are getting a little longer.
  19. HookedOnFish_MI

    Dead Female :(

    I found one of my 2 female Cacatuoides laying dead on the sand this morning after introducing to my 75 gallon with 2 males last week. I’ve noticed this one was starting to take a beating yesterday, and was very inactive. She would be hiding under a leaf and a male would find her and just start...
  20. HookedOnFish_MI

    Setup Feedback Please

    Hello again! I was able to find another giant piece of spider wood for my 75 gallon and rescaped it and did a water change last night. I put the Mongolia leaves in the tank as well last night but decided to move them to a bucket of water this morning until they sink. Please give me your feedback...
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