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  1. koty

    Can anybody identify?

    Can anybody identify? It was sold to me as A. Cacatuides... But it is definitely not: link to movie: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qub4gecs69tm8ey/WhatsApp%20Video%202020-09-16%20at%2015.12.04.mp4?dl=0
  2. koty

    Finally a female showed up

    Here is an adult male iniridea: Here is the Melgar female getting ready... ... and that is a Melgar male but not the dominant
  3. koty

    Baby Iniridea 3 months old

    My A. Iniridea are 3 monthes old. Grew in pure R/O with half grown ancistrus in a 45 liter aquarium with massive filtration Feeding is based only on detritus from a gambisia inhabited aquarium situated in a sunny spot. You can see the green guk at the bottom: Feeding twice dayly...
  4. koty

    Sick cardinal in apisto tank

    can anybody identify and suggest a treatment?
  5. koty

    An active pair of Iniridea

    finally an active pair of Iniridea. They are guarding a territory. And the fm has her own half coconut that she gets in & out of. The pH is kind of too high (5.5 70-100µS) so I guess there is a low chance for getting something out of the eggs. The fmale The male
  6. koty

    Question about reported natural black water parameters

    In several of the reports on the water tested at some black water habitats they report on very low conductivity (around 10 microS, for example) yet a very low pH (around 4.0). The low pH means three orders of magnitude higher (than neutral) H+ (protons) conentration. My question is: How can...
  7. koty

    A. Iniridea filter-feeding

    A. Iniridea eartheating Thanks for the remark Mike.
  8. koty

    a young male papagai?

    Does it looks like a young male papagai?
  9. koty

    This one is a total mistery to me:

    Only data is that it came from colombia with a macmastery & iniridae shipment it is very active as well. here is a high mag the others are the above mentioned
  10. koty

    A. iniridea at different moods

    Here are three out of at least 5 color patterns among which my A. Iniridea switch very rapidly:
  11. koty

    Low pH and denitrification

    I am keeping my aquarium (planted) with a constant pH around 4.7 (R/O + acidic peat extract). Many places on the www claim that bacterial de-nitrification (ammonia oxidation to NO2 and NO3) virtually cease to exist. I personally do not believe it based on my basic knowledge on bacteria that...
  12. koty

    Indian almond leaves

    I was just wondering if anybody have or is using indian almond leaves for water conditioning? The scientific name of the tree is Terminalia catappa Thanks Koty
  13. koty

    A. Iniridea

    I just bought around 12 young A. Iniridea. They arrived 48 h ago from colombia and are now in my aquarium with pure R/O & peat extract pH 4.7-4.9 Is there any special tip for keeping them? Are they as delicate as specified by Romer? Here are some pics Thanks Koty
  14. koty

    Supplementing R/O water with sea salt.

    I am considering to supplement my R/O water with a bit of sea salt. Does anybody has any comments/experience? and of course how much to add? Thanks Koty
  15. koty

    1 month old fry, A. MacMasteri

    That is the aq: and the little ones:
  16. koty

    Temperature fluctuations

    I read in O. Romer's book that some apistogramma species require seasonal and even daily temperature fluctuations. The lack of these, he claims, can compromise the immune system and more specifically cause hexamita. I am intrigued since it is the third case of hole in the head I have. I keep the...
  17. koty

    The couple from my prev thread; a movie

    First day swimmers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mr4u89DbCY
  18. koty

    Not sure about the sp

    Can youtell if its veijita or macmasteri? This is the female (watching eggs or wigs in a coconut shell): and this is the male
  19. koty

    Need help with a Parasite?

    there is no stress signs but it looks bad especially in the male Veijita can somebody identify the problem and the treatment thanks KOTY [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img]
  20. koty

    How do I get my Trifaciata to spawn

    I have a pair that had fry at least twice in the community aq. now I moved them to a bare bottom 15 gal aq with some J moss and two half coconut shells. The water is pure R/O and is filtered with a Rena XP1. Fish are fed mainly with live white worms and some frozen BW and high quality adult...
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