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If the goal is purely breeding and getting the largest spawns I like to keep things simple. A bare bottom tank with just a sponge filter. For decorations I'll use mainly rocks, upside down flower pots with holes cut in the side, and sometimes fake or real driftwood.
I typically do not...
I prefer to use dual 6,700K/10,000K bulbs. The bulbs provide a fuller spectrum and my plants grow quite well.
Also, cardinals tend to hide especially under bright lights. Even if you did run an actnic light (not recommended) it would have little effect on illuminating the cardinals. Moon...
I have no experience with introducing fry to a female already protecting her own (aside from the swapping), but I have gotten a female that had not spawned recently to act as a surrogate.
I stumbled upon this when I floated some 1 week old fry in a clear container in a grow out tank. At...
Thanks Mike for the clarification. So, some of the other pictures that I have found showing A. macmasteri without nearly as much red are more representative of the wild A. macmasteri.
Also, am I correct in understanding that there are both domestic strains that may be pure A. macmasteri...
What are some of the traits that would be used to differentiate a wild type A. macmasteri from the aquarium hybrids? To my untrained eye I cannot see the differences between the pictures being posted and IDed on the forum as the hybrid and those depicted in Cichlid Atlas I as A. macmasteri...
Part of why I am checking on this is because I have gotten conflicting information on this locally and was not convincecd one way of another.
Someone at a LFS told me that spirulina can be toxic in higher quantities and recommended feeding no more than 20%. However, he could not say if this...
I have some pure spirulina powder. Are there issues with adding it straight to my fry tank?
For the first month or so I feed the fry straight BBS. I slowly add flake, daphnia, and eventually bloodworms as they get larger. I was thinking about adding the spirulina once every 2-3 days while...
Frozen Bloodworms
I have been using frozen bloodworms for a couple years now and have made several observations:
1) Many fish really love the frozen bloodworms and will continue eating them long after being "full." Caution needs to be used not to overfeed. Most of my fish will slow down...
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Given your experience with Rift lake fish, Apistogrammas in general require rather soft, acidic water -- opposite end of the spectrum. There are some that can be kept in harder, slightly alkaline water such as A. cacatuoides and A. borellii (two good beginner fish I saw you are...
A local fish club had someone from US Fish and Wildlife (responsible for inspection and enforcement of wildlife import/export for the US) talk at our last meeting. While the discussion primarily focused on importation (most were concerned about how to properly bring back fish from a collection...
Some chasing is normal between a pair until they start to breed. With the cardinals there is little chance of the fry surviving though.
Are you sure the other ram is not the same sex as well? For sexing rams I usually look at the stomach area. Only females will fill up with eggs and get...
dready, where in california are you?
AdamT, I mostly use air driven sponge filters for my 10 gallon tanks but in a few instances use a small powerhead on a sponge filter. Noise is a concern with these tanks and the powerhead is much quieter. The powerhead setup works fine and I have raised...
The local tap water has tested as high as 40 ppm for Nitrates and the GH will vary from 110ppm to 380ppm, so I opt to use artifical salts to reconsitute RO/DI water. For most tanks I have a different combination largely dependent upon the tank's uses and species present. Breeding tanks usually...
mooman,
I noticed that you try to time your simulated rainly season with a low pressure system. Many of my fish show increased spawning activity around rain/low pressure systems even if I have not made any recent water changes.
Tom
Am I correct in understanding that Romer's advice for these species (A. gephyra and A. macmasteri) pertains to the daily fluctuations rather than seasonal fluctuations the fish would experience in the wild?
Tom
Romer advises against keeping certain species such a A. gephyra and A. macmasteri at constant temperatures less they become more suseptible to diseases. I am curious what is considered constant and more importantly what would be advised for such fish in terms of temperature variation range and...
I have been using 15 gal containers with mixed results. White clouds and Guppys have done great year round (Southern California) and even breed in the containers. The containers have no filtration, heat, or air, but are stocked with Water Hyacenith (does not survive well), Water Lettuce...
Thanks everyone for your input. I was hoping there could have been an easy answer but guess things are never that clear.
Turns out the parents of the brood that I saw the deformities in spawned again a little over a month ago, this is what prompted my original post. While it was not my...
Sorry to say it but I have to go with male as well. My subdominant males do not develop the pointed tale even at over a years age. Also, in my experience the females usually do not show as much blue on their sides. I have had a bunch of males that look a whole lot less like males then yours...