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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...
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...
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 breeding some double red aggies with considerable success. In the past with this strain I had maybe one or two fish from a brood that showed any deformities which I usually attributed to an injury of some kind -- 1 out of 50 to 100 seemed pretty reasonable. However, a recent brood...
I noticed some 2-3mm "worms" crawling on the glass in a 10gal tank that has been fishless for just over a week. The tank previously held some Ram fry that were raised to about 1" on BBS, flake foods, frozen bloodworms, and frozen spiralina enriched brineshrimp. I never used and don't have any...
Does anyone have experience with intentionally using a dwarf cichlid as a surrogate parent for fry from a different pair? I have a male blue ram that is a terrific parent but unfortunately I have concerns about his offspring and genetics. I'd like to use him to raise the fry from some of my...
I have a brood of double red aggies that are over 6 months old and 2.5+" in length. Of the remaining 11 males there are 7 that developed the pronounced spade like shape in the caudal fin 2 to 3 months ago, the remaining have varying degrees of roundness to their fin. All have dorsal fins that...
I am looking for a treatment that will kill Hydra without killing Java moss or the infusoria that is in with the moss. I am preparing to add the Java moss to a tank for raising fry.
I have read a variety of possible treatments including several anti-parasite meds, chemicals (bleach, copper...
I have a 10g tank with two males and one female Blue Ram. They were purchased as juveniles and recently the female and dominate male have started spawning. The pair does a great job until the fry become free swimming at which point the female takes on sole responsibility for guarding the nest...
How did rams get that name? Is it an abbreviation of ramirezi, is it based upon their behavioral characteristics, or is it something else? :confused:
Tom
Hi all, new to this forum and hoping to get some advice.
I have a pair of A. agassizii "Double Reds" in which the last two spawning have not produced viable eggs. The pair spawns consistently every 12-13 days. The initial spawning occurred about 2.5 months ago and produced 50 fry. Three...