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  1. krib

    Artificial hatching with white eggs

    Hope the low quality picture helps. I actually used the natural hole on the coco cave to fix the airline as close to the eggs as possible. It gave air at a rate of 1 bubble per second. The whole thing was later moved to a floating breeder box with large grills on both sides. (I had to fill the...
  2. krib

    Artificial hatching with white eggs

    I just had a similar set up to artificially hatch T. candidi eggs. Since I had 2 attempts, first unsuccessful, second successful, I have a few suggestions which my help. First I think the air bubbles work better when they are closer to the eggs, slowly vibrating/pulsing them continuously. This...
  3. krib

    T. candidi brood, artificial raising question

    Thanks for the reply Darrel. I will definitely try the filter sponge and leaf litter, there are plenty of half decayed Magnolia grandiflora leaves around. Green water sounds like a great idea, but I am a little worried that possible fertiliser residues in the water may harm the fry. I actually...
  4. krib

    T. candidi brood, artificial raising question

    Mike I really hate separating the eggs/fry from their mother and this is the first time I did it in my 24 years of hobby, but I already tried separating the male 5 times before and they all failed. (there are no other fish in the tank) T. candidi is extremely rare here and I was a bit desperate...
  5. krib

    T. candidi brood, artificial raising question

    Hi, My T. candidi pair had 6 spaws, all of which were gone in 3 days at most, so I decided to try artificial raising this time. I put the coco cave in a floating breeder box in the parents' tank. After 8 days or so the fry detached from the coco shell and started moving around. (At least I know...
  6. krib

    Nannostomus beckfordi and apisto fry

    I had a very bad experience with N. beckfordi and L. dorsigera fry. Actually my N. becfordi molested every fish in the tank including the neon tetras and SAE's. But from what I read it is a matter of chance, some are very active and some timid. I would rather stick with a calmer species like N...
  7. krib

    Taeniacara candidi pair agression problem

    Just a quick update on the subject, the female that I was keeping separated (because of the aggression) spawned yesterday. Of course the eggs are not fertilised but she is guarding them anyway. I guess a few days of conditioning was enough and I kept the male away for too long. I hope I can...
  8. krib

    Taeniacara candidi pair agression problem

    Well searching for hours on the web and looking at this post http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/taeniacara-candidi-a-close-shave.12059/ , I have finally come to the conclusion that yellow colour is not default for females, and as in the linked post may be seen only partially even on...
  9. krib

    Taeniacara candidi pair agression problem

    Thanks a lot for all the answers so far. The "female's" body length (minus the tail) is about 3mm shorter than the male. And the male is about 3.5cm long, 5 cm including the tail. They are really tiny. She sometimes flashes to the male (they are separate but have visual contact) and when she...
  10. krib

    Taeniacara candidi pair agression problem

    Thanks for the answer. That is quite sad news. Of all the female taeniacara photos I found on the web, I saw no yellow ones (except a few brooding mothers), but you sound so sure that I guess you know something. They were separated for a week, and now separated again. Do you think there is any...
  11. krib

    Taeniacara candidi pair agression problem

    I have recently got 2 pairs of T. candidi. One of the males is very aggressive towards the female, and even though the she looks like she is carrying eggs she is running away from the male. I have them separated at the moment but they have visual contact. My questions is how will I know when the...
  12. krib

    P. taeniatus offspring

    Here are a couple of pics of my P. taeniatus fry, at about 6 months old. I thought the parents were bot "moliwes" but it seems that the female is a nigerian red or a tank strain with nigarian red blood. Even though I am purist when it comes to hybridization and mixing natural color morphs, I...
  13. krib

    Anyone Bred Apisto Panduro?

    Do A. panduro females have a visible egg tube prior to spawning like other cichlids? Mine have turned yellowish and look plump but no visible egg tube. (I definitely do not want to hijack the thread, just thought it would be a waste of forum space if I started another thread for this)
  14. krib

    P. taeniatus locale id help

    Thanx for the explanation Chromedome, I think your comments were probably accurate but I am still interested in hearing a second thought like you suggested. I want to learn how to tell color morphs apart without looking at the possible offspring, that's why I kept pics of the offspring for the...
  15. krib

    hello from Istanbul

    Thank you for the warm welcome :)
  16. krib

    P. taeniatus locale id help

    Hi, I really would like learn the morph of my P. taeniatus pair. Any comments are appreciated! First the male And the female Thank you in advance! PS: Just realized there is a seperate ID forum, sorry for posting in the wrong one!
  17. krib

    hello from Istanbul

    Hey! I am really interested in in biotopes and dwarf cichlids, particularly west Africans. They are very difficult to find here, and even the most experienced aquarists have zero knowledge on these species. (except the good old krib:) So I came to this forum as a source of information, and if...
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