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  1. Iamtechno13

    Bitaeniata

    About 5 months ago at the last local fish auction I picked up a bag of 4 Bitaeniata's that were fairly small so I was assuming that I'd have at least one male but now as they are all larger I am sure that I have 4 females. I would like to be able to breed these fish but it's rather difficult...
  2. Iamtechno13

    Apisto ID help?

    I wouldn't mind finding a pair of Wangenflecken around here. Probably a few people on here who could help you but I know Mike is Apisto master.
  3. Iamtechno13

    What are my Apisto's doing?

    Yeah I think the mother is fine, I think it may be the father who is sneaking in and eating them one by one. She is so protective of them and he doesn't seem to care at all. Thinking about just removing him next time. On the plus side I have two Winklefleck females guarding eggs!! I really...
  4. Iamtechno13

    What are my Apisto's doing?

    They're all gone again. I think next time they're coming out. I want to see some little fry and I don't think I will if I keep leaving them in there.
  5. Iamtechno13

    VOTE - May 2014 POTM

    Is it just me or does #2 look a little color enhanced behind the gills.
  6. Iamtechno13

    What are my Apisto's doing?

    So I woke up this morning to find a number of little surprises one of them being a fresh batch of Tefe Pearl Orange eggs (also Cacatuoides Triple Reds and Electric Blue Ram eggs). This is now the second spawn and it looks like there are almost twice as many eggs as the first one. They ended...
  7. Iamtechno13

    Photo contest

    So when do the results come out?
  8. Apistogramma Papagei

    Apistogramma Papagei

  9. Iamtechno13

    What are my Apisto's doing?

    This is the pair. Finally let me upload pictures
  10. Apistogramma Tefe Pearl Orange

    Apistogramma Tefe Pearl Orange

    A pair that recently spawned for the first time. 5/13/14
  11. F1 Apistogramma Sp. Pebas

    F1 Apistogramma Sp. Pebas

    Juvenile starting to color up. Sorry about the dirty glass.
  12. Winklefleck pair

    Winklefleck pair

    Pair of F1 Apistogramma Winklefleck
  13. Apistogramma Tefe Pearl Orange

    Apistogramma Tefe Pearl Orange

    Male in his little "breeding cave"
  14. Iamtechno13

    Low pH and beneficial bacteria

    Common sense was kind of telling me that there had to be some bacteria able to grow, otherwise it would seem to be kind of a "sterile" environment in a way. At the same time, I have nitrates in my tank so I know there is some beneficial bacteria in there but I had a couple people tell me that...
  15. Iamtechno13

    Low pH and beneficial bacteria

    Thats kind of the way I was leaning gerald. I didn't think by dropping the pH below would just kill all bacteria as they've found bacteria/microbes to be growing everywhere on this planet, I figured a different type of bacteria more suited to a lower pH would move in to fill this void. It...
  16. Iamtechno13

    Low pH and beneficial bacteria

    So from what I've read, beneficial bacteria cannot survive or reproduce at a pH of 6.0 or below. How does this work since Apisto's are kept/live in a pH lower than 6.0? Does the fact that Ammonia is not as toxic when the pH is that low matter?
  17. Iamtechno13

    What are my Apisto's doing?

    Before I left for work yesterday I looked at the eggs and they looked like they were progressing to the point of almost starting to wiggle. It did appear the day before that there might have been a few eggs that were not fertilized and she seemed to eat those. I was watching pretty closely...
  18. Iamtechno13

    A. cf. luelingi Cristal

    Those are gorgeous fish.
  19. Iamtechno13

    What are my Apisto's doing?

    So I got home from work today and the eggs were gone. I was hoping that maybe she moved them somewhere as she has been pretty protective but I couldn't find them anywhere. Now that they've done it once, they should do it again? What might be the average time between spawns?
  20. Iamtechno13

    Apistogramma Winklefleck

    I was lucky enough to see the courtship between my Tefe Oranges and now I'm waiting for the eggs to start wiggling. I have a few pairs of Winkle's as I really like these fish. Not the most vibrant or brightly colored but it doesn't matter, these fish are beautiful. Just had the one turn...
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