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  1. ErtyJr

    "Retiring" an apisto

    Hi guys, so I was kind of curious about this topic. I usually breed my apisto pairs 1-2 times a year and I always said when my boys get old I will retire them and let them live the rest of their lives happy. But that got me to thinking, would my male be happy if he isn't breeding? I know this...
  2. ErtyJr

    pictures of A. sp. abacaxis & winklefleck

    Greetings all, I just wanted to share a few pictures of my wild pairs of Apistogramma sp. abacaxis & winklefleck. Have gotten spawns from both, and I keep very detailed logs, so if you have any questions on these two species feel free to ask. Hope you enjoy! P.S. Yes the female abacaxis did...
  3. ErtyJr

    looking for info, A. sp. winklefleck

    Hey guys, in a few weeks I will be purchasing some A. sp. winklefleck, and I've began looking through some info on them to make sure I have a nicely setup tank that suits them. I've looked through tom c's site as it was the only place I could really find any info. About all I got was a...
  4. ErtyJr

    a few pictures of my WC A. sp. abacaxis

    Just wanted to share some pics. If you look closely the mother is guarding fry currently. I've had them about 3 weeks now, from the wild.
  5. ErtyJr

    Question about overstocking A. cacatuoides

    Ok so recently a guy wanted to buy many of my A. cacatuoides fry from me. I refused him, because I happen to know he has a 65 gallon, and he plans on stocking many GBR and Apisto together in it with yo yo loaches. His "bright idea" is that by having many dwarves the aggression will be spread...
  6. ErtyJr

    TDS of RO raising in bucket.

    Hey guys, so I'm just starting to get into dealing with TDS and understanding it. Up untill now I have always used PH/GH/KH as a measurement untill I found out how important TDS is and how it can differ from what you would expect. So anyways, I always get buckets of RO on Sunday morning, and I...
  7. ErtyJr

    long dorsal rays on cacatuoides female

    Someone who bought some of my Apisto cacatuoides fry from me recently messaged me asking for an identification of the sex of this cacatuoides female. I have never seen anything like it, the first 3 rays are very long and she is only about 5 or 6 months old tops.
  8. ErtyJr

    sweet gum leaves aquarium safe?

    Hey guys so I will be adding leaf litter to a tank soon, and I found a bunch of sweet gum leaves but I can't figure out anywhere if they are safe. I know you guys have a bit of knowledge about it. Anyone know?
  9. ErtyJr

    what is you WC Apisto procedure?

    Hey guys! I will likely be going after some WC cacatuoides to broaden my strain's genetics fairly soon here. I just want to hear from all you knowledgeable people here about what you do when you receive a fish wild caught?
  10. ErtyJr

    wanting to learn how to properly I.D. apistogramma

    Hey all, seeing all the knowledgeable people here able to I.d. fish on a whim I have begun to really want to be able to do this as well. Is there a certain book I should pick up? Is there some Internet location I should scour? What do I buy or where do I go? I also would like to find lots of...
  11. ErtyJr

    question about leaving fry with mom

    Hey guys, as some of you may know, I'm currently growing out my first ever batch of apistogramma cacatuoides fry. I have another question and hoping some of you can help as I have received so many helpful answers in the past. My current batch is growing close to a size where I am going to sell...
  12. ErtyJr

    help getting my fry to take non living food

    Ok so I have a batch of about 20 apistogramma cacatuoides fry that are about a month and 1/2 old. They were born in a community tank that is packed with lots of micro fauna and in addition scuds, which are a small freshwater amphipod. They stayed in this tank with the mother, father, some...
  13. ErtyJr

    repashy gel foods question

    Hi guys, today at my LFS they have a section in which they are getting rid of Repashy Gel Foods to take them off the shelves. They were discounted 50% off so I grabbed one called "Meat Pie". Anyone have experience with this food and it's results? I am currently feeding dainichi food and it's...
  14. ErtyJr

    to apisto lover in the philidelphia area

    Hey guys I stopped by the hidden reef today. They have very few of their apistogramma left, BUT there is a beautiful male apisto agassizzi. Just wanted you to let you know. Stop by the hidden reef and get it! I can't or i would, no room currently.
  15. ErtyJr

    first spawn and first free swimmers!

    Hello everyone! Last sunday my cacatuoides laid her eggs, I was very doubtful anything would come of it because they are both very young and the male had a female before that laid and he never fertilized the eggs. She died after eating her eggs and then she stopped eating completely and...
  16. ErtyJr

    Greeting from Philadelphia!

    Moved from Houston and shut down my reef tank. Was a sad day for me but I was traveling too much to care for it. Have since moved in with my gf in philly and I'm allowed a 15 gal so I started up a planted tank and starting looking for a show fish. I have since fell in love with apistogramma...
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