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I didn't think to list water hardness since as far as I know that isn't the problem. The water is naturally very soft. Outside of breeding I change 20% water weekly - always with water that has been standing for more than a day. During the breeding period I change 20% every 2-3 days. I take...
I have a pair of A. ortegai "Pebas" in a 15 gallon tank. 6.8pH. 77 temp. oak leaves. clay pots. drift wood.
Still trying to figure out what is going wrong with the breeding process. They've probably gone through the breeding cycle 6 times now - but never any fry. Although I've never seen any...
I should have mentioned I waited several days to see any results. Like I mentioned there were some improvements but no where near what others were saying to expect. In case I didn't make the point clearly enough, none of these methods will work until the underlying cause is dealt with -...
There are several products that seem to operate in a similar fashion. You put some specific dose of powder in the tank, add aeration and do a significant water change after a certain time (usually 48 hours). If the results are not sufficient, then repeat until they are. These are the...
I wanted to write about my recent experience with cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) with my 8 x 10 gallons. All the tanks are well planted and have snails. In 3 of the tanks I was keeping some A. ortegai. I noticed that my mosses were having problems and were melting into black sludge no...
Thanks very much. Would you say that the lack of bright red markings (like in many other pictures) is a natural form? Or would this have been selectively bred for this?
Hello, Great forum. Long time lurker.
I'm trying to get a definitive ID for my ortegai. I see many pictures with bright red markings. However, this variety is tan brown with a very sky blue tone.
Thanks.