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  1. Ringo

    A. cacatuiodes with eye growth

    Any ideas on treating this eye growth on my A cacatuiodes? I've tried Melafix but no visible improvement - its obviously irritating him as I've spotted him rubbing it against wood in the tank in the last few days. Swimming and eating OK at the moment; water parameters all OK (0ppm Nitrite...
  2. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    Tried, however found him dead on the bottom of the tank this morning.
  3. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    Yeah - I tend to agree on his body looking a bit swollen looking back at previous pictures I have taken; I'm actually wondering whether he might be constipated - I've not seen any faeces in the 4 days he's been in the Q-Tank. I have some ESHA gDex (Prazi based) which I could try on the...
  4. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    Bit of an update on this thread; Male appeared to be improving in the following week, however after a week away, he's now spending pretty much all of his time on the bottom of the tank. I've moved him into a Q-Tank four days ago whilst I get to the bottom of this problem. He's still eating...
  5. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    Hi Mike First - thanks for the help - much appreciated. I'm not sure whether this behaviour is new or not; I certainly did notice him spending time near the bottom of the Q-Tank, but nothing that concerned me overly; the current in the main tank is a-lot stronger (Q-Tank is on a sponge filter...
  6. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    Some more observations; I just did second feed of the day (well defrosted frozen bloodworm which all of the tank inhabitants will eat). Male Cacatuoides has eaten quite a bit; he's now resting on the bottom of the tank, fins up, post eating; some minor aggression over food towards C. Habrosus...
  7. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    @Mike Wise They share with: 10 x Neon Tetra 7 x Corydoras Habrosus
  8. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    For comparison - taken today: of course as soon as I go near the glass with a camera he's all fins up.
  9. Ringo

    Apistogramma Cacatuoides resting on bottom

    OK so this has me puzzled; I have a pair of Cacatuoides that I introduced to my main tank about two weeks ago (after three clear weeks in my Q-Tank). They appeared to have settled in OK - the female is active and laid eggs yesterday under a piece of driftwood and is carefully guarding her...
  10. Ringo

    Normal behaviour for A. Cacatuoides?

    Just for the record, I think my Q-Tank was a little small; adding some extra plants diffused things during quarantine and both fish are doing well in my main tank which is larger and heavily planted with lots of places to hide! Lesson: I probably need a bigger Q-Tank...
  11. Ringo

    Normal behaviour for A. Cacatuoides?

    Picture of female uploaded (male is my profile pic btw). Unlike the male, she's not a fan of having her photo taken...
  12. Ringo

    Normal behaviour for A. Cacatuoides?

    My Q-Tank has a flower pot and a half coconut shell as hiding places and is relatively sparsely planted; that said its not a massive tank (only 25L capacity) - I could look to move over some more plants from my main tank (needs a weed out anyway) to make things a bit more dense from a planting...
  13. Ringo

    Hi from Norfolk, UK

    Hi All I've just bought my first pair of dwarf cichlids (A Cacatuoides), who will be joining some Neon Tetra and Corydoras Habrosus in my main tank once they have been through quarantine. Already enjoying the behavioural difference already between my new cichlids and the rest of the fish I...
  14. Ringo

    Normal behaviour for A. Cacatuoides?

    OK - so first up I'm a complete newbie when it comes to Apistogramma so apologies if my question is naive! I've kept most other types of tropical fish over the last 20 years and decided to have a change and just bought (2 weeks ago) my first pair of A. Cacatuoides; They are currently in my...
  15. Ringo

    Normal behaviour for A. Cacatuoides?

    Probably help if I actually posted this in the right topic - reposting...
  16. Ringo

    Normal behaviour for A. Cacatuoides?

    OK - so first up I'm a complete newbie when it comes to Apistogramma so apologies if my question is naive! I've kept most other types of tropical fish over the last 20 years and decided to have a change and just bought (2 weeks ago) my first pair of A. Cacatuoides; They are currently in my...
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