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    Lethargy and white lips

    To update, I will probably lose the male today. It's clearly columnaris, he now has white patches and fin deterioration. Kanaplex alone did not stop it. Does this mean the bacteria was on them since they were young and with age took over?
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    Lethargy and white lips

    I have an old pair of A. macmasteri sharing a divided tank. This pair has slowed down and become shy with age but things have generally been unalarming. I was out for a few days and hadn't been there to check on my fish. Today I noticed the male was rather still in a corner and clamped. I have...
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    Aggressive or protective mother?

    Thanks for the reply! Yesterday the fry were actively avoiding the female I moved her out and left them to grow out in this 20 long. The relationship seemed to have been at its end. I feed live BBS. Soon after the female was removed a lot of fry came out of hiding. Is a 20 long okay for grow at...
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    Aggressive or protective mother?

    Hi everyone, hope everyone had a very happy New Year! I am seeking advice regarding my A. macmasteri mother and fry. I have noticed my A. macmasteri female seems to be chasing fry sometimes. She seems to do this when I am close to the tank. Some fry are too big or too fast for her to grab in...
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    Female abandoned fry?

    I couldn't get another setup in time and the male raised the fry. However, looks like the fry disappeared overnight yesterday (about 3 weeks old). I looked all around the tank and can't find them. When should I remove the male in the future? Would dividing the tank also work? Tank is 20 L...
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    Female abandoned fry?

    Hi everyone! Firstly, I need to thank everyone here. After applying all the advice I have been given, my Macmasteris finally raised a spawn to the swimmer stage. Last night I noticed the female was in her yellow breeding dress, fiercely guarding the fry. However, today she has left the fry and...
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    Which peat or sphagnum moss to use to low pH?

    Can the KH of RO/DI be measured with a test kit. I noticed this RO/DI water from my LFS took two drops to turn blue to yellow.
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    Slow tank decimation...any thoughts?

    Wasting away is always a hard one. In apistos, prophylactic metronidazole has helped address this for me, so it may be due to flagellates? Metronidazole also seems much more effective when eaten over just dosing in the water column. For guppies, praziquantal in the water and fenbendazole flakes...
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    Which peat or sphagnum moss to use to low pH?

    So I experimented with a bag of this peat in the my 20 long. It hasn't budge the week since it's been in there (about a week) and might have let out trace ammonia (water is tannin stained so I am not sure if the slight change from yellow in test tube is due to ammonia or water color). As Darrel...
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    Pencil fish ID

    Looks like N. beckfordi to me but I am not experienced enough to be certain.
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    Which peat or sphagnum moss to use to low pH?

    Thank you for all the info everyone! So I've acquired some Fluval peat granules and am testing them. I put maybe 50 g of granules in a filter bag and let it float in about 3.5 gallons of water. In 24 hours, the pH came down to 7.0-7.2. The kH is still 6. Of note, the ammonia is at 0.25 so I am...
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    Which peat or sphagnum moss to use to low pH?

    Thank you Darrel and Ben! I have also considered Seachem Acid Buffer which I think is sodium bisulfate for my water. Given my KH, would that be better or sphagnum? Thanks again!
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    Which peat or sphagnum moss to use to low pH?

    My Kh is about 6 and my pH 8. Reading here I've peat or sphagnum moss is a good way to lower the pH into the 6s. Which sphagnum or peat can I use? For instance, Petco has this sphagnum moss: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/imag-sphagnum-moss Will peat moss and sphagnum moss...
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    Ivanacara adoketa bonding

    I have been eyeing a pair of Ivanacara adoketa at my local fish store for a while now. Considering how rare they seem, it would be an interesting breeding project. However, researching online I've noticed they can be very aggressive to one another if not a bonded pair. My question is what...
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    CO2 Poisoning

    I recently added CO2 injection into my aquarium. Since then, I have lost my male A. cacutuiodes and the female will probably die today. I noticed the female would be at higher levels in the tank since the CO2 injection and I took this as a sign of suffocation. Even then, the CO2 was always in...
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    Apistogramma macmasteri ID confirmation

    I bought this guy as Apistogramma macmasteri "redneck". Just to be sure as I cannot find any fish online that looks like him, is this identification correct? Thank you!
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    Fry development and sexual dimorphism

    I've been eyeing a few fry packs of Apistogramma. The main hurdle is that there is no way to be certain that one will get at least one of each sex. Thus, this question came to my mind. When do male and female fry start showing sexual dimoprhism. For instance, are male fry generally larger than...
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    Buying A. macmasteri female

    I'm lookg for an A. macmasteri female, preferably the redneck form. I am in the US and of course am willing to pay shipping. Thank you!
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    Apistogramma color genetics and female contribution

    I guess so! Now if I can just make sure I actually get a female for my A. macmasteri...
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    Apistogramma color genetics and female contribution

    I've looked around but cannot find much information on apistogramma color genetics and female contribution. For instance, in A. macmasteri, is the red gene dominant or recessive? Similarly, how much does the female's genes play a part in the color of male offspring?
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