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  1. GPistos

    How long do Nannacara anomala live ?

    tds and everything sounds well in range. Try increasing temp by 2 or 3° C slowly and give him maybe some discus high protein food for 2 times a week. maybe he recovers but bent spine doesnt sound so much promising tbh. generally indicates internal parasite or calcium deficiency or old age. share...
  2. GPistos

    How long do Nannacara anomala live ?

    around 6 to 8 years.. really depends on many factors like temperature, water hardness, ph etc.. I checked literature for you, at 4 years it is better if you keep water a bit softer side so his body doesnt need to process much of harder water and food as much live food. other than that I cannt...
  3. GPistos

    Abacaxis sp.

    He will grow well, he has nice fins, maybe give him some blackworms dipped in bugbites wafers, he will pop amazing colors. by the markings on his side looks like he was dominant male in his group (note: it doesn't mean he was aggressive, aggressive males have different marks) you can just say he...
  4. GPistos

    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    I think he also does some ghost knives, not sure african knives but he did breed also rare puffer thats how he got known, it was around mid 2018 if I am right. I am not good with names, and also I took a break so some of my contacts are off at the moment. Lucky you.. you grew in fishkeeping...
  5. GPistos

    Apistogramma Elizabethae on eggs - Need help

    These are great parent apistos, just leave them as it is... if it is first especially just let it be.. let them learn as parents. See now question is: do you want to make profit or enjoy the parental process? if profit just remove the eggs and hatch and you become mama and take full time care...
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    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    I have seen one biotope wild discus tank in Stuttgart area, he use to import wild discus and sell like crazy, I think he is now only breeding and selling as wholesaler, but he had huge 3000L biotope tank with red-spot wild discuss, whole tan colored with middle lighting, was really like walking...
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    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    you are musician too :cool:.. nice one... I guess friends with same interest helps a lot :P Discus are boring if only one pair is kept, I had Discuss in Big 1000L tank .. all the babies were so interactive and made such nice bonds.. I never wanted to give them.. but bills built up.. I never...
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    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    Wow, the gold strain you had, looks so beautiful and elegant, mine one is just pretty but if I had choice to reconsider, I would have gone for Wild caught one. I don't understand why we need to make more color morphos ones when we already have such nice natural sp. these "fire reds" are real...
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    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    I think helping and being involved in various fishrooms give you more expertise and knowledge than only one fishroom of own :D and it is true, own fishroom takes a lot of effort to run and helping hand is always welcomed. I used have a fishroom with my friend, and ran around 48 aquariums...
  10. GPistos

    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    Got it. Apart from Apistogramma, do you breed some other species? like tetras or barbs ?
  11. GPistos

    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    would good to know. Are you also member of DCG ? or for apistogramma there is different group?
  12. GPistos

    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    I agree, me too, I never go for these strains but this winter played troll on me, I didnt want to drive too far to pick up and online I found one which was OK I thought and as I am starting back again so why not just try. Eventually I am gonna bring Apistogramma sp. Rotkeil or Mendezisp or...
  13. GPistos

    Sexing my Electric blue rams

    These are easiest to breed, I do think you have one female based on her head shape and fin curves, so just to confirm it. keep them one week high protein diet and constant 28°C to 29°C. after that week, for water change, keep your RO water outside cold weather chill it as much you can, then for...
  14. GPistos

    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    Thanks for your input. Really appreciate. Yeah true about this color bred version, I was like "Have I forgotten all about Apistogramma?" completely different behavior, I had big male A.baenschi and he was aggressive but not like these little guys. But like you said, I think I need to grow a bit...
  15. GPistos

    Apistogramma Agassizii Gold .. Male or female need help

    Hello all, I know this has been discussed and I too have a bit experience in breeding Apistogramma like Ap. Eunotus "RIO TAPICHE" WC in past. But I did take break for some time due to professional and business' trips but I am back at it. I just made a new tank and the region I am in didn't...
  16. GPistos

    Need to no 100% whether male or female...

    Maybe you are right but I never used sand for apistos. I use bare bottom all black and it seems to be good for them, easy to maintain and stuff like that. And also, for the record, I do species tank only. But I agree, the substrate as big than 0.4mm may not be the best for apistos, as they will...
  17. GPistos

    Need to no 100% whether male or female...

    You are a lucky guy! you have beautiful female. You will be so happy when you have offspring from this female. It is a female, by just look at that male showing off to her;) Get her to breed and let me know if you will give me their fry:D
  18. GPistos

    Apistos & Nannacara!! Greetings!

    On your advice I just bought yesterday RO system. Setting it up by tomorrow because office hours didnt let me get everything sorted on time. Can you advice me how do you use your RO water and which type of RO system do you use? I am using Filtermaster 190l. Osmopower 2.0. I just want to make...
  19. GPistos

    Apistos & Nannacara!! Greetings!

    Thank you for your kind reply, Yes. I have got the pot, rock and coconut cave for them. Maybe I need to put something more. I am trying to get my moss grow between them.
  20. GPistos

    NEEd HELP German rams lost color after laying eggs

    separate the tank mates immediately. Which type of cardinals do you have ? can you post a image of it. Use high oxygenated water only and live food dipped in garlic liquid. you may have to treat your all fish at the same time because this internal parasite may have been passed over it is planted...
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