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Hi there, for a divided tank that contains only a pair of SA apistos per section, what is the minimum tank height required?
How low in height can I go and what is the minimum floor plate size per pair? If I'm thinking right, floor space is more important to apistos than tank height? I'd like...
Thanks aquaticclarity & tjudy for the advice.
It is a little smaller (20" x 13") but has all the other criteria. I originally did put all 3 together, but I'm not prepared to sacrifice any of the Nigerian reds (they're hard to find in Aus - not common at all). I had to rescue the more peaceful...
For quite some time I have had 2 Nigerian red males and one female. One male had been in the community tank & for several months I had the remaining pair on their own in another tank. The male was quite aggressive to the female (not to the point where I felt she was in danger) but he would do...
Thanks AdamT
That is more or less what happened. I knew that I hadn't caught all the fry, but as mum's guarding dress had been put away, I thought she would eat them - so they weren't mentioned in my last post. When I got home from work yesterday, I wondered why she was a lovely golden...
Thanks all. I moved the fry last night to a small holding tank, where I can better manage the target feeding & frequent water changes, either daily or every other day. I moved mum with them, so that she could continue her care, but the move seems to have stress her & she dropped her...
Thanks heaps all.
Ok, I will up the water changes then (they are currently 50% weekly). I worry that I will suck up these tiny little guys when I water change. I can do basic water change easily enough just taking it from the water column, but doing a gravel vac with them in the tank is a...
My male Apistogramma Bitaeniata died last night & I'm terribly sad about that. He must have made one last valiant effort, because tonight when I got home from work, Mrs Bitaeniata brought out her free swimming fry.
This is her 2nd try. Last time, she lost her final remaining fry at 23 or 24...
I'm a beginner too, so please take the advice of more experienced posters over me. But, I read that it helps to keep a low watt night light on the tank, as the sudden turn on & turn off of the light can startle the adults into mistakenly snacking on their fry. You could try this with your next...
Thanks Mike. So, do I just call him a Apistogramma Bitaeniata Peru?
Thanks for the tank compliment too. In case your interested, here is a full shot of the home he shares with his mate, 2 pencil fish & 2 otos. I've tried to incorporate lots of hiding places, visual barriers along with my love...
Thanks to both of you for your replies. For the moment things are ok in the tank. By a combination of a trial period of separation (female removed into net breeder) & the addition of 2 pencil fish as dithers, things are going ok in there now.
Feeding has been sorted out & they are thriving...
Apistogramma Bitaeniata Tefe ????
Here is a picture of my male Apistogramma Bitaeniata Tefe, at least that is what LFS sold him to me as. Someone else who saw a picture of him said that he might not be a Tefe, due to his blue face but one of the Peru Bitaeniata varieties. If anyone can help me...
Hey Roach (AKA Robdog) & Mike, good to hear it can work leaving mum & dad with the fry, as I don't really have anywhere to move my fry or parents too. Good luck with your fry traco, I hope all goes well.:)
Yippee, I have wrigglers in the tank. The male does not appear to be helping out with guarding at all, so I hope she can keep the pencil fish (dithers) at bay.
The female leaves them from time to time - she still seems to be trying to tempt the male. She is still wearing her beautiful...
I know, my 2 other tanks are relaxing, but this one & these fish worry me.
Ok, no melafix. I think my ADA soil does what peat does, so I think I'm ok there. Thanks for the advice.
ok, so for some reason, these apistos continue to worry me. I last saw the female on Saturday night & it is now Monday afternoon. How long should I wait before searching for her. The tank is so heavily planted & divided with visual barriers, that she could be hiding in the tank without me...
Thanks all, I think everythking is now fine. I lost maybe 2 non apisto fry that I had in breeding nets - not straight away, but a few days later. One was quite tiny, but one I'd had since April. :frown: Bit sad about that, but hopefully that is tend of any troubles & maybe it was unrelated...
Thank you for the temp advice. Female was released & pencil fish (dithers) added last night. The female at first hid, but very shortly was out & about showing the most glorious golden colour, instead of her usual dirty yellow/brown. When approached by the male, she would tip to the side, as...