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My beautiful Al has passed. I examined his body. His coloring was way off. Very dark. His stripe gone, and filmy looking. And the wound or missing scale on his flank, looked infected. Almost oozing. Im still wondering if my cat didnt happen to poke him when he would come up to see...
Thank you, so very much. I know he absolutely LOVES the bloodworms. He would always come to the glass, stare at me, stare up at the hole. Lol. Back and forth until he got some. It was cute to watch. Cichlids have personalities that are so pronounced compared so many other fish. But i am afraid...
He is in a quarantine tank now. I understand that some folks dont agree with using medications, and some recommend them. I did what was recommended to me first. Asking for opinions and second opinions shouldnt be painful. I love my fish. I am a 4 x cancer survivor and patient that lives alone...
Hi guys,
I noticed a whitish spot on my Agassizii Alenquer about 2 weeks ago. Im not sure what it was. See attached pics. I have had him, and all his tank mates for almost a year. Nothing added or moved. I feed a mix of plant and meaty dry food, and occasional freeze dried blood worms. I...
Hi all!
Im proud to introduce my newest family members. First pic is what was sold to me as a juvenile male Agassizii Alenquer. I cannot claim to know for sure if that is indeed, what he is. The second and third pics, are of the male and female Opal Apistogramma i received. I am so excited...
Thanks Mike. I just ordered a basic 20 gallon tank for quarantine a few days ago. My new Apistos and other fishies wont be here for at least a couple weeks, as the temperature is way above that of safe shipping temp for my area. What do you recommend for equipment in the quarantine tank...
Hi there!
I had added a post onto my hello one, but it probably wasnt the place for it. I had lost all my Apistos and the majority of my blued eyed rainbowfish. Out of 4 Yellowtail Furcatas, 4 Red Neon Blue Eyed Rainbowfish, 2 Macmasteri Apistos that were labeled Vietjita, and my Red...
Im sorry it has taken so long to reply. Things have been rather crazy. I do not have live plants. In either tank. I moved the fish i had left, into my spare tank. All i have left are 3 blue eyed rainbow fish, and my whiptail catfish. Meaning i lost all my apistos and 5 rainbows total. The...
Update on my tank. I lost all my Apistos, and 5 furcata rainbows. The rainbows i know i caused their demise. Doing water changes and gravel vacuuming and cleaning the tank over the last few weeks. One had been sucked up in the vacuum. Two had jumped into the filter compartment and even tho i...
Thank you! I will give that a try. The mirror seems to do the trick for awhile. Then he gets bored with it, and goes looking for the other guy. Strange question...But do non dominant Apistos lose color, or appear more dull than the dominant? Or am i truly looking at two males?
Thank you so much! Thats great info! For the time being, I put a small mirror in next to where the aggressor usually comes back to. Its helped. Its not a perfect solution. But it keeps the bully occupied long enough for the other guy to come out, eat, and move a bit. A much needed break for him...
Hi there.
Im still new to the forum. Ive only posted my introduction. I have an issue though. What i thought was a male/female pair of Viejitas/Macmasteri, im pretty sure are actually 2 males. My tank is a 20 gallon, lots of plants, caves, and hiding spots. But the more colorful of the...