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    Wild Peru Apistogramma ID's

    Hi again, a friend just returned from a collection trip and brought back a couple groups of Apistos. I'll get more exact locations soon, but for the time being, I know he was days away from Iquitos, and I don't believe these two species were caught in the same location. The one we believe is A...
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    A. macmasteri female and breeding tips

    Hi, I've raised up a group of F1 macmasteri from fry and they are now a little over a year old. First time keeping this species, and was hoping for a little advice on breeding them. There are 3 in the group, and I believe I have a reverse trio, but not sure, worried that I may have 3 males...
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    Crenicichla notophthalmu possibly?

    I was able to get a wild group of young Crenicichla, labeled as regani. After watching them a few days, I'm starting to feel they may be notophthalmu, any thoughts? They were supposedly collected from Columbia.
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    Apistogramma calamar?

    Hi, I need your help again, a fish has popped up on a list that I've never heard of, Apistogramma 'calamar'? The pictures are not great, bare bottom tank, showing no color. Has anyone heard of this fish, I can't find any info on it, searched the name on this site and on Tom's Apistos, maybe I...
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    Accepted color varients?

    Hi, my Cichlid club is trying to find a list of generally accepted color variants/tank strains of Apistos in the hobby in order for us to know what we can allow into our BAP program. Is there a organization that would have that on a site somewhere. I'm not a huge fan of tank strains, I...
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    Average life span of Dicrossus filamentosus

    Just wondering if the average life span of D. filamentosus has been established.
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    Wild A. agassizzi, can we narrow down a location?

    Hi, I received a young, wild group of A. agassizzi about a year ago, they supposedly came from Brazil. Reading about all the different locations that agassizzi are found in, I'm just wondering if the location they were collected from can be narrowed down a bit. They are a yellow form, I think...
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    Apistogramma elizabethae question

    I received a group of young, wild, A. elizabethae about 5 months ago. All five I believe are males, there is one individual smaller than the rest that I thought might have been my lone female but it's tail has become lyre tailed like the others, I'm doubtful it's a female. My question is, if I...
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    A. elizabethae?

    Hi, another group I believe has been mislabeled, they were supposed to be A. elizabethae but they have a lyrate tail, which I think elizabethae lack. I have Romer's books, but there are a number that look similar and I'm not confident in my ID skills. Could not get a picture of any females, but...
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    A. agassizii ?

    Hi, i got a group of Apistos that should have been wild A. paucisquamis, but are definitely not. I'm pretty sure they're agassizii, but would like your opinions. Thanks
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    Apisto behavior question?

    I'm somewhat new still to Apisto's, having spawned and raised 4 species so far. Tonight, observing a pair of A. cf. eunotus 'Orangeschwanz' F0, female with a brood of fry, while the full lights were on, the male was in what I would describe as sub-dominant coloration, dark, vertical barring, and...
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    Labeled as A. agassizi, not agassizi!!

    Another question, you all helped out great with the "Rio Tauhpo", can't wait till they grow out a bit more and I'll send more pictures when those are showing better colors and a bit older. Was at the same cichlid convention where I picked up the Rio Tauhpo, I also picked up a pair of wild, A...
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    Apistogramma sp. Rio Tauhpo ?

    Has anyone heard of this locality, can't find any info on them. I saw them on a list, wondering if the spelling wrong?
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    Nannacara anomala age of maturity

    Hi, just wondering if anyone has raised up fry to maturity and at about what age do males start to color up. I had a beautiful pair that spawned once and then the male jumped shortly after spawning(tight fitting lid, found the 1×1" opening). I have only 4 fry from the brood and at the moment the...
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    The nitrogen cycle in low pH water?

    Was reading about the nitrogen cycle and read that bacterial growth ceases at a pH of 6 and below. A few questions came to mind, 1- If your trying to breed a fish from a area with an extremely low pH, do you have to worry nitrite spikes. I know that ammonia isn't toxic in acidic conditions, but...
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    Low KH questions

    When working with soft water(low KH/GH, Conductivty), do you worry about ph crashes due to the lack of buffering abilities of having a low KH. How can you help prevent pH crashes when working with soft water. Please correct me if I'm wrong, never went past high school chemistry and that was a...
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    Procedures for making soft, acidic water.

    I have a question regarding keeping Apistos that need very soft, acidic water. I start with RODI water and at this time I'm using Seachems Acid Regulator and Neutral Regulator to adjust it to the ph I'm targeting. It works well enough for now, I use a 50 gal container so I only have to mix it a...
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