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Thankyou for this input, I am based in Australia so we really only have about a dozen different types of Apistogramma in the country, however on my side of the country that number is even more limited. So my goal is to eventually start introducing some of the lesser known or harder to get...
Thankyou, I have another mature male that is not the father of this batch so I may end up putting her and possibly one more female in with him. However if I was to introduce the grandchildren to breed with the parents of this batch would you consider that line breeding or inbreeding, or would...
Thankyou for your very in depth reply, how can stop any breeding within groups of the same fry then? As I have actually found a clutch of eggs in this batch’s grow out tank since posting this thread, I appreciate any more advice you can give. I definitely don’t want to be in the third group but...
Hi all, I know this is a popular topic, however I am after some assistance in determining traits that differentiate me tween male and female Apistogramma Cacatuoides orange flash. I think I have narrowed it down to a few things but please tell me if I am wrong on anything or I am missing...
Thanks so much for your insight, I will continue testing daily and continue 10% daily water changes unless the ammonia spikes above 0.25 in which case I’ll increase the % of water changes.
Thankyou for your reply, the 20L is the only other tank I had on hand, at this stage it’s just the female and wrigglers in there. If I can change it out for a 40 or 50L would that be a better option? No, A. cacatuoides.
Hi all, I’m new to this and wasn’t prepared for the breeding. Long story incoming…
About a week ago I noticed one of my females on eggs, so in the excitement I set up a 20L breeder tank for her to go in. It has a sponge filter for a 60L tank and I seeded it for a week with a 300g bag of filter...
Hi all, I have 2 Borellii Opals I am uncertain of their sex. When I bought them I was certain they were females due to the strong black colours on the first rays in the dorsal and pelvic fins and a seemingly strong yellow colour (however they were in a tank with possibly 30-40 other Borellii...
There’s 6 half coconut shells, 3 clay urns and 2 pleco style breeding caves. I have 12 Anubias, 4 water sprite, 12 Java fern, 3 Bolbitis ferns, 6 jungle Val, 12 various crypts, and 4 ceratopteris. I have stocked the tank with a 2 dozen magnolia leaves, 3 Indian almond leaves and some other...
Hi all, I feel like the answer may be yes, but thought I’d ask those with more knowledge and experience. Will cacatuoides of different colour variations cross breed? ie a double red with a super orange? Thanks in advance
Yes, certainly. As you can see some of my plants haven’t been planted yet as I only got them recently and I’m thinking to replace some of the rocks I have in there for more driftwood with the purpose of creating more caves for the apisto’s my Borellii Opal male is pretty camera shy but I have a...
Hi everyone, I have recently set up my first Apistogramma tank, it is stocked with as many geographically correct plants as I could get my hands on and a number of small community fish. Neon tetras, harlequin rasbora’s, peppered corydoras and Otocinclus. I have 4 A. Cacatuoides (I bought them...