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  1. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hi, thanks very much ! The plants in the back left are Acorus variegata. They measure about 30 cm at the moment, but are supposed to get up to 50 cm. Yeah, I thought about that as well. I wanted to go for some different lights, but will probably just use this one and hang it up with steel...
  2. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hello everyone, So the project has moved forward since last month. I've finished the scape, filled the tank with water and added the plants. And today I finally started working on my light stand. Now, it's very still a WIP, but it does at least give the idea of what the finished product would...
  3. Yoannikko

    D39

    Hello, This is looking like a very nice tank ! The nice think about val is that it grows pretty quickly when conditions are right. The inconvenient part is that you have to stay on top of it if you don't want it to completely take over.
  4. Yoannikko

    Hello from the 808

    808, as in area code 808 (Hawaii) ? Anyway, welcome !
  5. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    Personnally, the size of diter fish depends on the size of the centerpiece fish. In this case, my Apisto is not that big, maybe around 5 or 6 cm, but it hopefully will grow a bit more. In any case, it will never be a giant of a fish. So for dither fish, I would like to stay in the range of 2 cm...
  6. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    Hey everyone, So as promised, a few pics of the tank taken today. My male A. borellii has finally moved in, along with my lone H. amandae, and 3 C. pygmaeus that I did not know were still in the tank ^^' All the fish seem to be doing well in their new environment, hopefully my little Apisto...
  7. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    These species haven't been kept in aquariums for very long, so it would make sense that even "human-engineered" morphs would benefit from parameters close to their origins. I would have thought Betta splendens would be different as they've been kept in aquariums for much, much longer. I've...
  8. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    Oh yeah, they were definitely not WC, but I don't know if the seller kept them in regular tap water, or if they tried to at least get closer to the natural environment. In any case, my reasoning is that aquarium fish (apart from goldfish and B. splendens, mostly) have only been kept in...
  9. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    No worries, I am also new and kind of clueless ! I've kept fish for a few years, but only just started dabbling in "true" softwater tanks a few months ago. The Apisto in question were purchased from a private seller at a fish expo in october of 2023. I bought a pair from the seller, but didn't...
  10. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    From doing a bit of research since joining this forum, on various other discussions and other sources, I agree that A. borellii are not blackwater fish, but rather are clearwater fish. And if I refer to what @MacZ wrote in another thread "Blackwater usually has a conductivity under 15µS/cm, so...
  11. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    Hello everyone, So, tomorrow I'm finally rehoming my female Apisto + 3 fry, a local fish shop having agreed to take them in. They will not be able to sell them, but will put them in display tanks and/or in charity tanks they sometimes make for hospitals and such. The plan is to put my male...
  12. Yoannikko

    How to discourage breeding?

    Sorry to hear that... I still believe that the female stressed him out too much. If I ever breed Apistos again, I'll take the male out of the tank when the eggs hatch. I used the clove oil method, apparently it's the most humane way to euthanize a fish. I mixed 1ml of clove oil with 9 ml of...
  13. Yoannikko

    My Apistogramma borellii

    Hello Ben, Sorry, I thought I had replied to you before, but I guess not... In any case, thanks for your input ! I think I will probably buy a pH-meter at some point, as I would like to measure this parameter (even if only for my own peace of mind), but yeah, not too fussed about it right now...
  14. Yoannikko

    Planning A New Apisto Focused Tank

    Yeah it's a really cool-looking fish for sure ! I can't take all the credi though, as @MacZ was the one who suggested them to me for my 57L tank. I've since ordered a group of them, which I will get in a couple of week's time.
  15. Yoannikko

    How to discourage breeding?

    Not sure, exactly... Maybe he was stressed out by the female while she was protecting the fry. But in any case, he stayed at the bottom of the tank and had a lot of trouble swimming, so probably a swim bladder issue. I isolated him in a quarantine tank, but he didn't improve, and stopped eating...
  16. Yoannikko

    How to discourage breeding?

    Hello, I can attest to fry surviving in a tank with no particular intervention from my part. I had two spawns from my A. borellii before the male unfortunately passed. From the first spawn, one fry survived, which I'm planning on keeping. From the second spawn, 3 fry survived. Still too youngto...
  17. Yoannikko

    Planning A New Apisto Focused Tank

    Hello, From what I've been told, plecos and Apistos (or any other type of dwarf cichlid) don't work well together, as they are both cave-dwellers, but one is diurnal (Apisto) while one is nocturnal (pleco). The pleco could potentially stress the Apistos out by surprising them in their sleep...
  18. Yoannikko

    Hello/A. Cacatuoides male or female?

    It is kind of counterintuitive, but regular fast days are good for the fish, as most of us tend to overfeed them regularly. If you don't overfeed, then I believe that it's not as important, but a good practice for most of us. Personnally, I do this once a week, usually on a sunday. But the fast...
  19. Yoannikko

    Hello/A. Cacatuoides male or female?

    Hello, In a male, the 2nd or 3rd "spike" of the dorsal fin is longer than the rest. It's a really telling sign, look at photos of a male and you'll see what I mean. To me, and I'm no expert, the second photo is definitely a female. As for the first photo, I would instinctivly say that it also is...
  20. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hello, So I've been able to work a bit on the tank today, after eceiving the supports for my hardscape friday afternoon. I glued most of the rocks together, so there wouldn't be any movement. The rocks wedged in the root didn't require any glue, as they are pretty solid. I was finally able to...
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