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I've ran into similar issues. I moved each pairs to different tanks and after 1-2 weeks, most of the pairs began breeding again. To avoid the fries from being eaten (in my case by the male), I separated the male as soon as I see the fries hatch. Separating the male helps the female from being...
@mk_0816 I bought a pair from Alex several months ago. Unfortunately, the female past away. The remaining male has been lonely. If you still have the female, I would love to relocate her. PM me if you do, we can work out the details. Thanks!
Have you tried adding an air stone like what MacZ had suggested? This similar scenario happened to me a month ago (fish started dying and even a few tetras jumped out of the tank) and adding an air stone quickly fixed the problem.
Just bought a 30G long tank for 2 apistos that will arrive here next week. What's my best option in terms of the tank setup/cycling/aging? What I mean is I've read somewhere that you need to let the newly setup tank age...some say at least a few weeks, others say a few months, and others say a...
According to another forum member, there appears to be 5-6 variants and the "Ashaninka" is a Czech thing for a few years at least?
Apistogramma macmasteri
Apistogramma macmasteri var Rotschulter
Apistogramma macmasteri var Viejeta
Apistogramma macmasteri Rio Meta' Wild-Form
macmasteri var...
I too just bought a pair labeled as "Viejeta". I currently have several juvenile "Ashaninka" extreme red. Newb question, can/will they ("Viejeta" + "Ashaninka") breed? Are there any gotchas?