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I just purchased 2 pairs of what I believe to be A. inconspicua at my LFS. After a detailed review of Romer's Cichlid Atlas, I have eliminated other like species such as A. geisleri and A. commbrae, but the Romer description (and photos) are confusing. The photos show a double spot of a rough...
I have an ongoing problem with the suction cups that hold the discharge spray bar in place for my Eheim filters. Over time the cups harden and lose their grip. What causes this? Is there any way to rejuvenate the hard cups, or do I just keep replacing them?
I have a pair of juvenile sacrimontis (aka Giant Krib) that have just spawned for the first time. I cannot find the "species" described in any of my books. Is this a bona fide species or just a variant of P. pulcher?
I bought 4 buffaloheads yesterday - Steatocranus casuarius. They are young, 1 is obviously a male, he has a pronounced lump on his forehead, he is aggressive, the other 3 have relatively smooth forehead profiles and are smaller, submissive and the dorsal fins are not as long as the male.
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I have one tank with a pernicious growth of slimy dark green algae. Algae killer chemicals do not effect it. This stuff coats everything in the tank, plants, rocks, gravel and glass. When siphoning it detaches completely from everything. On some spots, the algae develops bubbles under the...
I have had a pair of A. cruzi for about 3 months and the male has grown quite large. The dorsal fin terminal soft rays now extend almost half an inch past the end of the caudal fin. What is strange to me is that the caudal fin is now turning into a lyretail with definite points top and bottom...
My A. nijsseni spawned in mid-February and I now have 18 fry that are growing out. They are all between 3/8 to 1/2 inch in total length. I cannot with certainty tell the sex differences yet. All of the fry have a black blotch on the body starting from the base of the ventral fin that proceeds...
Last Sunday I bought some A. eunotus at an auction. Lacking a place to put them, I put them in with a pair of A. cruzi that I thought were not spawning in a 54 gallon heavily planted tank. Right away the two males went at each other and locked jaws and went spiralling around the tank. 45 minutes...
I have purchased 4 Apistos and cannot identify the species with certainty. Using the Romer Cichlid Atlas I have narrowed down the species to either brevis or commbrae. All 4 have a wide, uninterrupted lateral band through to the tail, with the exception of a tiny gap between the terminal end of...
I recently bought a very young pair of Apistogramma juruensis at an auction. At the time they were so young there was little discernable sex difference. Now after a bit of time it is evident that I do indeed have a pair. My question is about the male. He is beginning to grow a lyre shaped tail...
I recently set up a small breeder tank and put in some water sprite. Recently I noticed a different plant growing amongst the water sprite. The unknown plant floats at the top and is a tangled mass of finely branched filaments. The diameter of each of the branch filaments is about twice the...
I have four 54 gallon tanks set up with both undergravel filters and Eheim cannister filters used as grow out/display tanks for Apistos. My water is beautifully clear as a result of the dual filtration and pH is easy to maintain. I have a problem with the suction cups that are used to hold the...
I have recently tried the new Hagen CO2 diffuser. The gas ran out after a month and so did my supply of white sugar. So I used brown sugar instead. The gas is bubbling out significantly faster and on occasion there will be as many as 8 bubbles at a time working their way up the rack. Am I...