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As some of you may be aware from some of my previous threads my only apisto's are a four Apistogramma Blue Steel (previously three).
Well since my last posts quite a bit has happened with my Blue steel I am now 100% sure the two fish sold to me as females are 100% females. However the fish...
Hi, I currently have a rio 180l tank, it measures 1metre long 40cm back and 50cm up, its well planted with pleny of bogwood rocks and coconut caves.
If you have seen some of my previous posts you will know that I have a trio of Apistogramma Blue Steel, and am having a slight agression problem...
Yes thanks dw1305, I do remember reading that, but I just put your experiances down to your other female being weak from an infection. It seems that it might be a trait that some blue steels have as all 3 of mine seem healthy enough apart from the obvious dammage to the fins caused by the...
Just an update on the situation, the larger dominant female has now decided that she is going to chase both the smaller female and the smaller male to the point where they are hiding and only coming out for food. I fear that this behaviour is going to kill both the smaller female and the male if...
Thanks for all the replys your knoledge and experiance is appreciated as these are my firrst apisto's
Moche - I am in the North West of England.
Tedstank - I have had the fish for about 3 weeks now, and this behaviour has been going on since day1.
I think that you are right my male...
Yeh sure, the tank is a 35gal well planted with plenty of bogwood and slate for cover. Ph is 6.5 with very little gh. I use 100% RO treated with RO right and 25% water changes weekly.
Pictures of the fish in question are available here > http://forum.apistogramma.com/showthread.php?t=8714...
Hi, I have a trio of Apistogramma Blue Steel and recently the two females have been really displaying to the male with their fins all out and some brilliant colour. However the male just doesnt seem interested in either and seems more scared than anything else. The feamles display to him and he...
Hey, I have a relatively well planted aquarium but struggle to keep my plants going for longer than a few weeks. and they never ever really get going. I have recently bought a large selection and got them planted however every other time I have put new plants in they have been covered with Black...
Thanks dw1305 for ur help. Fish 2 and 3 are very similar even if the photos dont show it they do both also have black lines on their ventrals (although hard to see) so they are more than likey female like you said. Yeh my tank is well planted with plenty of cover so I too am looking forward to...
Hi Apistoboi your tank sounds amazing! any chance of some pictures?? would love to see it. Good luck with hatching!
Sorry Jekoz for crashing you thread lol
I think i have found the reason for the pale and stressed thing woke up this morning and one of my clown loach has a white spot and also some of my new cardinals also have it. As far as i can see the Apistos dont, I have treated it so just have to wait and see.
As far as cover goes my tank is...
Thanks for the feedback guys. One more question, the 2 females i have seem to have really colloured up all the black in them is very vivid and although they havnt got thier own territorys so to speak, they have started chasing eachother round the tank and become quite aggresive. On the otherhand...
Hello evreryone, this is my first post and the main reason i joined this site isto ask peoples opinions on this fish?
I bought a trio of apistogramma blue steel. I had never seen these fish before and as i dont usually buy fish without knowing exactly what they are i was close to walking away...