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dwarfies
Hi guys,
Many of the dwarf neolamps as suggested would be OK in that tank with livebearers..
As for the NaCl vs other minerals debate.. in practice i reckon its just adequate ionic concentration of any of the minerals that keeps them comfortable and in the right osmotic balance...
Hi all,
some great tips there. Another interesting thing i've found is that these slow grower's growth is greatly accelerated even in low light by CO2 supplementation! Try it and be amazed at a tank chockers full of 'slow growing' plants in a few months ... In particular nana and bolbitis...
large pics
Sorry Neil about the large pics... Thanks for the tips, yup i've just found a good source of live daphnia so I'm attempting to culture it now. The apistos have grown nice and fat on it and hopefully will do the deed soon.
Hi everyone, first of all thanks for all the replies you gave us with advice. Just thought we'd share our pics of firstly the cacutoides batch that was the gold x normal brood... and also a new acquisition of ours - an Apistogramma agassizi 'Red'... Any extra tips on breeding the aggies would be...
Soft water
Hi Aspen,
Thanks for the info. I suspected as much.. it does seem to be a very inefficient way to produce soft water - it takes ages to get a few litres! But since he practically leaves it on all the time, I might just take advantage of that and use it for small water changes to...
Thanks
Hi guys, thanks for the speedy replies. I found Ted's post, just in case anyone else wants to have a read - its here:
http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=396&highlight=carbon+dioxide+oxygen
It seems that the situation is still unresolved.. the reason i ask is I...
Just a quick question, does having higher dissolved CO2 levels through DIY CO2 affect your dissolved oxygen levels?
I ask the question because i keep a loricariid that is very sensitive to DO levels and I am wondering in my planted tanks because aeration is kept to a minimum - whether that is...
Hi everyone,
Now that the female cacutoides is busy leading around her group of fry - they are eating microworms and frozen bbs already - I'm keen to try some other apistos.
I know that certain species like Dicrossus prefer very soft water for spawning. I have a dicrossus female but have...
golds
Hi Neil,
So you have further generations of these fish since that article? How have the deformities progressed? Were they less in the later generations?
I wanted to ask also the original fish, its not clear whether they had deformities originally or they were perfect and produced...
Hi everyone,
Here in Australia, we frequently have some gold cacatuoides available - these are not albinos. Unfortunately they are usually riddled with genetic deformities, and a good specimen is hard to find.
I found a great looking male and have crossed it with a female of the normal...