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    ID needed

    Lol all this time I thought I had a pair of apistos. I gave the male and juvis to my LFS, he" took them off my hands " in the spring. He said they`d be hard to sell since I didn`t know the ID. I bet he knew. I`ve been trying to ID her so I can get a male. ApistoDave ID`d her as Nanacara taenia...
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    ID needed

    How do we post pics? I need this ID`d. I know she`s an apistogramma but never knew what type. http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid214/p7d89421d3ac44f920c4dd3f9cbd1c7c5/ed1d3fe4.jpg
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    Coconut shells

    Matt i love the look of the java moss on driftwood but find it hard to keep clean.How do you clean the stuff? :? The terra cotta pot covered sounds so pretty.
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    Oak leves

    :lol: Thanks Michael.Oh I plan on useing them in all my tanks since the fish seem to like it so much.
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    My first apistos

    Thanks for the welcome Neil.Oh yes they`re really apistogrammas.They were both pale when i bought them last week.I think they went into breeding mode almost instantly after i brought them home.She looka like a black checkered fish above her lateral line.The male stayed about the same but between...
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    Oak leves

    I collected a bag of oak leaves and boiled a bunch for my apisto tank.The apistos love it FLOATING on top of the tank.They don`t act as shy and are exploring their surroundings alot today.BUT my problem is I wanted the leaves for the bottom of the tank :lol: How do i get them to sink?
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    New to apistos

    I`m afraid your tank is terrible over crowded.Apistogrammas are shy fish and won`t fight for their food :? The need a well planted tank and a cave to nest in.The apistos would do ok in aa 10 gal. by themselves or with just a couple dither fish.They prfer live food such as worms and baby brime...
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    leaf litter

    Coot thanks i never thought about boiling them....Why doI think of maple trees when I see the word Vermont :lol:
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    My first apistos

    They look nothing like a borelli.He is a pale ywllow with dark greenish dorsal fin and red where the tail meets the body.She has a extremely black face and is black and yellow chechered from her lateral line up.What could they be?
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    My first apistos

    I`ve had fresh water fish for quite awhile but just got my first apistogrammas last week.I was told they were a pair of Borelli and their color will show after they get settled in my tank.....Well the color has shown alot on the female and she looks nothing like a borelli to me,but then what do...
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    leaf litter

    I gathered some oak leaves a couple weeks ago but they all have critters buried in them,so I tossed them out :cry: Would they have been ok with the critters in them?I`m not really sure what it wa just dark spots.i`d hate to put something bad for my fish in the tanks.
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    Coconut shells

    My pair of apistos love their coconut shell,the hole is very big.They both have been seen sticking their heads out together.They have filled in some of the hole but very little.I have teracotta saucers with notches cut out and caves but the seem toprefer the coconut best.They use the others just...
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