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Hi, I graduate college this spring and I landed a job in the Cleveland area. How are the fish stores or breeders? How is the selection in the area?
Thanks
JRH
I always use Tetra Safe Start when I dont have spare filters. It really does a good job. I took an completely new tank added the safe start and put in sensitive fish (dicrossus, apistos, etc.) in a few days. Other wise cycling requires several weeks and sacrificial fish. Its a good product for...
My juvies are a little bigger than that Ste, showing the early signs of color in their caudal fin. So probably I have three males, but the LFS gets them in regularly so I could probably trade in a male for a female if I want to try to breed them. I like them, partially because its an unusual...
Hey guys,
Picked up a trio of maculatus juvies on saturday. They have adjusted well and are not shy at all. I'm hoping this will continue into adulthood as the genus is shy in general. I just wanted to start a thread to hear about others experiences with them so we can all talk Dicrossus. I...
A local store has some D. Maculatus(Spade-Tailed Checkerboard Cichlid), I'm curious if anyone has had any experiences with them so I can be better prepared if I end up buying a few. Would a 20 gallon High hold a trio, and some dithers? Any knowledge would be appreciated, so I can determine if I...
Thanks for the info, guys. Its too bad its off the beaten path even if the specimens are a little less colorful its still a good looking fish. Also if I may go off on a tangent. If the brazilian government is going to systematically destroy the habitats of various species through allowing the...
Hey guys, In the SA dwarf cichlid book by Dieter Bork (page 80), they have a picture of a wild male "blue variant", it is a stunning juruensis speciman. Does anyone happen to know the location this variant is from?
Thanks
JRH
Thanks alot Mike, I appreciate your help. They were finicky to get them to do the deed. To get them to breed i fed them very little for several days during my college finals, I then did a large water change and fed them only blackworms 2-3 times a day, couple days later alas there were eggs...
Hello, after reading this forum daily for a while now, couple months ago I took the plunge and purchased my first apistos, tank raised Ap. agassizii "redtail" from a local fish store. Last week they bred for the first time and unfortunately like most first spawns the parents blow it and the eggs...
Hey I have a question If I just want to participate in auctions and/or purchase fish from breeders what membership and registrations do I need to complete. I wasnt sure based off the events website. My dad and I are thinking about attending. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks guys
JRH
A LFS has a tank of agassizi labeled as gold, I didnt get any pictures unfortunately, I didnt have my camera and the shop is 40 minutes away. I am positive they are agassizi (same body shape, spearhead tail, and the black lateral line), but they had a a gold swath from their chin to pectoral...
Thanks for your info guys. Today I checked at home depot and they have a 50 pound bag of very fine sugar sand for like 4$ in case anyone was curious its very white, and I prefer a dark substrate so although its much more expensive I picked up some Caribsea Tahitian Moon black sand that has about...
Hi, I've never kept a tank with a sand substrate, could I get some of your suggestions and expertise on the type of sand, depth, etc. that you use for your apisto tanks. Im researching before I get hooked on apistos. Great site and great people by the way.
Thanks alot
JRH