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Hi! I just ordered a pair of A. Borelli "Bella Union" from Aquabid last week. The fish arrived safe and sound yesterday. However I have a suspicion that I have 2 females rather than a true pair. Can anyone confirm? They havent changed much from this coloration since they arrived. Are they just...
I moved the cories out of one of my tanks and into the other one. Unfortunately, both tanks have breeding pairs of apistos, but as the second one is much more heavily planted, I believe the eggs may have a better chance. At least now one of the pairs has a chance to raise a brood.
Still...
Thanks again to everyone for their replies!
The female doesn't look too yellow to me - unfortunately, that could be because the ballast in that tank is out and I'm waiting for a replacement before I can get my lighting back. -_- However, there is some light coming from the tank next door...
Thanks to everyone for their replies! Yes, I added my dither fish with the idea of redirecting aggression from the male cac. So far, there hasn't been any major aggression from the female to any of her tankmates - at most, she just gently chases the cories away from the driftwood cave. The...
Hi all,
Just yesterday I received a beautiful pair of wild blue Apistogramma cacatuoides from Neil here at apistogramma.com. I can't believe it, but it looks to me like they are already beginning breeding behavior!
The female spent her whole first day in the new tank exploring, and...
Interesting experiments! Let me know how it goes - I'm considering working with a group of blue cacs and yellow-gold cacs, myself. I think that a yellow and blue cockatoo would make a really beautiful fish. :) I just wish there was a good source for information on A. cacatuoides genetics...
I remember that there was a black dot on the base of the caudal fin, and I'm pretty sure the dorsal had a similar dot, but I'm not positive. I'm going back to the store today or tomorrow to take another look and possibly take some pictures. Thanks for replying!
Hi again everyone,
I recently posted regarding a tank of supposed P. humilis that I saw at my LFS. After digging around a bit online, I've found that the fish were not humilis as they were labeled, but actually a tank full of female Pelvicachromis signatus.
I really loved the color on...
Hi all,
On a recent trip to my LFS I noticed a tank full of young Pelvicachromis humilis "Kawese". They were stunningly beautiful fish - all a deep plum/purple color, with streaks of neon blue on the cheeks, and a patch of iridescent rainbow scales behind their pectoral fins. All the fish...
Hi all,
I recently started a log to document the process of setting up my first aquarium in over four years. It will be a planted 75 gallon dwarf cichlid setup, supplemented by two Nano Cubes for fry and quarantine tanks.
http://www.winds.org/nekomi/agua/
I'm hoping to get lots of...
Posts at The Krib warned about finding slugs and other unsavory critters in leaves collected from dry locations, so they suggested a boiling period before use. If you like the tannins, boil them for a short time - if you don't mind leeching most of the tannins out, boil them longer. This...
Hi all,
I'm hoping to breed a pair of a. cacatuoides "yellow gold" in the near future, in a heavily-planted, 75gal community apisto setup (a. macmasteri, m. ramirezi, neon tetras, dwarf gourami, corydoras or SAE).
Two questions... first, do I have to worry about the corydoras bothering...
Hi all,
I'm planning on stocking my newly-acquired 65 gallon with a trio or 2:3 ratio of A. cacatuoides y/g (like the subject says, the triple red genotype). I'm looking to breed these fish, and I know that they are rather unpredictable as far as fry YG phenotype ratio, deformities...
Thanks again... after doing quite a bit of research, I think I'm going to go with two 24" 20watt Vita-Lite Power Twist flourescent tubes. They have 5500K, CRI index of 91, and around 2300 lumens, which is pretty close to natural sunlight. They're a bit pricey online, so I'm gonna try to find a...
Thanks for replying! Just another question. Is purchasing an All-Glass triple-tube flourescent strip a feasible lighting option? Would this increase the environment to mid-light conditions? Just trying to figure out all my options.