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There seems to be a lot confusion out there about the use and usefulness of pH meters. You often read comments that they are inaccurate or don’t work at all – I’d venture a guess that >95% of those ‘wrong’ measurements are due to incorrect handling of the electrode, mostly incorrect storage...
I thought I post this link here
http://physrev.physiology.org/content/85/1/97.full
I came across this while researching for something I am writing. it is a very comprehensive article about fish gill function. the article is from a scientific journal so it provides a lot more detail than...
I got a pair of A. tucurui a little while ago and was just wondering if they have been correctly identified. they general appearance seems to be the same, what makes me a bit unsure is the fact that there is no blue on the male whatsoever, no real blue sheen (well, maybe if I squint my eyes), no...
I have purchased these fish as A. juruensis, however, from what I have been able to research they are probably A. sp. Schwarzkinn. Having kept neither species before I am just not sure.
Please excuse my poor photography skills and lack of a macro lens. There are also lots of tannins in the...
I got a nice pair of A. trifasciata a few weeks ago and set them up in a 2x1x1.5 tank with lots of driftwood, leaflitter, sand substrate and a couple of floating pieces of pipe as refuge. They settled in nicely and after a bit of flashing and chasing I got to see the first fry about 2.5 weeks...
As I am new to breeding apistos I thought I'd post my setup here together with a couple of questions I have and ask for some feedback to make sure I get off to a good start.
The setup I have is a 4ftx2ft tank divided into four sections effectively making it four 2x1ft tanks. I have air-driven...
I have been lurking on this forum for a while now, trying to soak up all the information that is on here. So a big thanks to everyone who has posted here, this is a tremendous source of information and it has helped me a lot in my attempts to do a bit of research before I start to get my fish...