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Question from an apisto beginner... I recently purchased a pair of "orange flash" that I don't think is a pair. I have a nice male but the "female" looks like a smaller double red male. It has the red spotted coloration in dorsal and tail fins. It does have a yellowish tint but I know that...
I think I have just learned the answer to this question. I just bought several apisto and west African species at the Atlanta Aquarium Club fall auction a couple of weekends ago (had a great time!!!). This morning a female A. pertensis greeted me at the front glass of the tanks next door to the...
My tapwater has a ph of about 6.8... TDS (Hanna Instruments TDS1 meter) is about 80. GH and KH are less than 50. I can't get anymore accurate than that with my API hardness liquid test kit.I'm getting several tanks cycled now and am pondering what fish. DW1305 has advised adding plants and...
I'm trying to get up and running again after several years... I'm cycling now and trying to keep up with what is going on chemically. I have soft water, my PH is crashing (down to low range of my current test kit...6.0) I can't fine a liquid test kit that will measure below 6.0. Any...
Hi all. I'm getting back into the hobby after several years. Local water has very little buffering capacity. GH and KH are both less than 50ppm. Great for apistos so that is my aim. But first I need to cycle. I am somewhat familiar with this process with normal water conditions. I also am aware...
I have been reading a thread on another forum about netting a new fish out of the shipping bag and directly into your aquarium. In other words skipping the float the bag or drip in a bucket method because it is more stressful. What do ya'll think about this?
Hi all. I'm a frequent lurker and infrequent poster. I had a supprise this morning. A little plaque of N. taenia eggs! They are in a 55 gal. tank with a group of young P. subocellatus and some young BN ancistrus. I didn't think they were old enough to spawn yet. The little female is barely over...
I picked up a pair of these guys ( I hope it's a pair ), a couple of weeks ago. They seem to have settled well into a 20 gal. long. Tankmates are (4) 2" bristle nose plecos. PH 6.8, GH and KH is about 3. I have read that PH could be a little higher and they are vegeratians. That's about all I...
Any word on when Neil will have fish for sale again? In the meantime, does anyone on here have westies for sale. I've been studying here for several months now and have several tanks ready. I'm interested in purchasing 5-6 different groups ( 2-3 pair/ group). Pelvicachromis, Nanochromis, others...
The West African ( for example ) forum indicates that over two hundred threads are available but when I click on that forum only ten or so show up. How can I get to the others? I like to read!!!!
Planning to use one 4" "shoplight "over each 55 gal. tank. I know 2 watts/gal. is recommended for a planted tank and mine would be a little less that 1.5 w/ gal. sooooo, if I use only floating plants like cabomba, anacharus, hornwort, water sprite. Would they do well? I'm hoping the plants will...
New poster, but I've been lurking. I'm a long time fish keeper in a new home with soft acid water. ( PH 6.8, GH and KH about 3 ). Seems great for west africa and SA, which I'm planning to get into. I have set up my fish room ( 22 aquariums ) and am into cycling the tanks. Problem. PH is...
I have an opportunity to purchase some of these. How do they compare with tank raised, as far as difficulty in keeping, feeding, spawning, etc. Thanks!
Been lurking for a while. I'm a long time fish keeper. Right now I have mostly central/ and larger south american cichlids. Geos., H. red points, H. temporalis, V. fenestratus ( a real bruser ), salvini, etc. Anyhow, I have several smaller tanks ( 12"x12"x48" ) in my fish room that I think would...