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  1. Jonathan Aquair

    Need pics&videos for next YouTube series

    I'm (re)making a YouTube series on the upkeep and breeding of Dwarf cichlids and I need some help with my supply of visual content. a little Backstory: I'm making a new edition of my How to Breed Apistogramma and other Dwarf Cichlids, a series of videos on the upkeep and spawning of Dwarf...
  2. Jonathan Aquair

    Snail Eaters for Apisto Tank

    I know we've all dealt with it, that random invasion of tiny snails who's only purpose is to mess up your perfect tank. I've been battling pond snails in my most recent tank, a 75 gallon (48x18x21 in) S.A. biotope-ish tank for my A. bitaeniata & P. scalare. I was wondering, are there are any...
  3. Jonathan Aquair

    S.A. Biotope for A. Bitaeniata [4ft, 75gal.]

    Hey all, I got my hands on some A. Bitaeniata (Rio Tigre) (thanks Ted J.!). They'll be coming next week and I'm planning on have 1-2 weeks of quarantine and then into the tank they go! While I am waiting for the Apistos, I'm starting the tank cycling and adding the first fish/plants. There are...
  4. Jonathan Aquair

    Keeping Conductivity Down

    Anyone have a good way to keep Conductivity down? I keep leaf litter in all my tanks, but in my new tank i can't manage to keep it down. It is a 75 gallon and there are upwards of 300+ Indian Almond leaves, and somehow the cond. is settled at ~322 µS/cm. I use R.O. water and water from my Apisto...
  5. Jonathan Aquair

    Just How many Apistos Will Fit?

    Im planning for my 75gal. Apisto biotope that will be housing either A. Bitaeniata, A. Agassizii, or A. sp. Rio Tefe. I'm trying to have a colony so I can see some more natural behavior, so I was wondering how many individuals I could get before there is a serious issue. I've had a smallish...
  6. Jonathan Aquair

    Hyphessobrycon loretoensis As Dithers?

    Just wondering if anyone has had experince with using Hyphessobrycon loretoensis as a dither for Apistogramma species.
  7. Jonathan Aquair

    Stocking A 75

    So I have a 75 sitting in my basement just begging to get some new apistos, so, obviously, the only possible conclusion is to make it an Apisto tank.:D. The tank will look along the lines of Slimbolen99's A. Schwarzkinn tank (...
  8. Jonathan Aquair

    Apisto. Melgar?

    My not-so-local fish store got some new apistos in. They are labled as A. Melgar, this is the first time I've heard of this species so I'd like to confirm of the ID.
  9. Jonathan Aquair

    Angels and Apistos?

    I recently purchased a 75 gal. tank (48in x 18 x 21L) and, as an apisto nut, I'm not going to miss an opportunity to make another colony tank! Since this will technically be a "show-tank" I was wondering what fish I could use as upper-tank swimmers. I would love to get some Angels and smaller...
  10. Jonathan Aquair

    Brichardi small enough?

    A while ago, I purchased two 65 gal acrylic tanks from aquariumplants.com . They are 36Lx24Wx18T with rounded corners. One is an aquascaped show tank, the other is empty. After a recent remodel in my fish room, I shifted towards aquarium plants (emersed and submerged), but, like you prob...
  11. Jonathan Aquair

    Black Beard Algae

    Hey everyone, A while back I started a new 65 gal. "Nature aquarium". Started off by growing out the plants emersed (to avoid snails, algae, and other nasties). All was going well, until the algae appeared. First it was the Hydrocotyle, so I blacked out the entire room. I came back a week later...
  12. Jonathan Aquair

    Cacatuoides Coloration

    Hey everyone, An online order of 10 A. macmasteri was switched out for some wild A. Cacatuoides. At first I was pretty mad, but since I was already breeding A. C. var. Orange Flash, I figured it wasn't so bad of a mistake after all. So, after setting up the 2 males in separate tanks with 4...
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