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apistogramma cacatuoides

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    Male or Female? The age old cacatuoides question.

    Hi everyone! Sorry my first post here is asking for sexing help. I appreciate any advice you can give. I ordered a pair of A. cacatuoides Triple Red from a breeder online in hopes of breeding them myself. They were listed as young juveniles, so I expect they have some more developing to do and...
  2. RaduP

    Pairing my apisto cacatuoides

    Hi everyone! I just got my first apisto a few days ago, alongside an angelfish who's his best friend...it's weird how well they get along. The angel even hangs with him in the cave and he's following the apisto everywhere :)). However my question is if I should buy him a girlfriend (the store...
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    Female cacatuoides not eating

    Hello! This is my first post on any type of fishkeeping forum, so please forgive me if I got something wrong/didn't give enough info. I picked up a pair of subadult apistogramma cacatuoides two weeks ago (male was about 1.5 inches, female was about 1 inch). They both looked very healthy when I...
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    Apistogramma in 20 Gallon Community Tank

    Hi all! I am thinking about setting up a 20 gallon planted tank, and want to stock it with 6 rummynose tetras, 6 kuhli loaches, some amano shrimp, and a single male apistogramma cacatuoides. I'm fairly new to the hobby so don't want to get in to breeding, so I just wanted to make sure the...
  5. Jamesrclarkson

    Help me improve my scape?

    Hi there! I have a 120 ltr/34 US gallon tank for my male apisto cacatuoides! In there with him is some ember tetra, pygmy corys, otos and a red whiptail cat. I'm looking to add 1/2 females for him or alternatively a different species of apisto (male) or a Bolivian ram if not. However I'm...
  6. Will

    Apistogramma Breeding Strategies

    So I'd thought I'd make a post to see how others have raised their apistos. I've never found a "right way" to raise them, however I'd like to see how everyone else gets highest survival rates. on the 2nd-3rd day of incubation I remove the dad from the breeding tank. I wait till fry are free...
  7. DigityDog70

    Another Newbie here

    Hi All, I have been keeping fish for several decades and have always liked the South American Dwarf Cichlids but am "just" starting to actually keep them after lurking in the forums, reading and doing homework. I started off with a pair of Apistogramma cacatuoides Triple Reds and (a...
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