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  1. U

    My first potential spawn

    Hello all, my pair of a. hongsloi that I posted for sexing seem to have spawned, my female has been guarding her cave and keeping the pencil fish from getting close for the past 2 days. After I saw the male enter the cave for a period of time he has been keeping his distance for the most part...
  2. C

    Best killilfish for a breeding apistogramma d18 pair

    Hi. I have a 29 gallon for a pair of apistogramma d18 i wanna breed. They get up to 3.5 inch as far as i know. I love how killifish looks. Is it possible for me to keep any kinds of killifish in my aquarium where i want my apitos to breed and raise fry without being in danger? If then what kind...
  3. D

    Assistance in determining males from females please

    Hi all, I know this is a popular topic, however I am after some assistance in determining traits that differentiate me tween male and female Apistogramma Cacatuoides orange flash. I think I have narrowed it down to a few things but please tell me if I am wrong on anything or I am missing...
  4. R

    Apistogramma Macmasteri pair, no breeding behavior?

    A few weeks ago I purchased an attempted macmasteri pair (gold form) from an online site, but to my knowledge I don't think im seeing any breeding behavior? They do 'hang out' and swim around each other often, but I don't see behavior that I have seen in the past from other apistos (female...
    • Rocktria
    • Thread
    • aggression apisto apistogramma behavior breeding macmasteri pair
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Apistogramma
  5. P

    Apisto Cacatuoides Triple Red - General Breeding conversation

    Hi all - So this is just a general conversation thread, just looking for any general comments. I've read through a lot of the threads, and seen much of the basic info (ie the bigger the tank the better, separate the male after breeding, etc). I am located in Chicago, Illinois Background - 20...
    • PaulJ
    • Thread
    • apistogramma cacatuoides breeding fry harem triple red
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Apistogramma
  6. Memeboi

    Breeding Apistos, Questions.

    I have a few questions about breeding Apistos, more specifically about rasing the Fry. When Do Apistogramma Borellii Fry become large enough to Eat BBS (ideally frozen BBS) How fast does A.Borellii Grow. What tank mates are fry safe and compatible with hard water, Philidelphia water is...
  7. Z

    35gal, long, community or breeding

    Getting two new 35gallon longs, around 3 foot, 140 ish litres. What would people say would be their favourite sort of fish or things to do with such tank? Community, breeding, crab? I'm thinking about possibly doing a skittish community including scarlet badis, sparkling gourami and the...
  8. M

    Keyhole cichlid unfertile eggs

    Hello, i have a keyhole cichlid couple in a 55g tank with 12 ember tetras, 6 hatchet fish and a male nannacara anomala. My keyhole cichlids been breeding every 2 weeks for like 3 months but the eggs turn all white after 2 days and they end up eating them, are the eggs not being fertilized or its...
  9. R

    Crossing fire red

    Hi, first post here, and I’m wondering if anyone has the experience that could help answer my question. I have a male double red Agassizii who’s paired up with two female fire red. They haven’t spawned successfully yet. I was wondering if they do, are there any potential issues with this...
  10. A

    Breeding signs

    Hi guys, I think my female has chosen a cave, she’s built a mound of sand in front of it so only she can get in and nipping any fish that gets close. She’s also doing this weird shimmying dance in front of the male trying to lure him towards her cave. Will she have laid the eggs and wanting the...
  11. R

    Apisto Macmasteri Breeding in 30g Community Tank

    Hello all, I recently got a macmasteri pair that I placed in my 30g community tank. The tank currently houses: CPDs Kubotai Rasboras Rosy Loaches Gertrude Spotted Rainbow fish Would the pair be able to successfuly breed/raise fry in this tank with the other fish in this tank? Or would the...
    • Rocktria
    • Thread
    • apisto apistogramma breeding community eggs fry macmasteri
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Apistogramma
  12. M

    Apisto cacatouides breeding pair issues

    So I have a pair of apistogramma cacatouides double red. The female is a pale yellow almost tan some black spots but nice colored fins. Since I’ve had them (6 monthsish) they haven’t really showed any signs of spawning. Been feeding frozen bbs, regular brine, frozen blood worms, live black worms...
    • Mattports
    • Thread
    • advice breeding breeding pairs cacatuoides
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Apistogramma
  13. ApistoHongsloi

    How do these 3 month old Macmasteri Redneck look?

    These were born on November 2nd, 2021. They're basically exactly 3 months old. There's currently about 30 in a 20 long. I do multiple feedings a day along with daily 25% water changes. This is my first time breeding macmasteri. Do they look good for their age? They range from about 1.75-2.25 cm.
  14. fyrefish

    Help! A. Panduro Male being aggressive towards female

    I have a pair of two a. panduro, and in the last day the male has become very aggressive. He has had a really perky dorsal fin, bright colours, and is chasing the female constantly. When this first occurred, the female seemed to have brighter colours too, but now they have become dimmer. The...
  15. L

    Not sure what they are doing

    TLDR: I would like to know the sex of these three for sure and what this tail flick/ biting behavior is. Is it territorial fighting or mating behavior? Background I should say from the start that this is my first go at apistos but I have housed other cichlids, as well as all the 'starter' fish...
    • Luke3141
    • Thread
    • aggression apistogramma cacatuoides behavior biting breeding cacatuoides help orange flash sexing tail flicking
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Husbandry / Breeding
  16. TCMontium

    Dicrossus filamentosus fry care and death

    Hi, After years of unsuccessful eggs from several pairs of Dicrossus filamentosus, this last batch of eggs managed to hatch. I suppose using distilled instead of RO water or using peat moss and alder cones instead of catappa leaves did the trick. But after 2-3 days of their hatching, most of...
    • TCMontium
    • Thread
    • breeding checkerboard cichlid dicrossus dicrossus filamentosus eggs fry larvae
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Husbandry / Breeding
  17. steveapex

    I think my female ate her eggs :/

    Hi everyone I have a harem of A. Sp Schwarzkehl, 3 females and 1 male, recently one of the females laid out her very first batch of eggs, I discovered this on Monday, she was guarding the cave continuously and taken care of the eggs constantly blowing at them, sadly on Tuesday all the eggs had...
    • steveapex
    • Thread
    • apistogramma breeding breeding cave eatingeggs harems schwarzkehl tankmates
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Husbandry / Breeding
  18. Hugo Borjesson

    Agressive male apisto

    Hey, i have had a male cacatoo ciclid for about 6 months now and recently added a female. Its in a 20 gallon long that is heavily planted. The male is non stop harassing the female but there is no damage done, yet, after a week. She is very young, just at selling size and he is about a year old...
  19. Nathanh2150

    Apistogramma double red breeding pair

    Hi all, A couple of days ago I had my first batch of eggs laid by my female double red the male fertilised the eggs as much as I know I was told to remove the male and let the female do the care of the eggs untill hatched. I noticed yesturday that the eggs had disappeared so i added the male...
  20. Andy452

    Apistogramma Agassizii grow out

    Hi All, I have been growing out some Apistogramma Agassizii they are about 4 months old now. I had maybe 30 in a bear bottom 20gal grow out tank with some moss covered drift wood. About a month ago (when they were ~3 months old) I moved 13 of the larger ones to a new 20gal tank. The new tank...
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