Apistogramma keeper
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so my male Apistogramma cacatuoides is all ways hideing and idk if he is eatting what should i do....
not much information, if you count on helpful comments.
tank mates? water condition? how old/how long is it in your tank?
He is always hiding, as the 3 females all chase him to mate. You need to add more hiding spots etc. cheers jk
Im guessing your fairly new to keeping Apistos??
Thats fine, the male is usually the more dominant fish over the females until they breed, then the females will turn bright yellow and defend their own little hiding place with great ferocity!! The males are quite often pushed to the back of the tank and not allowed out without being chased by the female/s.
Is this happening or is the male simply hiding and refusing to come out? Is he feeding? i cant understand your first post, you mentioned feeding but not in english? is he getting enough to eat, is he diseased, does he look ill or stressed?
Problems like this are almost impossible for people at the other end of the world to solve online! your looking at the fish and the tank, whats happening? observation is the greatest tool a aquarist can have, you need to learn your own fish.
what size is your male ? If he is still imature, he will not be tmpted by the female and stay away. cheers jk
How mature is the tank? How long have the Apistos been in the tank?
Get your water tested and post your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels.
I don't mean to be combative on my first post here, but you guys must not do facebook or blog very much, because people post other peoples photos very routinely in social media, and it is a very well accepted practice. The whole point of social media is to share photos, articles and web sites with your "friends" and certainly without permission of the owner of the photo. The legalities of the practice are universally the same whether it be in social media or some other internet forum. Thats why google has an image search.
To get worried about linking to a photo in a forum like this to help identify a fish seem a little... well petty, and I cannot possibly understand any justification for it. I would really like to see what this beautiful fish looks like, buit I cann't because you removed the photo just for spite! It is absolutely NOT illegall to link to a photo in a forum, But what do i know!:wink: