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Everyone should keep an Apisto 🙂
You scored a beauty of a Panduro!
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Are they the blue cochu tetras?
Mine were really cool just got a bit nippy as time went on but definitely one of the prettiest blue fish you could get. 🙂
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If you want a schooling fish and something a little different from the norm I am loving my 5 banded barbs. Looks very similar to tiger barbs but much smaller and peaceful. The males get a pretty vibrant red as well.
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I thought the females are fairly bland in colour other than when in breeding dress?
Could it be your apisto and krib have paired?
Even soI'd separate the kribs and apistos there will always be a territorial dispute as time goes on.
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A blessing and a curse only when trying to catch the slippery ones!
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On 10/28/2021 at 3:22 PM, anewbie said:
Given the complete opposite in expected behavior one would almost think you have confused your baenschi with the cockatoo.
Just to throw more fuel to this fire my Baenschi have bred a couple times and moves from different tanks and are not aggressive towards each other at all. Left the fry in with them until they were 1/2 an inch or so and no issues. The male just kept a wide berth when the female was out with the fry.
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My LFS is about 30mins away. Nice store and has a good range of tanks and stands.
Food is good they stock NLS, Ocean Free, Tropical and Hikari so can't go wrong with either choice.
Hardware is limited and usually cheaper brands but don't blame them their products get the job done and it probably has a low turnover.
The main focus of the fish are African and large American cichlids but they keep your stock standard community fish also.
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On 7/7/2021 at 4:18 AM, MAC said:
Really enjoying my Nannacara anomala right now. The breeding colors of the female as she's leading around her group of fry is really impressive.
Havent kept any Nantawarra before they are from African regions aren't they?
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On 7/7/2021 at 2:19 AM, Dwayne Brown said:
My favorite are the Bolivian Rams. I really like their peaceful disposition, they are really colorful in their own way, and they don't hide when you walk up to the aquarium. Mine actually takes food out of my hand.
Yeah that's the one downside to my pair at the moment they are still a bit timid when people approach the tank. They duck into their caves until they muster up the confidence.🤣
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On 7/6/2021 at 10:58 PM, Fresh said:
I just got 3 blue ram's & they are cool lil fishes.
Hopefully you get a pair!
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On 7/7/2021 at 1:54 AM, Various Vivaria said:
I would have to say cockatoo apistos are my favorite but I also love German blue ram.
Orange flash is my pick from the cockatoo variants! 🙂
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On 7/6/2021 at 8:15 PM, Pizzafan said:
I don’t necessarily think Bolivian rams are the coolest, but I own one in my 20G long and he’s my favorite fish to watch! Also cool watching them feed and spitting out sand
Agreed hunting for all those little micro foods. 🙂
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On 7/6/2021 at 5:19 PM, anewbie said:
I've always been partial to rams - specifically colour morph gold rams. Some of the apisto are nice though I have a dislike for cockatoo but gold rams are my pick. The thing is that there are 100's if not 1000's of dwarf cichlid and my experience is some what limited. So many species i don't really know much about... and some of the less common apisto like woof are well ... eye catching. Another dwarf cichlid i have experience with that i like a lot are nijjensi. Nijjensj are very nice indeed and a loyal pair they make.
The Gold and german strains are pretty. Not so much a fan of the dark knight rams personally. Its cool there's a new morph but doesn't quite hit it for me.
Baenschi are apart of that Nijsenni group and I agree my pair have no issues at all.
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On 7/6/2021 at 4:59 PM, Colu said:
It got to be Bolivian rams they are one of the more peaceful dwarf cichlids beautiful colours
Yeah for sure. Full grown Bolivians when that subtle reddish pinkish tone comes through are gems. 🙂
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Hello fishy friends!
I think the dwarf cichlid group holds some of the most captivating fish!
One of my absolute favourites hands down is the Apistogramma Baenschi. The large spikey dorsal fins almost make them look like little fish punks and to top off with a bright blue sheen body and orange accents to their fins they really draw the eye.
I'm interested what are your favourite cichlids or a must to keep one day? 🙂
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A male apistogramma borellii would look fantastic in there. 🙂
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Yeah I don't think it matters too much. I tend to get a cup of tank water and let it defrost just so I can get the tetras feeding on one side and spot feed my dwarf cichlids.
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Hi there,
My 40 gallon holds a pair of Apistos and 10x Cochu Blue Tetras.
Wanting advice if anyone can foresee any issues with adding Ember tetras with the Cochu?
Its a planted tank but the front section is open and the back wall is lined with Blue Stricta and on the sides is a large Amazon Sword leaving the middle/front in open swimming but the Cochu constantly duck in and out of the Stricta.
Is my plan a go?
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I like 40's or 3ft tanks for my apistos. There's enough room for a pair to get away and chill but also enough space to scape.
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They are just shy of 4 weeks old. I had beckford pencilfish in with my A. Borellii but all the fry barring one got eaten which I assumed the pencilfish were the culprits because the parents had a hard time keeping them away.
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Hope everyone is doing well.
My Apistogramma Baenschi have fry that are now free swimmers and feasting on baby brine shrimp and micro-organisms. They are currently housed with the parents in a 3ft but I have a 2ft ready to grow them out. My question is when should I?
They are just under 1cm in size and are starting to swim up from the bottom of the tank and exploring away from the female parent.
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Amazon swords and Contortionist Val for me at the moment!
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Hi Paul,
I have a pair of Baenschi and Borellii's and a couple mystery wild types.
Pretty easy to care for just provide lots of cover either plants or hardscape and find some nice caves.
I use coconut caves which has worked well for me and have had success with females laying eggs in there. -
My apistogramma borellii had their first spawn.
The beckford pencilfish picked them off though so I took them out and now the Borellii pair are doing the dance again.
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Japan Blue Endler fry
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Morning,
Hope everyone is well.
I’ve got approx 30 fry at the moment in the tank with their parents that are roughly just under 1cm in size.
When should I pull them into their own grow out tank?
Best way to do it?
Should you split male and females once it becomes apparent being in the same line?