nice purple chin
Hey guys,
Just want to share my newly acquired Apistogramma abacaxis. Used to be called Apistogramma "wilhelmi".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzohP26XOUE
nice purple chin
Nice fish! I've had very limited success breeding them in harder water - two spawns by the same female, small number of fry, and they scatter very early. I've heard many people succeed using ADA soils like Africana - which looks like what you're using?
Actually the species has not been scientifically described yet - so it's "Apistogramma sp. Abacaxis". Apparently there are two A numbers for separate populations of this species, A227 and A228. A227 is the original export, from Rio Abacaxis, and A228 is from the neighbouring Rio Marimari, which is the more commonly exported fish nowadays. This is what I understand from reading what Mike Wise on apistogramma.com has to say anyway.
very nice, would like to exchange fry next time if they breed.
Yes, I'm using ADA Africana. However, I'm still getting pH 7.5 with my tester. I have been using the soil for around 6 months or more. I'm guessing the effect wore off already. I just changed away 1/3 of the soil away with fresh Africana soil. Hopefully the pH will drop back down to a 6 or 6.5. If all else fails then I have to rely on ketapang leaves.
Last edited by seagul; 24th Dec 2016 at 12:17. Reason: elaborate further
Yeah the soil should work. Ketapang leaves you would need in a large amount, to bring pH down significantly. Depends on how hard your tapwater is (most of Singapore is soft, except CCK). You could definitely soften it faster with peat moss (pellets or loose are okay - many German brands out there, or at gardening centres) - but they do turn your water brown. Both ADA soil and peat moss also lower bring dGH down to 3, which is good enough to spawn most apistos.
5.0 sounds great - probably it's the Africana doing it's job! Africana also brings GH down - I tested some tanks running Africana and GH is 2-3 each time. It's a great product for taking the measurement and guesswork out of your workflow.PMing you about this in a moment.
Completely agree with this point. But when the Africana wears off, it is actually quite painful changing them out. Also, you can't tell that the effect has wore off. I was guessing something wasn't right when my Bitaeniata stopped breeding. That prompted me to buy a pH test kit and it was then I realised my pH has already gone up to 7.5.
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