Reply With QuoteSaw vejiata gold at c328.. sadly only left the male.. female dead in bag
This morning discovered that the female trifasciata started to bring her fries for their first swim.....feed them some "boon"...but most likely the fries are still too young to eat boon. The 2 ottos started to become ver annoying to the female..
Last edited by mobile2007; 20th Jul 2013 at 13:30.
Saw vejiata gold at c328.. sadly only left the male.. female dead in bag
I saw the female yesterday.looking at the condition of how they kept their apisto....hmm makes me think twice about buying from them.
If you interested in viejita gold then head down to aquaone at pasir ris farmway. I saw his viejita gold in good condition. Price wise abit higher than c328 selling.
if the condition is good worth to pay slightly more.
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Henry aka joopsg
Current tank: 1 4 tier 3ft fish rack
Livestock: WC Ivanacara Adoketa, WC Apistogramma Kelleri 'Red Cheeks', A , WC Apistogramma Mendezi, WC Apistogramma Cruziero, WC Apistogramma Elizabethae and WC Biotoecus Operularis.
Have an interesting experience to share. Few days back I introduced a new pair of agassizii into the tank. Noticed there was a lot of aggression on the female by the male and she looked stress. My tank has driftwood, java ferns and a cave but I scaped the tank such that all were in 1/3 corner of the tank. So i googled a little and read that male aggression could be due to the female not ready to spawn and is intruding the male territory. So what I did was to net the male and isolate him in a breeding box. Shifted the cave and java fern to another corner nearer to the sponge filter and sort of created another territory that the female could defend/own. Also by isolating the male, the female was allowed to swim around freely to familiarise herself with the tank. Suspect when I released both together previously, the male was owning territories faster than the female thus she did not have time to explore the tank. It might explain why when being chased, she did not really know where to hide and just hovered at one spot/corner not daring to move. Anyway I left the male overnight in the breeding box and this morning realise it had disappeared! Initially thought it might have jumped out of the tank, but thankfully it jumped back in. The amazing thing is the pair now swims together freely without the aggression. The male still follows the female around but only to wag his tail, doesnt nib or want to bite off the fins anymore. Its like a 360 change in aggression. Just wanted to share this experience in case anyone else experiences strong aggression from the male, you might want to try what i did.
not always so lucky the male. usually should provide hiding location which is accessible by the female only.
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Henry aka joopsg
Current tank: 1 4 tier 3ft fish rack
Livestock: WC Ivanacara Adoketa, WC Apistogramma Kelleri 'Red Cheeks', A , WC Apistogramma Mendezi, WC Apistogramma Cruziero, WC Apistogramma Elizabethae and WC Biotoecus Operularis.
hi bros
Outspoken - Yes, the wife is the biggest obstacle to apisto-keeping. I have been banned from every corner of the house except the balcony. But, that doesn't stop me from having 27 small tanks & 1 glass pond....I did not partition - 27 Gex S tanks. I find partitioning too cumbersome - no flexibility to change rack set-up. The Pasir Ris guy's name is Joseph. I am still in contact with him but he has toned down on keeping fish in Singapore. PM me yr contact number & real name & I will forward to him (Have to respect if he wants to contact or not).
Venom - 2 ft x 2 ft - is it glass pond? Because I have a 3 x 3 x 1 glass pond which I am currently keeping a pair each of MacMasteri, Caca Orange, Pandurini, 6 steel blues, 3 ottos, 14 glowlight tetras, 8 neon tetras, 2 dwarf puffer, 9 crayfish (YES..crayfish). They are doing OK but I provide them hiding places. I do have photos but they are blur. You are welcome to visit me - but make appointment first - my wife wants me to limit my apistos & apisto friends in the balcony....haha.
Cueball - good way to introduce. But I am lazy. Just dump the male & female into the tank, put plenty of hiding places - no major problems except my female uaupesi now got no tail. My Viejita Yellow & Melgar pair, when first introduced, were agressive towards each other but, now like bonding.
Yes... 2ft by 2ft glass tank.. currently have my trifa pair in.. 1 betta.. 18 cardinal tetra n 1 gold tetra..
Edwin,
My wife still doesn't have a biggest clue that this "hobby" of keeping apisto will become very addictive. I quit this hobby before my marriage due to space constraint thus now she's quite curious with all this,even follows me to buy equipment and fishes. I suppose your balcony is quite big to hold all 27 tank including another 3Ft tank. Haiz.....My balcony is too pathetic as mine is 4room so just nice to fit a 2Ft tank but i opt for 1.5Ft tank to have some extra space.
I just got hold of another nano tank to be place inside my room so may be tempt to pay a bit more for a higher end apisto.
Will pm you about my details.
hi bro Outspoken - OK, will contact Joseph.
bro Venom - take out the betta - those things eat fries. With regards to my crayfish, they were given by a good bro here - I was just testing them out. So far, I noticed that they are too slow to catch the fish.
Bro venom,
I saw your sale post of your tank but interested to know where you got the cave? Its very hard to find small coconut husk to use as cave anymore.
Any info appreciated.
If you want small coconut husks, try C328. Every now and then they get Java Fern etc tied to coconut husks. Some come in half husk shape. If you have to, look for a neighbourhood shop that deals with grated coconut. They might be willing to sell you the unwanted husks. You need to do some preparation on the husks however, before you can use them in a tank.
Fish.. Simply Irresistable
Back to Killies... slowly.
Noted Bro. Thanks for the info. Wondering whether Y618 got sell similar products as well as I was going to give them a visit to see what apisto they have at the moment.
Possible that Y618 might have what you need. Their stocks are similar to whatever C328 has so it's likely they take plants from the same suppliers. These days however, less of the half-husk type but more of the small pieces of husk type with plants tied on them. The neighbourhood store route would be less troublesome since you can prepare these on your own. I got mine last time from a local Indian shop that sold grated coconut. Just had to scrape off the remaining flesh and boil them for about 30 mins. After which I'd rinse them off under cool water and sun them.
Fish.. Simply Irresistable
Back to Killies... slowly.
Polyart sells coconut husk with java fern on top for $3.50. Y618 sells small ones for $1.80 - bt may be too small for apistos. For self-made husks, you have to be very careful - soak in water first before putting in aquarium. I prefer not to use husks because they break off easily after a while.
Thanks for the thumbs up guys...will head down to Y618 tomorrow to check out if they have stock. I don't mind paying abit more for ready made husk than the hassle of boiling and sun dry them.
Think my wife will start to ask me to do all the housework if i got time to do the coconut husk.
BTW have anyone tried out Stones aquarium pre-order Apisto? Saw the list and was curious if the source is reliable and quality is good.
My coconut husk i got from fruits store. they now selling those agar agar inside a young coconut. 1 for 1.50 range. Eat the agar agar, then use the husk(FOC)
Went C328 few days back saw 4-5 coconut husk with java moss attached on top ,
Got 1 for my apisto tank
Can i know how much it cost? Went there last friday but totally forgot to check it out as was busy looking at their apisto and killies stock.
I'm staying at the east side so thinking twice before going there just to get the coconut husk.
Hi Outspoken , I got it around $3-4 if I remember correctly , better call to check if they still have stock since you're staying east sideOriginally Posted by outspoken
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