Erm don't change water for a month, the pH definitely low.. haha .. sand or no sand
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
so got myself a pair of apistogramma tefe today ...
don't know how to resize , image sharpness and resolution drop so much .
anyway some pics ...
male first day
female
female happy face ... lol
so far so good both sticking together for the whole day
unlike my previous caca not compatible
Nice shot!
Bro, The pics are nicely taken.
Where you bought them from? Nowadays it's hard to get a good Ap. Caca pair. My pair also gone case. Only see a lot of Caca males selling as individual.
Thanks zerofighter ~
Hi Outspoken ,
I got them at c328 , was not planning on it , pass by see see and saw this pair in the tiny container so just try it out .
Saw female caca orange there also if you interested . They always have stock for orange caca nowadays .
Actually didn't expect the tefe to pair off so well , not really looking for breeding as long they don't chase and attack each other. Both hanging together whole day so nice to watch
Oh ok. I'm planning to go there today to get some plants. Will go and see see what else they have in stock. Thanks.
If they are pairing up well then you can try to breed them. I normally do a small Water change and feed them small amount of frozen bloodworm/brine shrimp
Monitor for any change in colour for the female. If the female is settle down,she will definitely turn yellowish.
But beware it's addictive,once you accomplished to breed a specific type you will tend to try out another type.
Hahah ... Anyway what you normally feed them ? Hikari frozen bloodworm fine ?
Usually I just feed NLS food .
I'm starting another 2feet tank soon and plan to transfer them over ... ( provided I don't get more species in the meantime ) haha ... It's gonna be pure rockscape , tired of plants too many to maintain
I feed them mix of tropical bits and micro pellets and change to frozen food once in 3-4 days. I used to give them frozen bloodworm a lot but they tend to get infected with disease easily especially bloated stomach. It's quite hard to save them once they are infected.
I just got myself a candidi pair from Aquaone.C328 don't have any good apisto stock,only Ap. Caca orange and Ap. Trifisciata. Price on the higher side compared to Aquaone.
I don't think i'll be going to Aquaone already as i already acquired all his different species.
Nice ~ so how many pair you have already ? Haha
Anyway can't wait to set up new tank , need get some nice wood
I've already bought 9 pairs since i restart this hobby again but only left with 8 pairs. My Ap. Caca orange bought from C328 seems to give in to disease after 1 week. Most of them are in a Community Tank except for my Ap. Gephyra and Candidi. Trying to breed them especially gephyra but seems like the female is too small and not ready to breed.
I see ... Ya I notice most selling very young female , got to wait I guess , if I see anymore interesting pair I will inform you hahaha
male day 3
Nice shot when it's flaring. It looks like a young male you have.
Yea both very young if I'm not wrong , how's your candidi doing ?
The female looks like a young male to me.
chongyu
Is it ? will monitor and see , so far both always hanging out together no fight yet . Maybe gay hahah ...
You may need to give time to see if it's a sneaker male or not. Good thing about them,there is no such thing as gay partners.
My Candidi is placed in a small tank with low light and only 3 dither fish. Haven't monitor much though so hope they will pair up nicely.
My only concern is my Ap. Gephyra male as he seems to be infected with white lice/pimple on the head. Worry it will be Head in the hole disease.
Hope that he can survive because it's hard to find a replacement.
Gephyra I seldom see in LFS , hope it turn well for you .
Anyway planning to start a new tank with sand only , only concern is PH , my tap water PH is way high about 7.6 average
Using those sera peat is it troublesome ? Or unstable ?
It is not troublesome to use Sera Peat. Just get a filter bag with a fine mesh and put a handful inside then tie it up securely. Basically treat the bag like a bag of tea. Place it where your water flow is strongest, so the effects of the peat will diffuse throughout the tank.
From your photo it is likely that you have two males. The bigger of the two seems to have fairly short pair of pelvic fins. It was probably a subdominant male itself in whatever group it grew up with. Give it time and the pelvic fins will start to grow a little longer. Male agassizii tend to have long pelvic fins so yours has a fair bit of growing to do. From what I recall, these are two features you need to look for when finding a female agassizii. A rounded tail as compared to pointed/lanceolate in the male and shorter pelvic fins as compared to a dominant male with longer pelvic fins. Easiest is to find one that is already spawning. I actually found a healthy female once at C328 a long time ago. She laid eggs in the small betta tank where she was housed beside a not-so-nice male.
Fish.. Simply Irresistable
Back to Killies... slowly.
Cool ~ thanks for the tip will keep a lookout next time .
Regarding the peat can I just add alittle and leave it in the water ?
Or I need to take it out after I get the desired PH ?
Was thinking of leaving it there to buffer for water changes .
So tired of using ADA for all the tanks .
Cheers
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