Taeniacara candidi.

[EvolutionZ]

hey guys, its been some time since i kept apisto or cichlids..
bro scope was kind enough to help me bring in a wild pair in from taiwan.
thanks bro..

still in the bag.

female.. love the bright spots!

released into the tank after dripping water into for a few hours..
the male.


hopefully can turn out to be a stunning pair.. would be feeding NLS cichlids formula and frozen bloodworm.

[genes]

Been quite sometime since we see them here.

[EvolutionZ]

i believe still can order from c328... from what i know.. its the blue form type.. hopefully can out similar to those in RAV website!

[iwishweallcouldwin]

Something that we haven't seen around for a while. Do update us about the pair's development evo. They look like they're going to enjoy living in that lush green tank.

[Jitticus]

Nice catch there, Evo. They look like a young pair. Should give you a long period of time to enjoy them and grow them up.

[SCOPE]

Nice catch there, Evo. They look like a young pair. Should give you a long period of time to enjoy them and grow them up.

Jit,
This pair is same batch with the one i got for you previously....the pair that bred for you. Quality is pretty the same

[Captain Telecredible]

bro your female T.Candidi looks very similar to Apistogramma Diplotaenia female why didnt you try Biotecus Opercularis too ... i like them also haha

Cheers,
kenneth

[EvolutionZ]

hey guys.. sadly the female passed away sometime in the night.. morning wake up to find a dead body.. no sign of injury.. male quite active now.. not hiding.. sadden.

[ranmasatome]

wah!!!! sad for you ...

[EvolutionZ]

i guess the flight hours and stuffs might have stressed it too much.. will source a female in singapore instead.. no more fish from overseas for me.

[EvolutionZ]

heres 3 photo of the male.

[illumnae]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your female

The male is colouring up very nicely...T. candidi is still one of my favourite dwarf cichlids...ranked not far behind Ap. bitaeniata!

[SCOPE]

Sorry to hear this.
i suspect the female died from PH shock after putting into the tank judging from what stated...happens sometimes to wild fishes.

[EvolutionZ]

i don't think so leh.. i checked the water for both pack before adding on.. female's pack was 6.4 and male's pack was 7.0.
my tank water around 6.4 - 6.5 (according to my pH test kit). female pH same as tank water... i believe too stressed by the flight and stuff and it might have disease in the first place.. well.. im happy that you got me a beautiful active male bro! of all the apisto i have kept, this male is the first to get active and eating well so quickly.. colouring up too. like to flare at my ember tetra.. i believe i would be ordering female from c328 if they still have.. if not may source from other place.

[exotic_idiot]

Maybe too stress? I also encounter the same problem before... That's why always get more than a pair! A trio or 2 pairs.. So that this problem doesn't happen..
Anyway cheer up dude.. You can try ordering from c328 or biotope?
Glad that you're back into apisto.. But don't give up so fast boy haha...
If i happen to see any females will let you know.

[EvolutionZ]

thanks. have always been in apisto.. just no space to keep them.. just happened that this tank was empty and i knew i need a dwarf cichlid!

[EvolutionZ]

i have a good look at my candidi just now and i noticed something. his right side gill looks like a defect..
heres the left side.

the right side, see the hole? looks like the gill plate not completly grown? issit of any problem?

anyway, heres him flaring at the mirror. hopfully that gill thingy is nothing of a problem.. goning to get de-worm powder for him as suggested by yixiang.

[illumnae]

That's probably an injury from a fight, don't think it's anything serious.

Your fish looks really fat!

[EvolutionZ]

ate some big frozen bloodworm i guess.. haha

[exotic_idiot]

I guess as time goes by will heal by itself.. Wild pair expected right?