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Apistogramma.com Friendliest apistogramma community on the internet! Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:55:34 +0000 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:55:34 +0000 Apistogramma.com https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/ question on low ec Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:27:10 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/question-on-low-ec.29944/ 29944 invalid@example.com (anewbie) anewbie So one thing i haven't really understood is why heavy plant load reduces ec. I've found aquariums with lots of decaying leaves and have ec in the 40 to 80 range and this might be explained by the bacteria or whatever eating the leaves but aquariums with extremely heavy plant load have ec in the 20-22 range like this one; more so this is one of the aquariums i add some light fertilizer to support the plant load yet the ec remains very low. Now i realize ec is electrical current and perhaps...

Read more]]> 6 Light timing for optimal breeding Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:43:31 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/light-timing-for-optimal-breeding.29945/ 29945 invalid@example.com (shuraim2354) shuraim2354 What kind of lighting hours and schedule should I maintain for providing optimal time for breeding my south american cichlids? Cuz I have heard that after total darkness fish tend to eat their fry..... It'll be really helpful if some of you guys share your lighting hours]]> 5 Is a. sp d51 available for import ? Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:18:16 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/is-a-sp-d51-available-for-import.29881/ 29881 invalid@example.com (anewbie) anewbie Does anyone know if a. sp d51 is a species that is imported to usa ? This is a species that Frank mentioned in a comment to a post i made.]]> 32 Apistogramma elizabethae question Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:11:20 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/apistogramma-elizabethae-question.24575/ 24575 invalid@example.com (Eddiekay1010) Eddiekay1010 I received a group of young, wild, A. elizabethae about 5 months ago. All five I believe are males, there is one individual smaller than the rest that I thought might have been my lone female but it's tail has become lyre tailed like the others, I'm doubtful it's a female. My question is, if I am able to get more in the future, is their distribution limited to a small area in the wild. I wouldn't want to add the new ones to my group i have now to prevent any possible hybridization if they...

Read more]]> 18 Apisto ID and sexing help Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:41:58 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/apisto-id-and-sexing-help.29943/ 29943 invalid@example.com (japencer85) japencer85 Hey! Another ID and sexing thread for you all. I was told it was a cacatuoides and likely male from the local store but was looking for a second opinion. Appreciate any help from you all to verify for sure! Thanks!]]> 1 Hello Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:21:38 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/hello.29934/ 29934 invalid@example.com (KMP) KMP New to apistos. Have a female cacatoides and some fry now. Lost male. Can I ad a new pair and have a trio?
thanks.]]> 5 Apistogramma Panduro Pairing! Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:05:43 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/apistogramma-panduro-pairing.29942/ 29942 invalid@example.com (shuraim2354) shuraim2354 Hello everyone, recently at my LFS I saw beautiful pair of Apistogramma Panduro which are very hard to come by in my area. now I have heard that they are very picky about their partners. And as far as I have seen they were the only pair there I didn't see them interact with eachother. So is there any method or tips or tricks to ensure that they get together bond and make some pretty little babies for me]]> 10 Are my Apistogramma Ortegai Papagayo both males ? Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:57:35 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/are-my-apistogramma-ortegai-papagayo-both-males.29941/ 29941 invalid@example.com (gennylajoie) gennylajoie Hiii i bought a pair of Apistogramma Ortegai Papagayo. They have been in my tank (23g planted tank with 10 chili rasboras and 6 otocinclus) for a few days. The male is chasing his female around a lot and i'm concerned. I'm fairly new to the hobby and not sure at all if it's normal for apisto to behave that way. I have found very confusing informations online stating that they might be both males or something like that. My female is yellowish but not as the pictures i can find online she even...

Read more]]> 6 New to Apistogrammas Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:51:31 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/new-to-apistogrammas.29940/ 29940 invalid@example.com (julsnealey) julsnealey Hello,

I am learning as much as I can about Apistogrammas and am currently looking at a single pair of Hongsloi. I have never had them, but have heard that they are a great fish to have. I have three tanks. a 45G that is stocked and not looking to add any fish. But I have an established 20G long with 8 Cherry Barbs and a single Bolivian Ram and a 10G established with 6 neon tetras. I was thinking of moving the ram to the 10G and putting the hongsloi into the 20G long. Is this possible...

Read more]]> 4 ID on wild apistogramma Wed, 25 Jun 2025 20:40:58 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/id-on-wild-apistogramma.29933/ 29933 invalid@example.com (Rcon021) Rcon021 Hi, guys
Can you please help me I'd the fish in the video. Thinking about getting some]]> 7 Sexing Apistogramma Borellii Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:16:12 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/sexing-apistogramma-borellii.25098/ 25098 invalid@example.com (naderda) naderda Dear Forum,

thanks for your help already in advance!
I got two young Apistogamma borellii. Length at around 4 cm/1.5 inch.
The first one is I think a male. The second one (see photo) I am not so sure about.
Is it a female? (black line through the eye, the first ray of the breastfin ist also black)
Or is it a colouring of a young male - because of a dominant male being present?

Thanks a lot!]]> 7 my a. elizabeth Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:06:30 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/my-a-elizabeth.29939/ 29939 invalid@example.com (anewbie) anewbie These are the three fishes I purchased as a. elizabeth. The goal was 1m 1f so it was 1m and 2 potential females. I believe I have 1m and 2 females. I've had them for just short of 3 weeks. The first week only the male was out; the 2nd week i would occasionally see one of the female and starting late last week all three are always visible when i look.

male:

female 1:
(this is the more passive female):

This is female 2 the more aggressive one...

Read more]]> 17 Sexing Apisto Borelli Opal Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:03:19 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/sexing-apisto-borelli-opal.29930/ 29930 invalid@example.com (FerrisCat) FerrisCat Hi!

New to the group and Apistos! My local fish store has some opals but struggling to sex these two. They look quite juvenile but both look like males to me (from descriptions on line). Any help gratefully received]]> 12 Recently purchased pair(?) Of Apistogramma panduro(?) Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:25:12 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/recently-purchased-pair-of-apistogramma-panduro.29937/ 29937 invalid@example.com (Coldramen777) Coldramen777 Attached are photos of the fish in question. The larger one keeps chasing the smaller one.

]]> 13 30 Gallon Tanganyikan Setup Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:36:12 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/30-gallon-tanganyikan-setup.29938/ 29938 invalid@example.com (HookedOnFish_MI) HookedOnFish_MI I have a 30 gallon aquarium (36”x12” footprint) with rock piles spanning the length of the tank. The tank currently has 3 Synodontis Lucipinnis in it. What Tanganyikan options do have for this tank size with the Synos? Could a single species like a Calvus work? I was thinking keeping anything in groups may be risky if breeding starts and the Synos begin getting bullied.]]> 9 Spawning WILD Ivanacara Adoketa - "Red Morph" Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:44:54 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/spawning-wild-ivanacara-adoketa-red-morph.18640/ 18640 invalid@example.com (grayfox55) grayfox55 Hi Everyone,
It's been awhile since my last thread... been very busy but I could not pass up buying these Wild Adoketa's.
Anyway, after many tries was successful in breeding these guys. The parents are beautiful.. breeding parameters were 5.5 Ph and 78 degrees. If anyone needs more information email me.
Here are some pictures.

]]> 12 Are both of these fishes D24 ? Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:58:18 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/are-both-of-these-fishes-d24.29935/ 29935 invalid@example.com (anewbie) anewbie I came across this post on facebook (3 years old):

Fish in the News

A beautiful . D24, raised by Japanese aquarist - Taka's Apistogramma. https://takapist.wordpress.com/ D-number 's are a group of more than sixty undescribed ...

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Of a fish label d24 but it seems to have a different body shape than the picture on tom's website...

Read more]]> 2 Wanted to buy Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:48:15 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/wanted-to-buy.29936/ 29936 invalid@example.com (Bill D.) Bill D. Looking for a male Apistogramma Hognei and female Abacaxis.
Pinehurst North Carolina, USA.]]> 0 first breeding A.D39 wild Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:24:17 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/first-breeding-a-d39-wild.29932/ 29932 invalid@example.com (natoufly) natoufly hi a video of my wild d39 female with her fry.
the female is very beautiful, not yellow as in many species but rather reddish, with color variations

]]> 1 Running a 36 watt UV sterilizer on my 60 gallon Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:32:48 +0000 https://www.apistogramma.com/forum/threads/running-a-36-watt-uv-sterilizer-on-my-60-gallon.29929/ 29929 invalid@example.com (Andrew H) Andrew H Wanted to share an update on my experiment in extreme UV. I was struggling with a high degree of unexplained fish mortality in my 60 gallon. I’d lost a pair of cacatuoides, and then a pair of borellii, each over the course of 6-12 months. The Borellii had spawned and all but one of the fry disappeared over weeks (they were isolated with a tank divider, fed with BBS). Nothing out of the ordinary for water conditions, weekly 40% water changes.

I had started to suspect my tank had...

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