My dwarf cichlid updates

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I thought I would make a thread updating on my dwarfs. I haven't uploaded all that much but I currently have ram fry in a tank, that I successfully artificially hatched. It's my rams second spawn ever and they are still tiny. The first time I lost all the eggs to molding. Second time I added methlyene blue and now have over 70 little rams. Also I have apistogramma cacatuoides triple red with eggs for her second time. The first time she decided to gobble them down on day two. Less than a month later new eggs and more experience on her part and she should be just fine this time round. Now some pictures.

Gold ram (look at those fins and colors)



Electric blue male



Male apistogramma cacatuoides




Female apisto in her egg lair




Male Blue Ram



Little Ram fry.




Kribensis from my first surviving batch of fry

 

[Tandanus]

They are really nice I think I will have to get some myself. More tanks needed! What size do you keep them in? Do you keep the apistos with your rams? At one of my lfs they had electric blue rams but they were balloon rams. I don't like this mutation. Ruins the look of these beautiful fish. Do you use anything in your filter media to lower the ph value? Years ago when I had angels I used peat moss wrapped in a stocking. I used this in my canister filter and it seemed to work quite well. I would love to hear how your apisto girl does this time round. Fins crossed

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

They are really nice I think I will have to get some myself. More tanks needed! What size do you keep them in? Do you keep the apistos with your rams? At one of my lfs they had electric blue rams but they were balloon rams. I don't like this mutation. Ruins the look of these beautiful fish. Do you use anything in your filter media to lower the ph value? Years ago when I had angels I used peat moss wrapped in a stocking. I used this in my canister filter and it seemed to work quite well. I would love to hear how your apisto girl does this time round. Fins crossed

They are awesome fish. I keep my rams and apistos seperate. I remove the ram eggs and let the apistos parent the eggs. I don't do anything to my water. Sometimes I will do a water change with distiller water to bring my hardness down. Otherwise they have no problem breeding in my liquid concrete and ph 7.0. Rams and many other dwarfs are misunderstood they are actually very hardy and adaptable fish.

 

[Tandanus]

That's good to hear Well, I am very tempted to set a tank up in my bedroom. Saw some long-finned gold rams today. Pretty disappointed with this particular lfs's selections. No other dwarf cichlids. The majority of cichlids were Africans. Hundreds of them. They had a few red devils which looked more like pale yellow devils. When I set up my tank I will go to my more reliable lfs. They can do special orders.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

The first pictures a gold long fin. I've got long fin electric blues I'm gonna buy soon. A month or so and they should be ready

 

[Tandanus]

Yeah, he's a stunning ram. Can't wait to see your long-finned electrics. They will look awesome.

 

[Big Tex]

****, I want a ram tank now, I might run down to petco and get a 40g just for them.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

****, I want a ram tank now, I might run down to petco and get a 40g just for them.

They are awesome. Ordering some wild caughts today

 

[Big Tex]

They are awesome. Ordering some wild caughts today

From where? Are they cheap?

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I found a guy nearby that can import them. And not to bad in price

 

[Big Tex]

I found a guy nearby that can import them. And not to bad in price

But let me guess, he won't ship.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I can find out for you I'm sure

 

[Big Tex]

I can find out for you I'm sure

Sweet, lmk inbox me

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Fry became free swimming today and I'm expects apisto fry any day now