Just acquired some Cockatoo Apistos and Pygmy Cories - Aquarium Advice

gheitman · 12-05-2004, 10:23 PM

My [acronym:fc79310c01="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:fc79310c01] just got in a new batch of Apistogrammas from their overseas distributors. I traded in my 6 Bronze Cories, 10 Dalmatian Lyretail Mollies and 2 SAEs for 4 Cockatoo Apistos, 5 Pygmy Cories and an Oto (as well as a Bristlenose Pleco for another tank).

I think I got 1 male Apisto and 3 females. I'm hoping that they will spawn. Does anyone have any suggestions on food to encourage this? I don't have room in my apartment to raise live foods but I normally give my fish frozen foods like brine shrimp or blood worms 3 or 4 times a week. The rest of the time I feed them New Life Spectrum and Hikari foods for the most part.

Menagerie · 12-06-2004, 12:00 PM

Sweet!!! Pics are needed

Aside from blood wroms and brine shrimp, offer mystis shrimp.

gheitman · 12-11-2004, 12:11 PM

I've posted a couple of pics of these. You can find one of them here.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/photop...php?photo=6230

Menagerie · 12-11-2004, 07:11 PM

Beautiful!

gheitman · 12-12-2004, 04:20 AM

Thanks. The male is particularly striking. I hope I can successfully breed them.

Sonia · 01-05-2005, 02:54 PM

I love them! Do your apistos and corys get along well? I'm hesitating between adding them or bolivian rams for my tank... I was nervous the apistogramma cacatuoides could get violent with the corys..... they look so good though!

FawnN · 01-05-2005, 04:35 PM

I was told that if you feed often (live foods if possible) and water changes 3 times a week, that it will incourage them to spawn.

I am doing that right now with my ram tank and I hope it works.

[acronym:efb6d030f6="By the way"]BTW[/acronym:efb6d030f6], that male Apisto is beautiful. Good luck!

gheitman · 01-05-2005, 09:54 PM

They all get along very well. The apistos ignore the pygmy cories for the most part. I have never seen them get aggressive towards the little guys at all.

Sonia · 01-05-2005, 10:50 PM

That's GREAT! Good luck with the spawning!

Menagerie · 01-06-2005, 12:52 PM

My rams and apistos have no problems with my pygmies or regular sized cories.

12-05-2004, 10:23 PM	#1
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,179 Images: 4	Just acquired some Cockatoo Apistos and Pygmy Cories My [acronym:fc79310c01="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:fc79310c01] just got in a new batch of Apistogrammas from their overseas distributors. I traded in my 6 Bronze Cories, 10 Dalmatian Lyretail Mollies and 2 SAEs for 4 Cockatoo Apistos, 5 Pygmy Cories and an Oto (as well as a Bristlenose Pleco for another tank). I think I got 1 male Apisto and 3 females. I'm hoping that they will spawn. Does anyone have any suggestions on food to encourage this? I don't have room in my apartment to raise live foods but I normally give my fish frozen foods like brine shrimp or blood worms 3 or 4 times a week. The rest of the time I feed them New Life Spectrum and Hikari foods for the most part. __________________ Gene Heitman - 30g Asian biotope, 29g South American community, 29g/20g long/10g Lake Tanganyikan shell dwellers, 20g long rainbows, 10g Asian stream, 10g scarlet badis, 10g pygmy cories, 10g quarantine

12-06-2004, 12:00 PM	#2
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,246 Images: 77	Sweet!!! Pics are needed Aside from blood wroms and brine shrimp, offer mystis shrimp. __________________

12-11-2004, 12:11 PM	#3
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,179 Images: 4	I've posted a couple of pics of these. You can find one of them here. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/photop...php?photo=6230 __________________ Gene Heitman - 30g Asian biotope, 29g South American community, 29g/20g long/10g Lake Tanganyikan shell dwellers, 20g long rainbows, 10g Asian stream, 10g scarlet badis, 10g pygmy cories, 10g quarantine

12-11-2004, 07:11 PM	#4
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,246 Images: 77	Beautiful! __________________

12-12-2004, 04:20 AM	#5
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,179 Images: 4	Thanks. The male is particularly striking. I hope I can successfully breed them. __________________ Gene Heitman - 30g Asian biotope, 29g South American community, 29g/20g long/10g Lake Tanganyikan shell dwellers, 20g long rainbows, 10g Asian stream, 10g scarlet badis, 10g pygmy cories, 10g quarantine

01-05-2005, 02:54 PM	#6
Sonia Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 79 Images: 5	I love them! Do your apistos and corys get along well? I'm hesitating between adding them or bolivian rams for my tank... I was nervous the apistogramma cacatuoides could get violent with the corys..... they look so good though! __________________ 50 Gal. [acronym:0845e81d3b="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:0845e81d3b] - Fluval 304 Power Filter 7 Long Fin Black Tetras 3 Emerald Cories 3 Albino Cories 8 Flame Tetras Hornwort, Pennywort, Amazon Swords, Vallisneria Gigantea, Onion Plant, Red Tiger Lotus, Java Fern 10 Gal. Quarantine/hospital tank 50W heater, Mini Biowheel Filter 2x15W Incandescent bulbs

01-05-2005, 04:35 PM	#7
FawnN Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 978 Images: 19	I was told that if you feed often (live foods if possible) and water changes 3 times a week, that it will incourage them to spawn. I am doing that right now with my ram tank and I hope it works. [acronym:efb6d030f6="By the way"]BTW[/acronym:efb6d030f6], that male Apisto is beautiful. Good luck! __________________ Regards, Fawn

01-05-2005, 09:54 PM	#8
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,179 Images: 4	They all get along very well. The apistos ignore the pygmy cories for the most part. I have never seen them get aggressive towards the little guys at all. __________________ Gene Heitman - 30g Asian biotope, 29g South American community, 29g/20g long/10g Lake Tanganyikan shell dwellers, 20g long rainbows, 10g Asian stream, 10g scarlet badis, 10g pygmy cories, 10g quarantine

01-05-2005, 10:50 PM	#9
Sonia Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 79 Images: 5	That's GREAT! Good luck with the spawning!

01-06-2005, 12:52 PM	#10
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,246 Images: 77	My rams and apistos have no problems with my pygmies or regular sized cories. __________________

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