Recent content by kindafishy

Nice idea, naming her something to remind her of your dad. You could call her "Six" (for the 6th anniversary). Plus, it sounds kind of James Bond-y which sort of fits with the guns / ballistic expert thing.

I don't see why not. I did just that when a did a re-haul on my landscaping.

I don't know, I wouldn't count out a UV sterilizer outright. My tank has been crystal clear since, and once set up requires no intervention on my part. Not saying that hydro perox or another method doesn't work, or work as well... just saying that just because it is not *your* solution, that...

I would totally agree. I have a pair of dwarfs (apistos) in a 17 gallon and I find that it is on the borderline of being too small. It's not about the bioload, it's about the aggression. These guys need a LOT of room. I think if I had them in anything smaller, one of them would be dead by now.

:D Yikes, you are probably right. Especially if they are anything like the parents (babies born 3 weeks ago and I caught them doing their little dance o' Love AGAIN yesterday).

A bunch o' babies swimming around in my tank. Apistogramma baenschi "inka" babies, to be exact, 20-ish. Wondering what I'll do with them when they're all grown up... And I'm thinking that it would be really cool to get a great big tank and keep 'em ALL. :brows: But I am guessing that would...

I had the same problem as you, only I was ready to throw my tank off a bridge out of frustration. I tried everything, including larger water changes (which, btw, only seemed to make matters worse). Bought a UV sterilizer, and problem solved within a day or so. I highly recommend.

My tank is about 26°. And they are definitely growing --- they've just about doubled in size in a week, and are extremely active. Yeah, this is kind of what I am wondering. The bbs are tiny, but then again so are the fry. They tend to congregate on my driftwood, it's almost like they are...

Will crushed flakes sink? I can't see that working if they float at the top. Or maybe I could try crushing the sinking pellets that I feed the parents? I actually don't even have any flakes, so I might have to try the crushed pellets first (if that is not a totally crazy idea) As for...

Should I be worried?

No, but I did try Infusyl and that didn't work either.

Tiny baby apistos born 9 or 10 days ago, healthy and active and have pretty much doubled in size since birth. I have been trying to feed them baby brine shrimp, as instructed by the dude in my LFS (who himself breeds apistos so I trust what he is telling me), but they don't seem interested AT...

Or...get timers for the lights. Cheap easy solution.

Beautiful!

Thanks again. I am going to check out liquid food, that sounds like it would be pretty easy to do -- great suggestion, I didn't even know that sort of thing existed! Once they get big enough, I will try to get some photos of the little guys to share. Everyone is doing their "camera shy"...