Shane's Fishroom

[coralbandit]

Cool !
Do you have reference books and the like?

 

[ApistoShane]

In the process of getting some... I have reference people at the moment.[emoji6]

 

[coralbandit]

People have helped me way more then books.
Not sure if the cichlid atlas has a way I can ID fish or if the sp. would even be listed...
I wish their was a way to share the books.....

 

[ApistoShane]

People have helped me way more then books.
Not sure if the cichlid atlas has a way I can ID fish or if the sp. would even be listed...
I wish their was a way to share the books.....

They are pricey and rare, often times sharing is not an option for the safety of the book. I am getting a bunch of free books from someone up in Washington... she has a bunch on killies and othe Cameroonian fish. I send emails or messages routinely to people simply to ID fish, but agassizii is one of those “100s of forms” types of fish so it can be very very hard.

 

[ApistoShane]

Whats cracking people?

I am busy as (insert expletive here) doing my college applications, school assignments, tests, etc!!

At the same time, I am shuffling stuff around the room.. its taking lots of my time.

So I have not had the time to talk as much as I like. Hows it going? Whats happening in your rooms? Anything cool going on?

Shane

 

[coralbandit]

What's up man ?
Have you got any new fish or fry??
How are those pikes?

 

[ApistoShane]

I am in a phase where I am deciding where I want to go with my hobby... Apistos are real nice but there are too many to keep track of and I don’t get to enjoy them as mush as I would like... I want to have some display tanks for them!

Pikes are doing great, eating lots and lots of food. Fry are growing really fast too!

 

[coralbandit]

It seems old to some but enjoy the results of working my GBR for the last 5+ years.
They just keep getting better. Raising fry and juvies is always fun !
It is hard to pick a fish ,I know I did not pick rams but they picked me..
You will know when you find the right fish or sp.

 

[ApistoShane]

It seems old to some but enjoy the results of working my GBR for the last 5+ years.
They just keep getting better. Raising fry and juvies is always fun !
It is hard to pick a fish ,I know I did not pick rams but they picked me..
You will know when you find the right fish or sp.

I am excited for that moment. It is exciting to stick to one thing and see lots of progression over time, like you have been doing!

 

[ApistoShane]

Almost at winter break...

Finished two essays, finalized a business plan, completed two art projects... studied for a math test, studied for a physics test. I think I am in the clear to be more active now!

Heading to a basketball game tonight. Excited to see some friends play.

Shane

 

[V227]

I really miss game day. Of course I also miss being able to run fast and jump high.

 

[ApistoShane]

As people know I love #Apistogramma, I get many questions asking me about the proper care of some of the more commonly available species. Arguably one of the most common species is Apistogramma cacatuoides, a dwarf cichlid found throughout Peru, Colombia and Brazil. Here is a short preliminary article that I wrote about the species! Let me know if this helps you or if you have any critiques regarding format etc.

I hope to write more articles on more Apistogramma soon, but I wanted to have a base to refer back to in terms of formatting. Does it look good? Let me know!

Apistogramma cacatuoides - Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid | Dwarf Cichlids

 

[coralbandit]

Well done !

 

[ApistoShane]

Thanks Tom!

 

[ApistoShane]

https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/brazil-announces-end-to-amazon-mega-dam-building-policy/

This is good news for icthyofauna diversity in Brazil's many rivers...

 

[ApistoShane]

Went to the club meeting, sold out of Apistos. Took 20 pairs of Apistogramma borelli "Bella Union", it was a good experience.

I am hoping to talk at a future meeting... regarding Apistos of course.

I stole around 10 apistogramma sp. D50 free swimmers... going to grow them out and see what comes of it. Female has many more, but I was not fast to collect them.

 

[coralbandit]

Glad you enjoyed the meeting..
Glad they had the sense to buy those fish ! Congrats...
I think my bitaeniata is about to lay eggs..I will leave them her this time...