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I agree now, but two days ago he was as pale as could be.
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10-08-2013, 09:23 PM
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Maybe he just wasn't in a good mood or something
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10-10-2013, 09:23 PM
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Just got german gold rams will post pics in the morning.
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10-10-2013, 09:46 PM
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Just got german gold rams will post pics in the morning.
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Awesome they are the best!
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10-10-2013, 10:10 PM
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I think they are my favorite mikrogeophagus ramirezi
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10-11-2013, 12:40 AM
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I think they are my favorite mikrogeophagus ramirezi
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They are mine now too thanks to you TCC!
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10-11-2013, 12:48 AM
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Well your welcome lol
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10-11-2013, 01:17 AM
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Wish I could get a pic of my male cockatoo he is looking really cool still has some coloring to go thouh. I've seen about 6 colors in him.
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10-11-2013, 01:18 AM
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Like this!?
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10-11-2013, 01:24 AM
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yeah pretty similar. His spike and tail are red there's a bluish stripe down his dorsal under the red spike yellow body with some bluish and black in it orangeish-rust coloration on his pectoral fins. One day ill be able to show him off hopefully sooner than later.lol
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10-11-2013, 01:24 AM
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He means like this lol
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10-11-2013, 01:33 AM
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He means like this lol
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Nice mine has a little more bluish hues but I hope mine gets that vibrant he is still kinda young yet. What do you feed yours I feed mine once a day NLS Red and the occasional boodworm snack. I was feeding him NLS small fish formula but found the red and switched. I did notice once I hooked my co2 system back up he started showing more color. My Ph was 7.6-7.8 now its closer to 7.2-7.4 I have been thinking about starting to use part ro water to bring the kh and gh down some my tds from my tap is 180 and they came from a tank with peat as a substrate. So I'm thinkin recreating there natural water might help considering they are first generation from wild caught (f1's)
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10-11-2013, 01:33 AM
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Oh my apologies, let the pro poo on the amateurs lol jk he's a beauty TCC
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10-11-2013, 01:39 AM
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Nice mine has a little more bluish hues but I hope mine gets that vibrant he is still kinda young yet. What do you feed yours I feed mine once a day NLS Red and the occasional boodworm snack. I was feeding him NLS small fish formula but found the red and switched. I did notice once I hooked my co2 system back up he started showing more color. My Ph was 7.6-7.8 now its closer to 7.2-7.4 I have been thinking about starting to use part ro water to bring the kh and gh down some my tds from my tap is 180 and they came from a tank with peat as a substrate. So I'm thinkin recreating there natural water might help considering they are first generation from wild caught (f1's) |
Mine gets the blues too I will try to find a picture with the blue showing better. I feed mine Thera a, cobalt flakes (his females are to small for pellets) blood and blackworms. Apistogramma cacatuoides is a clear water species so under 7 isn't necessary and moderately soft will work. My ph is 7.0 flat with nearly no hardness because of the ro I use. They just get the same treatment that my wild caughts do.
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10-11-2013, 01:40 AM
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Oh my apologies, let the pro poo on the amateurs lol jk he's a beauty TCC
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Na an a boo boo stick your head in doo doo. Lol jk yours is just a baby still he's got time.
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10-11-2013, 01:40 AM
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Nice mine has a little more bluish hues but I hope mine gets that vibrant he is still kinda young yet. What do you feed yours I feed mine once a day NLS Red and the occasional boodworm snack. I was feeding him NLS small fish formula but found the red and switched. I did notice once I hooked my co2 system back up he started showing more color. My Ph was 7.6-7.8 now its closer to 7.2-7.4 I have been thinking about starting to use part ro water to bring the kh and gh down some my tds from my tap is 180 and they came from a tank with peat as a substrate. So I'm thinkin recreating there natural water might help considering they are first generation from wild caught (f1's) |
RO is a good idea I just started using it. Btw the pH doesn't affect them unless the acidity goes with it which Co2 has no effect on. I would say it was coincidence but I'm sure he appreciates the foliage. Unless your interested in breeding I wouldn't worry about RO
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10-11-2013, 01:40 AM
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Nice mine has a little more bluish hues but I hope mine gets that vibrant he is still kinda young yet. What do you feed yours I feed mine once a day NLS Red and the occasional boodworm snack. I was feeding him NLS small fish formula but found the red and switched. I did notice once I hooked my co2 system back up he started showing more color. My Ph was 7.6-7.8 now its closer to 7.2-7.4 I have been thinking about starting to use part ro water to bring the kh and gh down some my tds from my tap is 180 and they came from a tank with peat as a substrate. So I'm thinkin recreating there natural water might help considering they are first generation from wild caught (f1's) |
Won't look like the photo above then... That fish is a. cacatuoides "double red", which is a strain created for the hobby by selective breeding. Wild type cacatuoides will not look like this.
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10-11-2013, 01:41 AM
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Na an a boo boo stick your head in doo doo. Lol jk yours is just a baby still he's got time.
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Not gonna lie never heard that one before lol, is that what college kids are saying nowadays? Haha
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10-11-2013, 01:42 AM
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Won't look like the photo above then... That fish is a. cacatuoides "double red", which is a strain created for the hobby by selective breeding. Wild type cacatuoides will not look like this.
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This is true, he won't get the vibrant flame pattern.
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10-11-2013, 01:43 AM
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This is true, he won't get the vibrant flame pattern.
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No matter, beautiful non the less
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