Dwarf Cichlids!

[MMantelli]

Cool I wasn't going to try for anything under 7 its just to mainly bring the tds down some plus my water at the new place has a lot more silicates than my old house my mbuna tank is going through yet another diatom cycle. And I all of a sudden got like 3 diff kinds of algae in my apistos tank all at once. Having to find that balance all over again sucks. LoL

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Yes it does I lucked out and moved from 8.2ph and liquid concrete to 7.4 and moderately hard.

[MMantelli]

Originally Posted by severum mama

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.

Yeah I know kinda sucks but I do plan on breeding them and eventually work my way up to selective breeding. I do though have a source that breeds full reds though I might have to break down and just get a pair from him for a different tank.

[MMantelli]

Originally Posted by TheCommunityCichlid

Yes it does I lucked out and moved from 8.2ph and liquid concrete to 7.4 and moderately hard.

Wow that's a high Ph I am lucky thouh my old nitrate was 20+ and here its 0

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Yea I had city water so I had 0 trate my girlfriend had close to 40!! She had well water. Moral of the story if you want to live in the northwest suburbs of chicago make sure you have city water and something for softer water

[MMantelli]

I live in Florida and for me it was opposite everything was pretty much the same except the trates in my well are 0 and the city at least in my corner of the swamp where 20+ the well water is a little harder thouh.

Edit: I feel bad for the people with .5+ ammonia and 40+ trates thouh.

[TheCommunityCichlid]

This hard water doesn't make apistogramma keeping easy

[Wiggles24]

Anybody else here have Checkerboards?

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Originally Posted by Wiggles24

Anybody else here have Checkerboards?

No but they are cool little fish.

[MMantelli]

Originally Posted by TheCommunityCichlid

This hard water doesn't make apistogramma keeping easy

I feel ya what's your taps tds mine is around 180

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I dont have a test kit myself but another forum said 350+

[Sherriff]

My new additions and first dwarf chiclids!!! Fingers crossed they thrive in my care! ☺️

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Beautiful electric blue rams.

My apistogramma cacatuoides have over 20 fry out of nowhere. Female just reached an inch about a week ago. First time spawn and they are free swimming all looks good for them. The panduro fry have gotten big too.

[MMantelli]

Originally Posted by TheCommunityCichlid

I dont have a test kit myself but another forum said 350+

Originally Posted by TheCommunityCichlid

Beautiful electric blue rams.

My apistogramma cacatuoides have over 20 fry out of nowhere. Female just reached an inch about a week ago. First time spawn and they are free swimming all looks good for them. The panduro fry have gotten big too.

Holy cow that's some hard water.

Are the fry from the tripple red you posted a picture of last.

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Yes he would be the father, and I told you liquid concrete!!

[Fishman007]

My male has a black marking on his left fin, is this normal?

[Sillyfishies]

Originally Posted by Fishman007

My male has a black marking on his left fin, is this normal?

What species...

[Fishman007]

Originally Posted by Sillyfishies

What species...

GBR, the pair has been in the tank for 3-4 months. They get fed omega 1 flakes and blood worms 2 times a week. Everyones always active and eating. Only other inhabitants are 5 neon tetras and 3 kuhli loaches.

[Fishninja]

Is this a female

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Originally Posted by Fishman007

My male has a black marking on his left fin, is this normal?

Probably just some coloration