Dwarf Cichlids!

[CanadianWaters]

That's your killer IMO. Apistos don't do well in temperatures above 80 let alone pushing 90.

Well...thanks for all the help, I guess this is one of my moments where I truly to learn from my stupidity.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Is there any bigger floating plant like a lily pad that is easy to grow?

Water lettuce is what I can think of.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Well...thanks for all the help, I guess this is one of my moments where I truly to learn from my stupidity.

Experience is the best way to learn.

 

[Fishman007]

Alright after a little "window shopping" online I am dead set on apistogramma viejita "red neck". Would these be ok in my ph of 7.8? I am gonna be adding some leaf litter to try and lower it and also maybe so DW.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

It's not so much the ph it's your Tds. typically high ph has high Tds and that's your problem. That's a bit high for veijta. Getting a captive breed is your best bet though.

 

[Sillyfishies]

Alright after a little "window shopping" online I am dead set on apistogramma viejita "red neck". Would these be ok in my ph of 7.8? I am gonna be adding some leaf litter to try and lower it and also maybe so DW.

If you have saltwater, don't you have RO?

 

[Fishman007]

If you have saltwater, don't you have RO?

Yes, but i really dont wanna waste my filters. They cost 70$ all together and its a hassle.

 

[bshenanagins]

I'm starting to second guess myself is this a female?

 

[Fishman007]

I'm starting to second guess myself is this a female?

Doesnt look like one to me...

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

It looks like a female to me.

 

[bshenanagins]

It looks like a female to me.

Well she pulled rank on my gold male and now he's cowering in the corner. She's going bananas I've never seen her act so aggressively

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Females can become very aggressive, I always find it funny when people say don't but two males together. Females can be just as nasty if not worse

 

[bshenanagins]

Females can become very aggressive, I always find it funny when people say don't but two males together. Females can be just as nasty if not worse

Yeah ok we'll see how things go

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Watch carefully, someone had a female go nuts and kill EVERYTHING in their tank.

 

[bshenanagins]

Watch carefully, someone had a female go nuts and kill EVERYTHING in their tank.

That'd be some crazy behavior. I have had her for almost a year this is the craziest she's every been. But she went from a 40-10 gallon tank so that may also be a factor. And now it's just rams and a couple neons

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

How many do you have in the 10? I've never attempted more than a pair in a 10.

 

[bshenanagins]

Just the two I lost the others

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Okay, just the gold and a blue so I thought there might be others.

 

[absolutangel04]

Females can become very aggressive, I always find it funny when people say don't but two males together. Females can be just as nasty if not worse

This has been my experience as well. Females seem way feistier than males ime.

 

[Fishman007]

Well my apisto plan is no longer gonna happen, turning my last fresh into salt. So long my freshy friends!