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Old 07-24-2013, 12:20 PM   #81
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Is it common for the male to chase the female a lot?

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Old 07-24-2013, 12:20 PM   #82
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I do water changes twice a week on the big tank, and once or twice a week on the little tank.
Should be plenty just watch that ph if you end up buffering it down since your tap runs high
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Old 07-24-2013, 12:21 PM   #83
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Is it common for the male to chase the female a lot?
Yes and no sometimes they seem extra fiesty other times they will be friends.
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Old 07-24-2013, 12:23 PM   #84
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Female likes sitting next to the heater alot

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Old 07-24-2013, 12:25 PM   #85
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Old 07-24-2013, 03:51 PM   #86
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Here is my Apistogramma Caca 'Orange'
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...and here is my pair of Kribs in their driftwood. I love those faces!
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Very nice fish, love the picture with the moss
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Old 07-24-2013, 03:58 PM   #89
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Beautiful! I can't wait to get pictures of mine for you!
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Old 07-24-2013, 05:21 PM   #90
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So you can put kribs w/ apistos?
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My GBRs are always staring in the mirror...

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So you can put kribs w/ apistos?
You can but kribs are very aggressive when they spawn and you probably don't want to have apistos with them.
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Old 07-24-2013, 11:17 PM   #93
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You can but kribs are very aggressive when they spawn and you probably don't want to have apistos with them.
Agreed, plus their Africans and not American.
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Ime all dwarfs get some what aggressive some more than others. Kribs are just psychos when they spawn though.
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Hey community your GBR looks amazing!!! Wish mine would look like that...
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My LFS is still looking for my apistos! Anyways I was wondering would it be worth using this tank as a shrimp tank until they arrive? I could feed them live baby shrimps in that case
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Hey community your GBR looks amazing!!! Wish mine would look like that...
Thank you I'm waiting for my wild to come IMO they are better looking.
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How can i get my GBRs to breed?
Temp: 82°F
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Um feed more frozen and live foods? Have you got some flat rocks?
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Yes a couple 2-3
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