Apisto Sunburst Spawn!!!!!

Clean with a sponge or drop in some ancistrus........btw a strain is one that can be bred consistantly and true to the original,so if you continue to breed the same form and colour continully THEN I would presume that you have created your own strain...

 

I cant put Ancistrus is a breeding tank . . . I've already had problems with eggs getting eaten . . .

 

Hi TM,

I have had a busy week in which I could not reply, but I would like to comment.

I would never have my tanks as bright as you have for breeding dwarfs, and I would never use those white PVC pipes. I use terracotta pots, and tanks with a fine filter sand substrate and mosses for protection. I would not be surprised why this is the reason why they are eating their young. In nature, dwarf cichlids live in streams with a dark leaf litter bottom substrate and poor light as the streams are in the forest.

I also think that these fishes, and I am referring specifically to the sunburst and triple red A cacautoides, appear to have been manipulated beyond the point where they can raise their young naturally, if they are eating their young. This should not happen in dwarf cichlids, but maybe this is just because the tanks are not correctly set up.

Re your algae, if you had reduced light and if your aquaria were really acidic you would never have this algae.

I think that you should consider some changes to your aquaria so that they can raise the fry naturally. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but these are just simply some comparative comments.

Kind regards,

Dirk

 

Hey Professor

I made sure the ph was <6.5 and it is between 6 and 6.5. The moss-ish algae came from the java moss in the tank.

Again, these tanks are blacked out on all sides except for the front. I only removed the canopy to take pics that's why the light seems so bright AND ISO1600 . . .

I hear what you are saying. These fish are messed up in a way but they are really awesome to watch socialize with each other.

As soon as the fry are big enough they are going to be removed . . but I was advised to remove the parents rather than the fry.

I will keep you guys updated

TM