In this video I'll cover my approach to breeding and raising Apistogramma Agassizii. I'll explain the methods I used to form pairs, manage aggression, and raise the fry.
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I’m sure these vids take a huge time investment to make, but they are worth every second. The production quality and insights here are amazing. I hope you find this as rewarding as the breeding itself because I really enjoy your content.
I have a love/hate relationship with the videos. On the mornings that I start digging through months of recordings to put these together, I would rather jump out a window. When they're done, I wish I could make another one right away. I do really love being able to learn and then share with so many people.
@@MakeMoreFish Totally understandable. Clearly a lot of time invested. Find a way to monetize it and I’m a customer. Even if that’s Patreon or something. This information is worth it.
I know this is a year on from the time of posting, but I do like the format of the video and appreciate the effort and enthusiasm you put in to the venture. As someone who put in a lot of time and effort into a research project on apistos, I can vouch for a lot of your findings and conclusions. I only wish that digital photography had been invented when I was spending long hours cramped in front of a tank waiting for a fish to cooperate and behave. An important finding regarding this species has been published, viz. that A. agassizii is now being viewed as a species complex consisting of about a dozen cryptic variants based on its very wide distribution. They are behaviourally distinct, and trying to mate individuals from different geographical populations can be problematic. Fertility issues with failures being reported from hard water areas are not unusual, as well as skewed sex ratios being produced at different pHs. A. agassizii is definitely one of those dwarfs that prefer soft water with an acid pH, although it is not regarded by many aquarists (and researchers) as a blackwater species. It is suspected that minerals in hard water cause the egg surface to become less permeable to sperm penetration. So, the use of a water softener (not necessarily RO) would be beneficial for anyone contemplating breeding this species.
This channel is an absolute banger, every video just oozes hard work, dedication and passion for the content being shown. The way the videos are structured, in a way that is packed with information but at the same time pleasant to listen to, specially due to the quality of the shots being shown at all times, is a very rare thing to find.
This is awesome! Thanks for the video. I am trying to breed the apistogramma fire reds. This is good information and a step to breeding them. I am curious to know how long does the fry take to hatch when the eggs are laid. I recently got some red eggs inside a cocount shell.
Now it has been two months since I started to try breeding A. Macmasteri but still nothing. They always seem to be breeding in days but never actually breed.
It's always possible or even likely that they're spawning all the time and the eggs just aren't hatching. Like I mentioned in this video, I've watched apisto pairs spawn for months with zero fertility.
As for the water acclimation stuff (post-spawn), I’d say you don’t need to be as careful as you think. It’s a possibility that the water needs to be more acidic before hatching to make the eggs softer, thus easier to oxygenate and hatch out of. Once they’re out and slightly bigger I’m sure the fry can handle changes in PH. Just a guess, but I’ve never bred Agassizii before. I also have a question: How and when do you wean fry and young fish off of live foods?
I wouldn't say I ever wean them off. Most of my fry get some amount of live food for as long as I have them. I do start introducing dry foods in advance of sending them to a store just so they get familiar with it. I've never had trouble getting them to take dry food when the time comes.
I'm local to Portland area, wet spot has an amazing selection apistos always get their sexing correct and healthy! (As are all the fish I get from them) Also I love your videos and footage is top notch! 👌
I've had the situation where a pair of sp. Wilhelmi would have back to back spawns in a tank, about 3 weeks apart. The older fry would always start chewing on the new fry as soon as they would start to move. I don't think the older fry were able to swallow the younger ones, but little ones got damaged beyond recovery. The mother did not intervene. I was trying to produce large numbers at that time, so I changed the approach. I offered pieces of driftwood as spawning sites. They were fine with that. I would remove the piece of driftwood with the eggs to a separate tank, and the parents would spawn again in 2 weeks. The fry are a bit lost when they hatch not having the mother, but they grew up just fine.
A spectacular video, I have a Spanish-speaking aquarium channel, and I would love to use your video to talk about the reproduction of the Apistogramma agassizii. Only if you give me your permission. Of course, your name will always be at the top of the video and also in the description of the video saying that the images are from your channel. Thank you
Thank you for another great tutorial. I'm thinking about getting in to breeding fish, and have been watching a lot of videos on the subject lately. Yours really stand out due to the high production value and well-planned, very detailed narration. I really appreciate all particulars you include about your successes and failures. Great work and I look forward to your next one!
You are the best, hope to learn more from you. I love cory. Surprised to see gold laser Cory video on yt. Usually is the more common cory. Havent seen pygmy cory tho, hope you can do one.
I have watched many a UA-cam video but it is very rare that I will subscribe or comment. I wanted to tell you that even though you have a love/hate relationship with making these videos, they are truly so helpful. I love that you share what you have see others have done in their videos and if you agree with them or not and why. I would love to know how you keep hydra out of your fry/spawning tanks? When I have bred fish in the past, I always worry that I would stress them out too much if I am always cleaning. I had a pair of fire red apistos breed in a quarantine tank. (I quarantine all new fish). I had micro worms available so I used them as they are very small but it gave me hydra. Can you share your words of wisdom and first hand knowledge how to stop this from happening? I plan to breed a few species of fish going forward. I also wanted to mention that with the fire reds, they did have a success spawn and my tap water’s pH is around 8-8.4 with a gh and kh of 6. I did add almond leaves to their tank as I know they do like softer water but unfortunately my water has gone up a bit since I started keeping fish. Thanks again for such great quality videos.
Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you get so much out of the videos. Regarding the hydra, I think it's most likely that they made their way into your tank on a plant. Without abundant food that would allow them to grow and multiply, they can go unnoticed for a long time. Sometimes the same foods we introduce to feed small fry also happen to be just what the hydra need to replicate and become a problem. Baby brine shrimp are probably the best example. They don't introduce hydra, but they do become a food source. Hydra are a nuisance for sure but they're very easy to get rid of. I occasionally see hydra after bringing in new plants and have had great luck eliminating them with light doses of fenbendazole bought as a dog dewormer. Panacur-C specifically. There's a dosage of 0.1 grams per 10 gallons that I've heard works for planaria but I've found even fractions of that to completely eradicate hydra. I've used it in tanks with young fry and I've never observed any negative impacts on their health. I had some come in on java moss recently and I've started soaking new plants for a while in water dosed with a bit of the fenbendazole. It's worked out well so far.
Can I ask how often you clean out your spawning and fry tanks? Have you found it stressful for the fry or not? I have sadly had a hydra outbreak in a 75 gallon aquarium that only had the substrate and driftwood. It was a brand new set up that I was doing and I had hydra everywhere. No plants had ever been introduced. The substrate was brand new as was the driftwood. So at this point, I am truly questioning how hydra is introduced to an aquarium. Of course, If anyone has insight, please let me know. Substrate was aquasoil brand new so it wasn’t from an old tank as was the driftwood. I cycled using regular ammonia from the bottle. I did not used any existing filter media.
@@alannaveness6539 Very little in the first weeks and then more frequently as the fry become juveniles. I mostly clean by siphoning debris and water changes. I haven't found it to be overtly stressful for the fish. I can only guess as to how you got hydra, but my understanding is that they can regenerate from few surviving cells. For all we know it could have been in fish feces, or in water that the fish were bagged in.
I realize this is an older video, but hoping you can answer. Do you know of any snail safe hydra treatments? I have mystery snails and while they will eat some of the hydra, the population continues to grow. I like to keep mystery snails in all my tanks as I am breeding them and move them once they are about dime sized to make room for new hatches.
Try Redfish Bluefish. They have a varied assortment of apistogramma. A little low right now, but they should be getting another shipment in a month. I got a trio of super fire red agassizii from them, and they're beautiful. Not to say anything bad about the Wetspot. I just found their selection to be a bit more of what I was looking for. Check out the Blue Flame agassizii. They are gorgeous. Great video, as always.
I got some fish in a couple weeks ago from RFBF. I see what he's focusing on and I love it. When I want high quality strains, I'll be looking there. Now let's not tell anyone else.. more for us.
Hey man, i remember you making your own breeder box, do you by any chance have the 3d model public? I kind of want to try it out for my sterbai corydoras
Awesome video! I have my first batch of fire reds fixing to hatch out. The powder fry food mix you mention is that basically just a first bites mixed with water? I have the baby brine shrimp hatchery covered
I wouldn't say there's a specific trigger, though a good water change seems to be helpful regardless of what type of fish you're working with. Consistent feeding with high quality foods, decently warm water and an otherwise low stress and comfortable environment should be enough. The rest is up to the fish.
So I’ve had a pair of Apistogramma Hongsloi in a 10 gallon for a while now and they’ve been getting along fine. I started using RO water last week and removed the corydoras from the tank to encourage breeding, the female immediately started coloring up into breeding colors. She’s been swimming in front of the male doing the shimmering swim sideways. However, the male doesn’t seem to be that interested….and the female has become quite nippy for the past day. I was wondering if this is the female guarding her spawn or if this was frustration that the male is not interested, and if it’s the latter, how can I encourage mating behaviors from the male? Do I need to set up a new tank and introduce both of them to the new tank?
If she were guarding a spawn you would see her harassing the male but never going too long without darting back into whatever cover she laid her eggs in. Increased aggression is common just prior to a spawn, not just in the apistos but generally all of the cichlids I've worked with. I've also seen male apistos get complacent and oblivious at times, even leaving a cave before the female finishes laying eggs. Sometimes she has to go out and lead him back inside. Chances are your pair will work things out on their own soon but if they don't, It wouldn't be inappropriate to separate them for a brief time to reset the status quo of their relationship. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
I'm sure you can and I'm sure people have. Tank layout and defined territories would probably be a huge factor. Just in concept it makes me a little nervous. When cichlids are being docile, their potential for aggression seems minor. When they fight, they can really fight, sometimes causing Irreparable injuries.
@@MakeMoreFish I might do that. There's 6 fish in there and I believe 2 pairs. There's one that's been in a cave for a while and there's also green dragon bristle nose. Should I remove them too?
I haven't. I've never kept kuhli loaches at all, actually. I have no experiential basis for this but I suspect the loaches would occasionally find themselves ejected from their hiding spaces.
I'm new here, but your breeding videos are absolutely amazing. Thank you! I've got a few pairs of Apistogramma Hongsloi that I'm trying to breed and your apisto videos have helped me come up with a couple of tweaks! Thank you!
Love your vids and commentary I’m into my second spawn of Kribs Mrs K started bashing up Mr K First spawn was in a community tank and he did a great job protecting, to the point I had to take out the community Second spawn she started showing signs of aggression towards him so I put in some diver fish to give him something to do Didn’t work I walk passed a few hours later and he’d lost half his tail, pectoral fin and was in the corner looking very pale and stressed Thank god I had another community tank established so I moved him over 😅 She’s looking after the kids now 🤞🏼 I love these guys Love the hobby Better than TV 😁
I use reverse osmosis filtered water. Although the pH of the filtered water is 6.5, the pH of my water in the aquarium does not go below 8. I kept the filtered water outside for 5 days, the pH value has not changed at 6.5, which means that the pH value is rising inside the aquarium. How important is the pH value for the reproduction of apistogrammas?
Depends who you ask. I can think of three schools of thought. 1) They need lower pH and mineral hardness, 2) pH doesn't matter, low mineral hardness is the key parameter, 3) "I've bred my apistos in 8.5 pH liquid rock water, none of it matters." I am in group #1, though I acknowledge that low pH often goes hand in hand with low mineral hardness. What inclines me to say pH is important is that I have had apisto eggs fail to hatch in water that is low in mineral hardness but had not yet acidified below neutral. After some time passed, eggs started hatching and I found the pH to be lower. In your case, if you have replaced most of the water volume with RO, I would be very surprised if it doesn't acidify for you over time. RO + Fish + Time usually leads to low 5's for me.
@@MakeMoreFish Good morning and thank you for your descriptive response. Since I started using the Ro filter a month ago, I have changed 8 liters every 2 days. Although it seems that 96 liters of water have been added in total, the math does not work that way. My aquarium holds 95 liters of water. I know that the hardness of the water is low. According to your explanation, I understand that as you change the water over time, the ph of the water may decrease. But at this point, it also makes me suspicious of the sand in the aquarium.
Thanks for watching! Feel free to leave questions in the comments if you have them, and If you enjoyed this video, consider subscribing to see future projects.
I’m sure these vids take a huge time investment to make, but they are worth every second. The production quality and insights here are amazing. I hope you find this as rewarding as the breeding itself because I really enjoy your content.
I have a love/hate relationship with the videos. On the mornings that I start digging through months of recordings to put these together, I would rather jump out a window. When they're done, I wish I could make another one right away. I do really love being able to learn and then share with so many people.
@@MakeMoreFish Totally understandable. Clearly a lot of time invested. Find a way to monetize it and I’m a customer. Even if that’s Patreon or something. This information is worth it.
You have such excellent breeding videos
I know this is a year on from the time of posting, but I do like the format of the video and appreciate the effort and enthusiasm you put in to the venture. As someone who put in a lot of time and effort into a research project on apistos, I can vouch for a lot of your findings and conclusions. I only wish that digital photography had been invented when I was spending long hours cramped in front of a tank waiting for a fish to cooperate and behave. An important finding regarding this species has been published, viz. that A. agassizii is now being viewed as a species complex consisting of about a dozen cryptic variants based on its very wide distribution. They are behaviourally distinct, and trying to mate individuals from different geographical populations can be problematic.
Fertility issues with failures being reported from hard water areas are not unusual, as well as skewed sex ratios being produced at different pHs. A. agassizii is definitely one of those dwarfs that prefer soft water with an acid pH, although it is not regarded by many aquarists (and researchers) as a blackwater species. It is suspected that minerals in hard water cause the egg surface to become less permeable to sperm penetration. So, the use of a water softener (not necessarily RO) would be beneficial for anyone contemplating breeding this species.
This channel is an absolute banger, every video just oozes hard work, dedication and passion for the content being shown. The way the videos are structured, in a way that is packed with information but at the same time pleasant to listen to, specially due to the quality of the shots being shown at all times, is a very rare thing to find.
Thanks! They do take quite a bit of work but I love to learn and share.
Great shots and information, this breeding series is top tier. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Chance, I appreciate it.
Love your videos and will now add my voice to the chorus of people asking for a tour of the fish lab.
Just want to say I recently found your channel, and you are awesome.
Rose to you sir 🌹 for such great informative videos FOR FREE
This is awesome! Thanks for the video. I am trying to breed the apistogramma fire reds. This is good information and a step to breeding them. I am curious to know how long does the fry take to hatch when the eggs are laid. I recently got some red eggs inside a cocount shell.
Now it has been two months since I started to try breeding A. Macmasteri but still nothing. They always seem to be breeding in days but never actually breed.
It's always possible or even likely that they're spawning all the time and the eggs just aren't hatching. Like I mentioned in this video, I've watched apisto pairs spawn for months with zero fertility.
As for the water acclimation stuff (post-spawn), I’d say you don’t need to be as careful as you think. It’s a possibility that the water needs to be more acidic before hatching to make the eggs softer, thus easier to oxygenate and hatch out of. Once they’re out and slightly bigger I’m sure the fry can handle changes in PH. Just a guess, but I’ve never bred Agassizii before.
I also have a question: How and when do you wean fry and young fish off of live foods?
I wouldn't say I ever wean them off. Most of my fry get some amount of live food for as long as I have them. I do start introducing dry foods in advance of sending them to a store just so they get familiar with it. I've never had trouble getting them to take dry food when the time comes.
I'm local to Portland area, wet spot has an amazing selection apistos always get their sexing correct and healthy! (As are all the fish I get from them)
Also I love your videos and footage is top notch! 👌
Great customer service too. I'm really a big fan
Incredible work, thank you
I've had the situation where a pair of sp. Wilhelmi would have back to back spawns in a tank, about 3 weeks apart. The older fry would always start chewing on the new fry as soon as they would start to move. I don't think the older fry were able to swallow the younger ones, but little ones got damaged beyond recovery. The mother did not intervene. I was trying to produce large numbers at that time, so I changed the approach. I offered pieces of driftwood as spawning sites. They were fine with that. I would remove the piece of driftwood with the eggs to a separate tank, and the parents would spawn again in 2 weeks. The fry are a bit lost when they hatch not having the mother, but they grew up just fine.
Wilhelmi = Abacaxis right? That's very interesting. I've raised one batch artificially and I was surprised at how well they managed.
@@MakeMoreFish Yep, Abacaxis. The key to breeding was peatmoss aged water, I don't even think I measured the pH. The water looked like drip coffee.
Please tell me you are working on Julidochromis Marlieri?
Great video.Thank you for being so informative in keeping and breeding these fantastic fish
Great content, thank you for putting it out. I recently purchased 6 and hope to have some fry in the next year or two. Cheers!
A spectacular video, I have a Spanish-speaking aquarium channel, and I would love to use your video to talk about the reproduction of the Apistogramma agassizii. Only if you give me your permission. Of course, your name will always be at the top of the video and also in the description of the video saying that the images are from your channel. Thank you
This is one of the best vids I’ve seen. Now educTional
Thank you for another great tutorial. I'm thinking about getting in to breeding fish, and have been watching a lot of videos on the subject lately. Yours really stand out due to the high production value and well-planned, very detailed narration. I really appreciate all particulars you include about your successes and failures. Great work and I look forward to your next one!
Thanks!
Thank you!
You are the best, hope to learn more from you. I love cory. Surprised to see gold laser Cory video on yt. Usually is the more common cory. Havent seen pygmy cory tho, hope you can do one.
I have watched many a UA-cam video but it is very rare that I will subscribe or comment. I wanted to tell you that even though you have a love/hate relationship with making these videos, they are truly so helpful. I love that you share what you have see others have done in their videos and if you agree with them or not and why.
I would love to know how you keep hydra out of your fry/spawning tanks? When I have bred fish in the past, I always worry that I would stress them out too much if I am always cleaning.
I had a pair of fire red apistos breed in a quarantine tank. (I quarantine all new fish). I had micro worms available so I used them as they are very small but it gave me hydra. Can you share your words of wisdom and first hand knowledge how to stop this from happening? I plan to breed a few species of fish going forward.
I also wanted to mention that with the fire reds, they did have a success spawn and my tap water’s pH is around 8-8.4 with a gh and kh of 6. I did add almond leaves to their tank as I know they do like softer water but unfortunately my water has gone up a bit since I started keeping fish.
Thanks again for such great quality videos.
Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you get so much out of the videos. Regarding the hydra, I think it's most likely that they made their way into your tank on a plant. Without abundant food that would allow them to grow and multiply, they can go unnoticed for a long time. Sometimes the same foods we introduce to feed small fry also happen to be just what the hydra need to replicate and become a problem. Baby brine shrimp are probably the best example. They don't introduce hydra, but they do become a food source. Hydra are a nuisance for sure but they're very easy to get rid of. I occasionally see hydra after bringing in new plants and have had great luck eliminating them with light doses of fenbendazole bought as a dog dewormer. Panacur-C specifically. There's a dosage of 0.1 grams per 10 gallons that I've heard works for planaria but I've found even fractions of that to completely eradicate hydra. I've used it in tanks with young fry and I've never observed any negative impacts on their health. I had some come in on java moss recently and I've started soaking new plants for a while in water dosed with a bit of the fenbendazole. It's worked out well so far.
Can I ask how often you clean out your spawning and fry tanks? Have you found it stressful for the fry or not?
I have sadly had a hydra outbreak in a 75 gallon aquarium that only had the substrate and driftwood. It was a brand new set up that I was doing and I had hydra everywhere. No plants had ever been introduced. The substrate was brand new as was the driftwood. So at this point, I am truly questioning how hydra is introduced to an aquarium. Of course, If anyone has insight, please let me know. Substrate was aquasoil brand new so it wasn’t from an old tank as was the driftwood. I cycled using regular ammonia from the bottle. I did not used any existing filter media.
@@alannaveness6539 Very little in the first weeks and then more frequently as the fry become juveniles. I mostly clean by siphoning debris and water changes. I haven't found it to be overtly stressful for the fish. I can only guess as to how you got hydra, but my understanding is that they can regenerate from few surviving cells. For all we know it could have been in fish feces, or in water that the fish were bagged in.
I realize this is an older video, but hoping you can answer. Do you know of any snail safe hydra treatments? I have mystery snails and while they will eat some of the hydra, the population continues to grow. I like to keep mystery snails in all my tanks as I am breeding them and move them once they are about dime sized to make room for new hatches.
Boss pls update new daphnia culturing. My culture always crash even i did it like yours
How old will the be before they start showing colour please.
Try Redfish Bluefish. They have a varied assortment of apistogramma. A little low right now, but they should be getting another shipment in a month. I got a trio of super fire red agassizii from them, and they're beautiful. Not to say anything bad about the Wetspot. I just found their selection to be a bit more of what I was looking for. Check out the Blue Flame agassizii. They are gorgeous. Great video, as always.
Thanks for the recommendation, I've done a bit of window shopping there but haven't ordered yet. I'm sure I will as I track down certain species.
I got some fish in a couple weeks ago from RFBF. I see what he's focusing on and I love it. When I want high quality strains, I'll be looking there. Now let's not tell anyone else.. more for us.
Awesome as always. Thanks
Another excellent video! What fry powder you use?
Mostly Sera Micron. I like the distinct color.
Great video, love the style and effort that goes into these!
Hey man, i remember you making your own breeder box, do you by any chance have the 3d model public? I kind of want to try it out for my sterbai corydoras
Awesome can’t wait to try this!
Amazing video!
Do you also make videos for the Alien Theory, youtube channel? Your voices are very simillar.
Nope, just this one. I went and listened to a minute of a video though and I can hear some similarity. That's funny.
What fry powder do u use?
What is the best food to feed them
Awesome video! I have my first batch of fire reds fixing to hatch out. The powder fry food mix you mention is that basically just a first bites mixed with water? I have the baby brine shrimp hatchery covered
I use smaller fry powders usually. Sera Micron and New Life Spectrum
Please whst age before rhey start to show colour I recently bought 6 and I think they are all females 🤔
Probably around 3 months. At a sellable size they should be showing color.
Hurray for The Wet Spot store💙! It's my favorite fish store in Portland, Oregon. Definitely first rate!
I was wondering What did you do to trigger them to spawn?
I wouldn't say there's a specific trigger, though a good water change seems to be helpful regardless of what type of fish you're working with. Consistent feeding with high quality foods, decently warm water and an otherwise low stress and comfortable environment should be enough. The rest is up to the fish.
So I’ve had a pair of Apistogramma Hongsloi in a 10 gallon for a while now and they’ve been getting along fine. I started using RO water last week and removed the corydoras from the tank to encourage breeding, the female immediately started coloring up into breeding colors. She’s been swimming in front of the male doing the shimmering swim sideways. However, the male doesn’t seem to be that interested….and the female has become quite nippy for the past day. I was wondering if this is the female guarding her spawn or if this was frustration that the male is not interested, and if it’s the latter, how can I encourage mating behaviors from the male? Do I need to set up a new tank and introduce both of them to the new tank?
If she were guarding a spawn you would see her harassing the male but never going too long without darting back into whatever cover she laid her eggs in. Increased aggression is common just prior to a spawn, not just in the apistos but generally all of the cichlids I've worked with. I've also seen male apistos get complacent and oblivious at times, even leaving a cave before the female finishes laying eggs. Sometimes she has to go out and lead him back inside. Chances are your pair will work things out on their own soon but if they don't, It wouldn't be inappropriate to separate them for a brief time to reset the status quo of their relationship. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
@@MakeMoreFish thanks so much for the insight! I’ll give them maybe two more days before I separate them then!
Your voice is just 🥰🤌
Thanks for deep conversation of fishes
Love and respect from India 🇮🇳 ❤️
Another great video! What PH is your tap water at?
It's been pretty high lately. Around 7.9 out of the tap
do u think i can put 2 pairs 3 paira in a 40 breeder , and they still breed, with kribensis this worked for me but i wanna try appistos
I'm sure you can and I'm sure people have. Tank layout and defined territories would probably be a huge factor. Just in concept it makes me a little nervous. When cichlids are being docile, their potential for aggression seems minor. When they fight, they can really fight, sometimes causing Irreparable injuries.
@@MakeMoreFish thx for info, if i has some problems i might try pencil fish as a dither
My breeding pair has not laid any eggs yet. No idea what to do. Nothing seems to work
If you mean a pair out of the six in one tank, I would try separating a pair out into their own space. They can lay eggs without you ever noticing it.
@@MakeMoreFish I might do that. There's 6 fish in there and I believe 2 pairs. There's one that's been in a cave for a while and there's also green dragon bristle nose. Should I remove them too?
Thank you very much for sharing. Have you tried them with kuhli loaches as tank mates?
I haven't. I've never kept kuhli loaches at all, actually. I have no experiential basis for this but I suspect the loaches would occasionally find themselves ejected from their hiding spaces.
@@MakeMoreFish Thats is true. I wonder if kuhli loachs break into apistos' burrows and damage their eggs.
Beautifully captured. Wishing you great success with the channel
I'm new here, but your breeding videos are absolutely amazing. Thank you! I've got a few pairs of Apistogramma Hongsloi that I'm trying to breed and your apisto videos have helped me come up with a couple of tweaks! Thank you!
This is one of the best and most comprehensive breeding vids I have seen, thank you.❤
Insanely informative. These videos are top notch. Keep it up👏
Great Video! Explained with great detail and though!
Great video as always, cant wait for the next
Love your vids and commentary
I’m into my second spawn of Kribs
Mrs K started bashing up Mr K
First spawn was in a community tank and he did a great job protecting, to the point I had to take out the community
Second spawn she started showing signs of aggression towards him so I put in some diver fish to give him something to do
Didn’t work I walk passed a few hours later and he’d lost half his tail, pectoral fin and was in the corner looking very pale and stressed
Thank god I had another community tank established so I moved him over 😅
She’s looking after the kids now 🤞🏼
I love these guys
Love the hobby
Better than TV 😁
The drama, the heartbreak
Is a ph of 7.2 too high ?
In my experience it was, yes.
Discus next!
Angels first. I'll get there eventually
Awesome video , currently struggling with my pair
I hope it works out, let me know if there's a question I can answer that wasn't covered.
Outstanding videos.
This video was amazing as usual!
Have you ever tried breeding any killifish species? I think that could be really interesting!
ya, I've got some killifish fry growing up right now. They're pretty cool
@@MakeMoreFish ouuu killi video coming soon maybe???
what species are you working with?
I use reverse osmosis filtered water. Although the pH of the filtered water is 6.5, the pH of my water in the aquarium does not go below 8. I kept the filtered water outside for 5 days, the pH value has not changed at 6.5, which means that the pH value is rising inside the aquarium. How important is the pH value for the reproduction of apistogrammas?
Depends who you ask. I can think of three schools of thought. 1) They need lower pH and mineral hardness, 2) pH doesn't matter, low mineral hardness is the key parameter, 3) "I've bred my apistos in 8.5 pH liquid rock water, none of it matters."
I am in group #1, though I acknowledge that low pH often goes hand in hand with low mineral hardness. What inclines me to say pH is important is that I have had apisto eggs fail to hatch in water that is low in mineral hardness but had not yet acidified below neutral. After some time passed, eggs started hatching and I found the pH to be lower. In your case, if you have replaced most of the water volume with RO, I would be very surprised if it doesn't acidify for you over time. RO + Fish + Time usually leads to low 5's for me.
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Good morning and thank you for your descriptive response. Since I started using the Ro filter a month ago, I have changed 8 liters every 2 days. Although it seems that 96 liters of water have been added in total, the math does not work that way. My aquarium holds 95 liters of water. I know that the hardness of the water is low. According to your explanation, I understand that as you change the water over time, the ph of the water may decrease. But at this point, it also makes me suspicious of the sand in the aquarium.
I like your content. Very calm and clear.
I edit out the raging when it takes me four attempts to pronounce a word properly
my agassizzi male is busy bulling other fish in tank than eating himself. he is smaller than female i brought along with him.
He's here to kick *** and chew bubblegum, and he's all out of bubblegum.