Fat Apisto
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Yea shes pretty yellow like always. Her dark spots are also more pronounced. I prodded her to go into the cave and she did not even resist and now she is staying in the cave all the time. When she was outside, the male kept swimming up to her and backing up in a wierd way. Does it sound like she is sick? Could it be because I feed live bloodworms daily?
I think she may have eggs...
also she may have bloat, I think mine did this before she died (got real fat) and I think thats what it was so maybe do everything the same but treat for bloat also
also she may have bloat, I think mine did this before she died (got real fat) and I think thats what it was so maybe do everything the same but treat for bloat also
I lost a female cacatuoides to something like that awhile back. It was diagnosed by a much more experienced hobbiest as a systemic bacterial infection. I tried to treat with oral antibiotics, but to no avail. With fish, by the time you realize somethings wrong, it's often too late.
Bloodworms are fine for dwarf cichlids as long as they are fed in moderation. Find a good SMALL pellet or granule food that they will eat and feed this every day. rotate between several different frozen foods in the evening. Bloodworms and mysis shrimp are they two I feed the most.
Lastly, keep in mind that cacatuoides are the shortest lived of apistos. Females usually only live about a year (long enough to spawn a few times). By the time you get a female she is most likely 4-6 months old already depending on her size and the conditions she was raised under.
Edit: I should also add that I'm of the belief that cacatuoides, due to extensive line breeding, is one of the weakest apistos from a genetics standpoint. I see more physical deformations in this species (malformed mouths, bend fins....) than in less common species. It would not be unreasonable to assume that this weakness extends to thier physiology.
Bloodworms are fine for dwarf cichlids as long as they are fed in moderation. Find a good SMALL pellet or granule food that they will eat and feed this every day. rotate between several different frozen foods in the evening. Bloodworms and mysis shrimp are they two I feed the most.
Lastly, keep in mind that cacatuoides are the shortest lived of apistos. Females usually only live about a year (long enough to spawn a few times). By the time you get a female she is most likely 4-6 months old already depending on her size and the conditions she was raised under.
Edit: I should also add that I'm of the belief that cacatuoides, due to extensive line breeding, is one of the weakest apistos from a genetics standpoint. I see more physical deformations in this species (malformed mouths, bend fins....) than in less common species. It would not be unreasonable to assume that this weakness extends to thier physiology.
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THe guy at the LFS told me not to feed bloodworms or beefheart, instead he gave me something called cichlid chow by san fransisco bay. Before now, the main food in my tank were live bloodworms fed daily, and occasionally some flakes if I didnt have enough worms.
Today I went to the LFS and I found that they had some wild caught cacatuoides so I bought a female at the same price the other store sells tank bred ones.
What are some longer lived apistos?
Today I went to the LFS and I found that they had some wild caught cacatuoides so I bought a female at the same price the other store sells tank bred ones.
What are some longer lived apistos?
there are tons of other species of apisto and Im pretty sure most are longer lived. I dont know about that cichlid food or w/e that person recomended. I always feed frozen, rotate (not w/ any sort of organization) between brine shrimp, blood worms, mysis, occasional beefheart or squid both are very rare though. I also feed omega one color flakes and spirulina flakes. Im not big into pellets for some reason
Since I added the female about an hour ago, the male has really colored up and is displaying his fins and keeps blowing up his neck area, so I hope this leads to baby apistos.
My apisto sometimes eats the shrimp pellets I drop for the cories, since nothing else has much of a chance at sinking to the bottom and staying long enough for the cories to eat.
My apisto sometimes eats the shrimp pellets I drop for the cories, since nothing else has much of a chance at sinking to the bottom and staying long enough for the cories to eat.
Preventative medication
Congrats on the wild apistos. You might want to check with mooman about doing any preventative meds. (PraziPro for flukes, levimasole for worms, etc.)
Cathy
Congrats on the wild apistos. You might want to check with mooman about doing any preventative meds. (PraziPro for flukes, levimasole for worms, etc.)
Cathy