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Thanks for asking sorry for taking so long to respond. I contacted my LFS and they took them both back, because they didn't have any females in stock at that time. Instead I got an actual pair of apisto borelli who are doing fantastic and already breeding for me Talking to the guy that was...

I would just feed algae wafers, canned green beans, boiled cucumber, etc. Rather than trying to grow algae in the tank. Also, sounds like there is enough algae that if you miss a feeding then they will do fine. Even if you do start to grow algae it is best to also feed veggies just to vary up...

Okay, good to know. I think I am going to try and return one of them. I don't really want one to be suppressed in the tank and start to change his colors because of the pressure from the other guy I'll also check out the apistos at the lfs again and see if there are any for sure females in...

Yeah I'm pretty sure I have 2 males and pretty sure most of the ones that my lfs are selling are also males. I will wait a couple days and see how things progress. I'll also reach out to my lfs and see what they say about it return wise or exchange maybe. Thanks for your input jake37

They are only about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inch long including the tail, they are pretty small right now. From what I could see at the store they all looked the same in the color department. Maybe they only had in males. The guy at the fish store was saying that it was impossible to sex them at this...

My LFS aren't selling them sexed and said it was very hard to tell sexes at their size and for their color form. So it would be hard for me to get a couple females for one of them. Should I just keep them together and see in a week or so if there is any damage or if they are still fighting and...

I don't have another tank I can put one of them in so I would need to return one of them to my LFS if they need to be seperated. Also in the video one of the apisto's has a nipped tail fin. This was that way when I bought the apisto. No damage has been done to either of them yet.

2 Days ago I bought 2 apisto. agassizi "fire red" for my planted 29 gallon tank. This is the first time I have kept dwarf cichlids and I'm not sure if this behavior is normal or if I should be worried and try and separate these guys? Most of the time they are swimming around on the bottom...

Don't have a ton of experience with the food part. I have seen people using automatic feeders, but not sure how they work or if they are the best. For the lighting don't run them the entire time. The fish will be really stressed and you will come back to a tank covered in algae. I would go to...

Like others have said you can't go wrong with neon tetras or cardinal tetras, and if you get them from a reliable source you shouldn't have a problem with health. Absolutely! Don't miss this step just in case there are any problems

Crypts can also be slow growers (from my experience), and they can melt when you first get them. To limit this I leave the crypts in their pots in the tank for about a week and after that time plant them they can get "acclimated".

Okay, thanks. If I kept the tank at about 76F and then got ember tetras and panda cories with the bolivian rams would they all do good?

Oops didn't realize that the chili rasboras were from Asia I am really confused for the temperature that the bolivian rams should be kept at? I have seen people saying 78F and others saying no higher than 76F and to keep them at 74F? If they do need that cooler water temp what would be a good...

Okay, cool. I'll try the chili rasboras then they are so colorful! I think I will get a small group of 6-8 and after a while if everything goes well get more. I totally forgot about the lower temps for panda cories thanks for reminding me I'll just go with the bronze ones.

I am setting up a 29 gallon South American themed aquarium and curious about stocking. I want to have a pair of bolivian rams and a school of cory catfish (either panda cories or bronze cories). I am just not sure what fish would be best for the top of the tank. I was first looking into a school...

I like h20 plants, your LFS, or even petco/petsmart will carry some plants depending on what you are looking for.

What type of pleco do you have? Most plecos do not eat plants.

Has he molted or are there fresh molts on the ground? It could be just his new colors. If he's eating and acting normal then I have no clue.

Flapping his fins are a great sign of eggs. He will do that to keep fungus off of them. I would assume everything is fine and they successfully mated, but her being pretty young is weird. Not sure what age they mature maybe she was just a very young mature female.

Gorgeous looking tank!!