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Livestock: South American Dwarf Cichlid Quantity for sale: 2 Pairs Reason for Sale: Have to many Delivery or Collection: Both Sales price: £20 a pair Postage & Packaging: Yes @ £13.00 Location: Stockport Photograph: Will upload later   Hi i have for sale 2 pairs of this rare and stunning Dwarf...

Hi sorry yes they have all gone now apart from a few spare males. Regards Ian

last few left now. Ian

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Hi,glad they arrived safely and your happy with them. Hope you enjoy them and help keep the species in the hobby in the uk. Thanks Ian

Yes i agree does make a change finding somebody who lives in the same area,not that there anything wrong with people from any other area..haha They would probably breed in your aquarium if any of the fry survive is another matter. But saying that with them being mouthbrooders the female(and...

Hi,stunning setup that mate. Where abouts in Stockport are you? im in Edgeley. Will you be putting them in a tank of there own to breed them or in your display tank? Ian Hi,i would say they will do better in pairs as ive tried them as a harem but wasn't interested but that could be because i...

Hi,yes they are peaceful,but as with most fish can become defensive when they have spawned if in a community tank. I have a pair in my community tank with no problems. Id like to know what Rams you have.. ;) lol

Hi,if i remember rightly the parents were from the collection locality of Rio Jutai Brazil. They were imported about 18 months ago by Rare Aquatics which i believe was the last known import of this species. I know of few breeders who were only getting males from there broods but i was lucky...

Livestock: Apistogramma sp.Kelleri Quantity for sale: 10+ Pairs Reason for Sale: need the space for new projects Delivery or Collection: both Sales price: £15.00 a pair Postage & Packaging: £12.00 Location: Stockport,Greater Manchester,Uk Photograph: yes below All negotiations and questions...

Hi Jackrmee,i would get some Tetra Prima and maybe some frozen bloodworm and carry on with the flake aswell. Live food is better for getting them into breeding condition i ususally feed them whiteworm but its not that easy to get hold of these days. Just make sure you keep it out of reach from...

Thanks Nelly,you should have got them id highly recommend these to anybody community or breeding project. I keep a few Dwarf Cichlids and these are one of my favorite at the moment,i will be hanging on to this pair for a good while yet,just hope i will be able to shift the babies once there old...

Thanks Fshinggrl :good: it helps that these babies aint camera shy like some of my other fish.

Hi,thanks Kiriyama :good: they didnt wriggle on the sand for long,there everywhere now :lol: Here is some more pics of them they have now been free swimming for 2 weeks,and growing really wel. Regards Isn

Hi,the other pair of Matadi's were fine. There were never any serious squabbles they pretty much just chased them off,and they stayed away. Ian

Hi,yes they were another adult wild pair of Matadi's i had in there with them. When the other pair spawned they were very protective parents the other fish knew not to go anywhere near,there were never any fatalities. The parents herd them round in a nice tight bunch underneath them looking for...

If i was you i would go for it. They are a truly stunning fish especially the female in her brood dress,looks like a completely different fish,i wish id kept the other wild pair i had aswell now,but i sold them :sad: Im sure you wont regret it if you decide to go with it. Ian

Hi Rubyuk,finally some interest..lol. This pair was originally in my community tank 160L with another pair i had with no problems whatsoever and there is some south american dwarfs in there aswell. To be honest i saw no aggression at all from these even when they came into breeding condition. I...

Hi,my P.Suboccelatus'Matadi' brought there fry out of there cave for the first time today in search of there first meal,so i thought id share a few pics with you. Im quite surprised at the size of the brood considering this is her first spawn,i recon there is around 100 babies. The parents are...

Hi Scotty you finally talked her round then or doesnt she about it..yet? :lol: Yes use media from the other filter. As for moving the mother fry ive never done it myself but i know people who have. If i had to do it i would probably use water from the original tank aswell to fill it,so you dont...

Hi Chris,ive had mine about 5 months and was 3 months old when i got them,but his dorsal extensions were visible from about 4-5 months old. Did your lfs tell you how they could tell they were male and female? give them a ring and see how they told the sexes apart,the guy i got mine from could...

Hi,did you buy these from a lfs or breeder? do you know if they are uk tank bred? the reasin im asking is because like GBR if there imported 9 times out of 10 they usually send out all the same sex. Im just about capable of sexing GBR but these EBR dont give you much to go on. I have one EBR did...

Picture 1 are Bolivian Rams. Picture 2 Male. Picture 3 id say Male but could do with a better pic. Picture 4 Female. This species are well known for sleeper males they look like female then before you know it they colour up and turn out to be males,its happened to me a couple of times. Usually...

I find they make great caves,my wild Pelvicachromis Subocellatus 'Matadi' are spawning in some right now :good: I dont boil them either i just make sure all the guts have been cleared out quick scrub to make sure then straight in the tank i also leave the hair on the outside it makes it easier...

Sounds like they could be to young to sex at the moment,you also get what they call sleeper males with this species which look like females the all of a sudden they start to get there coloration and elongated fins,ive had this a few times. Females body will also go bright yellow when they reach...

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Hi i will take the TPN+ if Jameshughes doesnt have it. Thanks Ian

Dont get to disheartened,once youve persuaded the wife to let you have another tank all for the Apisto's it will be fine :lol: Ian

Hi James, Sorry only just seen your post before the last one. :rolleyes: Yeah they do have some very nice looking Rams and yes a very attractive blonde girl which is who i was talking about the Rams and she said they only have males until i pointed out that a few had paired up and was...

Nice one Scotty,seeing as its there 1st time at being parents it sounds like there doing a great job. I bet you cant stop watching them now. Ian

A breeding net would be ok until you can rehouse them in something bigger,ive not used liquifry for years but you have to be careful as it easy pollutes the water and also you will get fish sucking it through the net from underneath. Are they still with the parents now? if so there could be a...

I always feed mine on bbs(baby brine shrimp) which i hatch myself,but this is usually done in advance,you could try hikari first bites,your lfs should sell it. Do you have any moss in the tank like java moss or moss balls? if so you could pop some of that in with them as it will contain...

Hi Scott,yeah that is possible wont be able to stay in there for long though. What used to use is a spice rack from Ikea it already has the holes to attach to suckers then stuck it to the front of the tank there alot bigger than breeding traps you can see it here Homemade breeding trap the top...

You could get away with one pair in a 18x12x12 but i would say your better off with a 24" inch tank,let the parents raise them for the first 3 weeks then remove parents back to community tank and grow the fry on in the 24" with daily water to aid water quality and quicker growth of the babies...

Sorry to hear that mate,its not unusual if its there 1st time anyway it might take them a few go's to get it right. They will have less chance of surviving with your current occupants,ive found tetras to be great fry eaters there so quick at diving in and taking them the parents dont stand a...

Told you that you might be surprised,she may not have eaten them she might of spat them back out once the coast was clear they do hold them in there mouth for quite a while. Ian

Thanks i may well take you up on that :good: I recently got myself a reverse trio of wild Pelvicachromis Subosellatus 'Matadi' which will be my next breeding project as soon as my 3 week old batch of Angelfish are old enough to move on and your welcome to a couple of pairs if you want,they are...

They do look like cacatuoides eggs to me,they usually hatch in about 4 days you might be surprised. Is she still guarding and fanning them? your lucky i lost both my female Cacs one to and accident with a syphon pipe and one just died.. :angry: and i cant find any females anywhere for my lonely...

Usually they will eat the unfertilized eggs. Why dont you think hes fertilized them,did you see them lay the eggs? These are quite capable of breeding quite young. Ian

I dont blame him,its bad enough getting earache of one pregnant female nevermind two..lol are you sure he's fertilized them? Ian