Cockatoo Fish?

[youngfisher]

Could someone give me information on these.

What they can be mixed with,
what enviroment they need,
how much room they need,
what the eat.

As much as you know please.

These fish are beautiful.

 

[bae1994]

are these them as he has fry and you could pm for info

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=287154&hl=

 

[loubega]

are you talking about the cockatoo apisto? (Apistogramma_cacatuoides)

if so

try these websites
http/badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile74.html
http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Apistog...cacatuoides.php

this is the tank they best suit: The tank should be heavily planted and provide many caves and other hiding places. These Cichlids will not dig up your plants. A dark substrate will bring out the males bright colors and make them feel more secure. Roots, and driftwood will also make them feel at home. Water purity is a must and good filtration and a frequent water changing schedule is essential. Peat filters or a black water extract will aid in their care. Feed the Cockatoo with a variety of medium sized live food supplemented with a high quality medium sized flake or frozen product.

they are pretty peacefull fish, quite easy to look after, should be ok with most small fish, what are you wanting to keep them with and in what size tank. They can be quite terratorial when breeding however.

 

[youngfisher]

Thanks - Thats all I needed to know.

I don't think I will get these just yet, as they sound quite sensative, and I think i need to start off with some hardy fish, which is a shame, but for the best.

 

[Colin_T]

Apistogramma cacatuoides are a good beginners fish if you get local bred stock. If you get wild caught fish they can be difficult to settle down but stuff from Germany or fish that have been bred by someone in your neighbourhood are tough as old boots. Well not quite that tough but they are quite a hardy fish.

Local bred stock will survive in a wide range of water conditions including a pH between 5.5 - 8.5, and they will tolerate hard or soft water. They eat most frozen and live foods and many will take flake or sinking pellet foods. They make great parents and breed readily in caves or under rocks. The babies are easy to rear on newly hatched brineshrimp and you can generally sell any young you produce. They do best when kept in water with a temperature between 24-28C but tolerate 22-32C.

The only thing you really need for them is an established filter (fully cycled tank) and clean water, which can be accomplished with regular water changes.

 

[foley69]

all local bred things are as said hard as nails and are amazing parents not demanding on food either they will eat sinking pellets, flakes and mine love crushed cichlid gold... they do best though in a ph of 6.5-7 as mine have bred in this water and have coloured up amazing