Apistogramma Cacatuoides / Cockatoos

[poconoboss]

poconobos... where do you live? can i buy? pleaaaaaase
lol

Sorry, live across the pond. lol

I bought mine online.

where online and how much were they my LFS never gets them

Got mine from a breeder on the west coast, his name is ApistoDave, here is his website:

[URL="http/apistogrammaapistodave.com/default.aspx"]http/apistogrammaapistodave.com/default.aspx[/URL]

He also has auctions on Aquabid.com.

Prices range depending on variety but average $16. a pair.

You can email him and work some deals out, like I did once when I wanted more males than females.

Dave has awesome specimens and is VERY knowledgable. The only downside is he only uses USPS Express Mail, so if you live in rural area, Express Mail can take 2 days as it does with me, however my fish always arrived alive and healthy.

 

[mattbond]

damn, anyone in england got some nice ones i could have? 1m 2 F

 

[doresy]

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Don't want to hijack the thread, but that fish is gorgeous. please can you provide some more info? Such as preferred water parameters, tank size etc?

Well, I have my pair in a AquaOne 380 (34 ltr). The tank is as small as you should go and if the truth were known it's too small
They are in tap water of around 7.4ph with bog wood to help raising it a little. It has sand, loads of real plants and a coconut cave covered in Christmas moss. The overhead trickle filter is very good and I do weekly 25% water changes.

They have already bred once but ate their fry (often happens for the first few goes)

I feed sinking cichlid pellets (hakari gold)or tetra prima twice daily and supplement blood/glass worms with brine shrimp (frozen) once or twice a week.

I acquired them as a replacement after my Betta died

Thanks Doresy,

I have just lost my Betta (Saturday) I have been sooo upset, didn't realise how attached I was. Don't feel like I can get another, for all sorts of reasons. The 5G tank now just holds 3 Amano Shrimp.

That aside, my soon to be spare tank is about 70L, but is a tall hex tank. Not sure if this is suitable for the Apistos. Thinking I may have to "exchange" for a long tank.

BTW. All these pics of Apisto's are gorgeous. What tank mates if any, do you have? Ooops I did say I would be quiet. just cant help myself

I keep my pair by themselves. I did have some pygmy cory in there but when the apistos had fry they freaked every time the cory went near. As the cory didn't understand they were constantly harassed so I removed them. You would find that these apistos live mainly around the lower part of the tank in between heavy planting. This may result in a tall tank looking empty. Apistogramma Cacatuoides are harem breeders so one male to 2-3 females would be ok but you would have to supply a cave for each female to set up home in and defend.

 

[ppipanman]

poconobos... where do you live? can i buy? pleaaaaaase
lol

Sorry, live across the pond. lol

I bought mine online.

where online and how much were they my LFS never gets them

Got mine from a breeder on the west coast, his name is ApistoDave, here is his website:

<a href="http/apistogrammaapistodave.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">http/apistogrammaapistodave.com/default.aspx</a>

He also has auctions on Aquabid.com.

Prices range depending on variety but average $16. a pair.

You can email him and work some deals out, like I did once when I wanted more males than females.

Dave has awesome specimens and is VERY knowledgable. The only downside is he only uses USPS Express Mail, so if you live in rural area, Express Mail can take 2 days as it does with me, however my fish always arrived alive and healthy.

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!
i live in green bay wi you think they get here alright?

 

[Tolak]

Apistodave is a good seller, buddies of mine have dealt with him. Green Bay should not be a problem at all.