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I have a pair of discuss, apisto agassizi and 2 kribs in a 55 gallon. and they choose to breed and hang out all at the same place. The kribs are hiding in the Amazon Sword because the male Apisto Agassizi is a bully.

The pecking order goes something like this: discus, male apisto, female apisto, kribs.

The discus recently had eggs, so they have become very aggressive, and they don't much like having the the kribs around.

and the male apisto does not like the kribs, so the kribs are lurking in Amazon sword leaves to escape all the turmoil.
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discus pair
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Orange discus
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Brown discus
Brown discus
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Apistos and Kribs

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the kribs hide in the Amazon Sword.
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Post by fredyk »

Then we finally have the full tank shots with PVC adapter "caves"
As you can see, there's the big Amazon Sword, and there's the breeding discus, and that's where the kribs hang out! and the female apisto has a PVC cave underneath the big swordplant. : )
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Left foreground has Ranalisma
Left foreground has Ranalisma
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Ranalisma in foreground, small sword in back with blyxa
Ranalisma in foreground, small sword in back with blyxa
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Another small sword, anubia nana, blyxa, hair grass.
Another small sword, anubia nana, blyxa, hair grass.
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Post by fredyk »

Hey, can I get a shout-out? tough crowd
heck, I'll just talk tomyself. the discus have been laying eggs about 7-10 days for over 3 months!
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Post by Aaron »

I like the agassizi. Any luck with spawning them yet? I've got some too, but only two males.

BTW: That foreground plant is tennellus 'micro'; also a cool plant.
See here for a pic of Ranalisma rostrata: http://www.victri.net/plants/ranalisma_01_big.jpg
See here for a pic of tenellus 'micro':
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/foru ... 1130737306

It's tough to tell from pictures, but the tenellus is a more olive green and gets those red highlights like yours has.

Good luck with those discus. :D
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Post by krisw »

The tank's looking pretty nice Mark! Are those the agassizi that you got at John G's house? They look nice! That's one apisto I haven't gotten around to trying out yet, but hope to eventually. (No tank space for any more apistos!)
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Isn't that a horrible picture of the full tank? I cannot get high resolution, full tank shot, in a small 100k file.

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Oh, I don't think the shot is terrible. It might not be the highest resolution, but it doesn't look too over or under-exposed, and gives the gist of what the tank looks like in person. Don't worry about it until you're entering into a photo contest, and then you don't have to worry about a 100k limit! ;-)
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Post by Ghazanfar Ghori »

A lil photoshop/boredom at work...
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it is the same A. Agissizi from at John G's. they spawn frequently, but haven't been able to get viable fry, so they went into the community tank.
A lil photoshop/boredom at work...
looks good
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