Apistogramma Care Guide - Apistogramma Cacatuoides (Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid)

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3 жыл бұрын

#apistogramma #apistos #cockatoodwarfcichlid This weeks video is a care guide for the Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid. A fish I have kept for the last few years and have great success with them. Also I know you don’t actually get double yellow Apistos it was a joke but after editing I realised that a lot of countries don’t have double yellow lines so yeah..... 😂

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@klasa3gplaterka5 Жыл бұрын

great video with a lot of tips and absolutely no bullshit. Truly high quality content

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

@CHillStone32 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I'd never heard of some of those variations. Thanks 😊

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you get triple reds and loads of others haha! I just made up the double yellow, it was a poorly executed joke 😂😂 you do however get yellow flash ones haha

@nayanmistry4641 3 жыл бұрын

Very comprehensive video, thanks 👍

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you watching!

@barbarabennett519 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video👍Cacs are my all-time favorite fish. Had a breeding pair a few years ago. Fascinating to watch Mama taking such great care of the babies. But unfortunately Dad not so much...he ate them & beat her up a little while I was at work one day😢 My 1st spawn & I learned to never leave the male in with the babies again! They were so cute~ just starting to get spots...

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story! I was lucky, my male was a pretty good dad and my first spawn I had about 9 fish grow into adults. Very fun fish to keep!

@barbarabennett519 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy That's fantastic! Congrats on raising 9 of them, wow🙌

@dynamicdeadhead Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh… the Scottish accent… how I’ve missed it! I did some traveling in Edinburgh a while back. Lots of good memories!

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

😂😂 I’m glad you had good memories of Scotland 👍

@oliviaschlott198 3 жыл бұрын

😍Awww, they're sooo cute and beautiful😍! Thanks for showing this special dwarf cichlids🙏😇! I didn't knew them before this video💝

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you watching! They’re fantastic fish that I definitely recommend!

@johnbrand1893 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Your company name is being used in a scam to extort money from your viewers and subscribers.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

@@johnbrand1893 ???? Where?

@johnbrand1893 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Don’t know if this is the real you, or the scammer. But it was on the comment I made in reply to your video titled ‘Fish room tour’ hobbyist keeping fish for 45 years, 7 days ago, they were trying to swindle $150AUD, asking to message you/them on messenger. 🤷‍♂️

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

@@johnbrand1893 this is the real me, can you send a link to the video you’re talking about as I looked at the comments on a video I made called “I got a fish room! Fish tour and future plans” and couldn’t find what you were talking about?

@WorldAquariumSingapore 2 жыл бұрын

super nice Dwarf Cichlid cheers friend

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bradyrule1012 2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, nice video! Do you think the flow from a oase biomaster 250 would be too much for these guys in a 100 litre tank?

@tinadoyle3803 2 жыл бұрын

Great video .

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mraquaticnews5676 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for info.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@roland_the_cursor 2 жыл бұрын

Could I keep one in a planted 10 gallon with three African Dwarf Frogs? Will they bother snails?

@TheFishbulb80 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed some black ruby barbs with the cockatoo. I haven't been able to find any in ages.

@naglis1729 2 жыл бұрын

What fisy tank i need for just 1 male

@1domcouk Жыл бұрын

Hi. Great video! It covers just about everything and in depth. I have a 182 litre, 4 foot aquarium. Could you keep a pair of apistogramma with a pair of Keyhole cichlids in such a tank? Keyholes are very peaceful cichlids and backdown almost all the time.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t think it would be a problem. There should be plenty of space. Just make sure you create any nesting areas in opposite sides.

@dnny1440 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video! I want to put a pair in my 120l community tank with red phantom tetras and panda corydoras, but i don't want to breed them. Does it affect them if i don't provide a breeeding cave for them or are they gonna be fine and just won't spawn?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

They will likely try and spawn somewhere else, under a log, under a leaf anywhere they can find really. having a male and female of any Cichlid will most of the time result in some kind of breeding or breeding behaviour. I wouldn’t worry about it though as the tetra will likely eat the majority of the fry so you’ll be left with a very small amount of adults if any.

@karos3951 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I love the video! Do you think it is possible to keep Apistogramma Cacatuoides with CPD? Or do you think CPD are too small and end up as a snack once the Apisto grows up?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

By CPD do you mean Celestial Pearl Danios? If so no, the Apistos are too small to eat smaller fish. They will eat shrimp though.

@tinadoyle3803 11 ай бұрын

Love this I have just bought 1 male and 2 cacatoides they are in a 29g tank with with sand lots of plants and caves. My question is do you think they would benefit from having some dither fish in there ie rummy nose tetras for example? Thank you.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 11 ай бұрын

I think it does! Plus it looks a bit nicer as Apistos can hide a lot!

@mechan2535 3 жыл бұрын

great video loved it. so ive had an up and down rollercoaster with these fish mainly down really down lol. so i bought a male and female about a year ago i have a 200 litre tank, the male had amazing orange and black colours on the fins and the female was yellow with a black strip. so the male died i then went n bought another male, he had the same beautifull colours but for about 2 weeks straight the female down nothing but chase him from food hiding places he couldn't get peace, i put him in my other 60 litre tank but he died a few days later. so 3 days ago i went n bought my third male. he eats swims around great fish. on the first day the female was like a differant fish she went really yellow and started to swim to male and back down this all day she was like a differant fish. but today she has started her usuall chasing the male. this male dosent seem to back down as much as the others. but im worried im going to lose another male. so im sorry for the mega long messege any help would be fantastic.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment! Yeah, females can be pretty aggressive. A few things I would try is one, rescaping the tank so that any territory the female had is now gone. Two, add a divider somewhere in the tank until they seem like they’re getting on. 3, create a lot more hiding places for both fish and a lot more plants and hardscape just so they don’t see or bump into each other so easily. Hopefully someone else could suggest some ideas too but I’ve also experienced females being really aggressive but not to the point of killing the male.

@mechan2535 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy thankyou for the reply :). the male is doing great so far loves daphnia as i found out today. would a divider work when i have other fish in the tank ? i have neon and cardinal tetras, blue phantom plec, Harlequin rasboras, cherry barbs and False julii corys. so would you suggest more real plants ? or would some fake ones do at the moment? reason i ask is i have tones of spare fake plants at hand but i would need to buy more real ones n funds are tight this month ?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

You could just divide a small section of the tank just the Apisto. But yeah fake plants work exactly the same, you’re just trying to stop the line of sight between the fish so anything will work 👍

@mechan2535 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy thankyou very much for your help much appreciated and once again love the videos so informative and helpfull, only been a fishkeeper for little over a year so still learning but thank you :)

@EGWL93 2 жыл бұрын

They're very pretty. Does they work well in a 15g community tank of 12 glowlight tetras and 4 glofish tetra?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 2 жыл бұрын

I would say 15 gallons with that 16 other fish would be a bit too much for them I think. They can be quite territorial if they don’t get their own space

@EGWL93 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Yes I reckon too, will put on hold first.

@martincregg 2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever make a video on breeding them?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I have not yet! My plan was to set up a tank for just Apistos and breed them to show the whole process! But I will be doing that later this year 👍

@jackdorward4777 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think a could keep a pair of apisto aggazzi and another pair of caucatoides in a 40 gallon or will there be territory issues

@jackdorward4777 2 жыл бұрын

The tank will have a lot of line of sight breaks

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 2 жыл бұрын

I personally wouldn’t recommend it. 40 gallon isn’t really that big a tank for two pairs. They might be alright for a while but if both are breeding you could have some serious issues

@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 2 жыл бұрын

cool

@xisotopex 7 ай бұрын

what kind of barbs are those on the right at the beginning of the video? I think they are barbs...

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 7 ай бұрын

Yes, they are Gold Barbs! Great fish!

@kieranthomas6453 3 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone dislike this video lmao

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

Think it says more about them than the video 😅

@s0meguy09 2 жыл бұрын

they thought it said "dis-i-like"

@teenseenBoy 10 ай бұрын

For real though even when it's a video giving you knowledge about a living organism ppl will still thumbs down like wtf lol 😂 ok dumdums

@1stdanclaire 2 жыл бұрын

I like the way you assume everyone has friends 🤣

@NDull. Жыл бұрын

Hello mate! I want to put a pair in my 125 liter community tank. The tank already has 10 titteya barbs and some snails and cherry shrimp. Do you it could work or should go for another option like som honey guramis?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

They will for sure eat the cherry shrimp but other than that you should have no issues! I’d go for it. Cherry barbs won’t bother them

@NDull. Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Thanks alot for the advice. I meant amano shrimp not cherry shrimp. I think at the time i was sitting looking at cherry shrimp for on of my other tanks and accidentally wrote cherry shrimp.

@tinadoyle3803 5 ай бұрын

How can i bring my ph down ? Its 7.6 or higher most of the time.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 5 ай бұрын

Adding bog wood, almond leaves, peat moss and other botanical mixes! You can find a lot of these online or in your local fish shop.

@tinadoyle3803 5 ай бұрын

In a 65g tank how many would recommend and the male to female ratio ? Thanks.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 5 ай бұрын

Just one male and one female I’d say

@tinadoyle3803 4 ай бұрын

Thank you.@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy

@favenblue 2 жыл бұрын

Help! I had a pair in a community tank that were terribly bullied by angel fish. They were very good to each other because I think they had to stick together out of necessity. I have a new pair and they are very different. The male is terrorizing the female to the point where I had to remove the female from the tank and put her in another tank because she was turning blackish and getting injured. She is better now. Any suggestions on how to get these two back together again? Or should I just keep them separate permanently. I like to keep fish in pairs but now I have 2 lonely fish. Any advice is appreciated.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Do you definitely have a male and female? It’s worth double checking as this is the kind of behaviour you can get it you have two males. Is it a big tank? These dwarf cichlids are small but sometimes need a lot of space. You could add more hiding spots in your tank but realistically I don’t think they’re compatible I’m afraid. You could take your female back to the fish shop and see if they will trade you another

@favenblue Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Hi, thanks for the reply. Yes, they are definitely male and female. I ended up moving and keeping the female in my other 50 gallon tank until she healed up and looked better and was more peaceful again. I used some Stress Coat and she is also not turning black anymore. I got some live plants and camouflaged a new cave for her in the original 50 gallon tank where the male is, and then immediately reintroduced her to the tank day before yesterday. The male was so happy to have her back!!! They are getting along great together. I guess all the male needed was some court ordered separation and anger management! Lol Problem seems to be solved and I am crossing my fingers that this lasts. So, if anyone has this issue, I suggest separating them for a bit if you have another tank and then reintroducing them to each other again after a couple of weeks. Worked like a charm for me 😊

@cristiansofake7854 Жыл бұрын

This is crazy, i have 4 in my tank 2 are platinum orange flash ( 1 female & 1 defective male damaged fin ) and 2 super reds ( both males ) i also have 3 angelfish in there. Ill definitely keep an eye out but i haven’t noticed anything crazy. Both my platinum orange flash nib and chase my super reds but thats pretty much it. I dont see anyone picking on them nor them picking on any other fish. It is heavily planted, many rocks, caves, hiding spots, & high plants. I actually had to remove one large angelfish because he use to chase my spotted congo puffer on sight. These i have now are super calm

@tinadoyle3803 Жыл бұрын

How long will a female be when fully grown ? My male is huge but my female is really small even though they are both the same age.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Just depends on their genetics. Some males can be massive but the females all stay relatively small. Your male probably just makes the female look small. Is she eating alright?

@tinadoyle3803 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy yeh when he let's her , he bullies her a lot any suggestions as too whst I can do too stop that ? Thanks for getting back to me.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

@@tinadoyle3803 try and create more spaces for her to hide and also some more hardscape or plants to keep her out of sight of the male 👍

@Catalion100 Жыл бұрын

Can you keep just one male, alone?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Yes you can but it is recommended to have at least a female in with him. I had a male for 2 years after the original female passed away and he was fine

@no-knickers-emma1112 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for the breeding one

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 3 жыл бұрын

I decided that instead of just doing a video talking about it I wanted to go with a way more detailed video of the process with a lot of footage etc! So I’m in the process of setting a tank up for breeding Apistos 👍

@xhongxina286 3 жыл бұрын

Lol people are thirsty you have 59 subscribers for that profile pic

@no-knickers-emma1112 3 жыл бұрын

@@xhongxina286 Feel free to become my 60th.

@lucidxfy124 Жыл бұрын

My male apistogramma just died and i had him just few weeks:( do u know why?

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

It could have been anything really. Have you tested your water? If your water was fine then they fish could have been sick prior to you buying him

@lucidxfy124 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasyye but what do i need to test its like No2 NO3 GH pH and all that stuff

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

@@lucidxfy124 yes, you get test kits you can buy online or from your LFS. You want to make sure your PH is stable and that you have no ammonia or nitrites in the water. Traces and low levels of nitrate are okay

@lucidxfy124 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishkeepingmadeeasy ok ima try save money so i can Get One. Btw how long does it take so a fish can die bcs of the nitrate lvl and ammonia

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

Nitrite and ammonia will kill a fish pretty quickly but fish can be quite hardy and last a months before they die. Depends how much nitrite and or ammonia is in the water

@danw4765 2 жыл бұрын

I want one so bad

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 2 жыл бұрын

Get one! 😂

@Nathandf298 2 жыл бұрын

in Brazil is so easy to buy this kind of fish

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy 2 жыл бұрын

They’re very easy to buy in the U.K. too 👍

@EGWL93 2 жыл бұрын

The price of a pair of apisto in Singapore is ex, ranging about 60 a pair to less than 200 😬

@cristiansofake7854 Жыл бұрын

How many females for a male???

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

You can have them as a pair or keep a few females if your tank is big enough

@cristiansofake7854 Жыл бұрын

Ok so i have a pair of platinum orange flash, and i just received another pair 2 days ago of super reds ( they sent me 2 males, i was supposed to get a pair ) what should i do? Ill be setting up a 16g soon. Should i put the pair in there? And keep the 2 males in the community tank? Or keep the pair and move the super reds ? Its a heavily planted 60g. The platinum orange flash came with a defective fin. But hes more then capable of handling himself bc he nibs at the 2 other super red males then goes back to his territory. The super reds have their own territory already. Any input is appreciated. Ill even get 2 more females if i have to.

@Fishkeepingmadeeasy Жыл бұрын

I would start by trying to get a pair from the shop. But I would put the two males into a separate tank from the pair as three males and one female in the same tank could be a potential disaster