id help please

[bushie]

I was hoping that someone may be able to identify these little fellas

I have six of them and two are showing the slightest hint of yellow on their tails.

sorry about the photo quality ( little buggers wont stay still)







thanx in advance.

BUSHIE

[Th0mas]

Looks like young cacs.

[Noddy65]

Yep..I agree...are those the ******** apisots Bushie?

Mike

[Robdog]

At first glance it looks like three female cacs. On second look the top one may be a young male with a bit of colour starting to come thru on the dorsal and anal fins. Some females can get colour too so can't be sure.

HTH

[bushie]

mike wrote

are those the xxxxxxxx apisots Bushie?

yeah they are mike, what do you reckon?

is five dollars still a bargain?

robdog......

hope that comment wasn`t too girly for ya

wasn`t fishin for comments/ complements this time

cheers all

thanks for the info.

just got them in my community at the moment till they grow a little.

can you see any probs with keeping em there.

planted discus tank

temp 29.5
ph 6.8

is six in a 4 x 2 x 2 going to cause probs with fighting?

any advice appreciated thanx guys.

BUSHIE

[k0b0i]

apistos are good at hiding.. so long as there is heaps of room to roam around and spots for them to hide i don't think you'll have any aggression issues.

4 x 2 x 2 is plenty for 6 cacs. let us know how the colours progress on those already showing...

i think $5 for all 6 is a damn good bargain! but if you mean $5 each then that is a bargain too.

Mike.. you should probably help him out with finding some males..

welcome to the apisto club


out of interest.. what else you got in the community tank?

[Robdog]

That's sounds blokey enough

They'll be fine in the com tank. The temp is probably a little high but it might help a bit if they have any nasties in their systems. High temps shorten the life span of apistos.
As far as fighting goes, if there are males then they'll work out the pecking order between themselves so they can have their pick of the girls but cacs aren't known to be that aggressive. They shouldn't bother your discus at all except maybe if they spawn in there.

[bushie]

koboi wrote

out of interest.. what else you got in the community tank?

quick list

clown loach (soon to be removed ex snail catcher)
khuli black
1m 2f swordtails (soon to be removed ex cycle starters)
2x bristle nose
4x peppermint bristenose
2x albino cory
2x panda cory
upside down cat
mystery (as in, I don`t have a clue what it is) cat
6x lemon tetras
10x cardinals
10x rummy nose
5x discus
1x male blue ram (his two girlfriends passed on)

I know, I know, heavy bioload but good filtration and well established tank.
discus will be moved to 8 x 2 x 2 when it is set up and various others moved to breeding tanks.

[oskastolz]

Great deal even at $5 a fish (i saw some today that size for $29 a pair), I agree with rob, caca's - 1 x male, 2 x female......

Good luck with it

Oska

[Th0mas]

Probably best to remove the synodontis (upside down) and the mystery cat to avoid possible losses of small fish over night. Synodontis just don't fit in with fish like discus and tetra anyway (same as the swords).