deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the genus deroplatys in the order mantodea .

this " dead leaf mantis " species is native to southeast asia .

deroplatys truncata

triangle dead - leaf mantis which originally comes from southern asia . we are offering l3 nymphs for sale of d . truncata
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the mantis comes to us when we need peace , quiet and calm in our lives .
a suitable terrarium for this species would be 30cm x 30 x 30 , if space is limited yo a suitable terrarium for this species would be 30cm x 30 x 30 , if space is limited u can use a smaller terrarium with no problem , but this size allows the mantis to freely move about .
this mantis can be kept at between 15 and 21 degrees centigrade comfortably and does not need a drop in temperature at night . they live in the cooler malaysian highlands so don ' t like to be too hot
spray or mist the cage every other day dependent on the type of cage . if it is a netted cage you will need to spray daily
mantis will gorge themselves if they can and they can eat themselves to obesity . feed a large mantis like this 4 to 5 large crickets weekly .
when adult , allow your mantids 8 to 14 days after their final molt before pairing with each other .
the female , when mated will likely lay an oothecae between 7 and 20 days later .
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don ' t ! mantids are awesome and spend their entire life eating things that annoy us .
they don ' t bite us , they don ' t sting us , and they aren ' t interested in your food . i understand being apprehensive towards insects but these dudes are 100 % in align with your beliefs .
seriously , unless you ' re cricket sized you have nothing to fear from mantids .
it might jump into my face and make me scream like a little girl and fall over and hit my head on the corner of something th a en die . thats not how i wanna go . don ' t kill em though e : whoops
i watched a mantis kill crickets in a terrarium and it scarred me for life . mantids are killing machines !
there is also a species of praying mantis that looks like a common household tv controller . : /
insects . can ' t live with them . loathe killing them . lose , lose .
i remember a couple years ago i lifted up a leaf from the ground and it had legs . it didn ' t move and was probably dead , but i stomped on it until it was a part of the ground . now i feel bad knowing it was harmless : )
the cool thing is they don ' t even know . millions of years of evolution has them resembling leaves more and more every generation and theyre none the wiser
on the contrary , they are very aware . when a bird swoops down to nab one of these guys , im sure they piss themselves . but wait ! the bird didnt eat one ? but how ?
oh . . . i must look like one of these leaves beside me .
they have been using this camouflage more and more . thus , they are alive today .
at first i thought timmy had imaginary friends when he said the leaves are his friends . now i know he just has creepy leaf bugs for friends .
what if they ' re actually leaves pretending to be praying mantis ' that look like leaves .
in my childhood in sw ontario , we used to hunt stick - insects in a backyard willow - tree . we ' d catch them by hand , put them in my friend ' s terrarium , release them after a few days . . . . they were such alien creatures , so weird - looking , but totally harmless .
i mean . . . . . it ' s just a mantis , it ' s not like it ' s a poisonous spider that will fuck your day .
this is awesome for camouflage in the trees . . . but if it ' s fall and they are on the ground those guys are definitely getting crunched by me . they look like perfect crunchy leaves
living in nor cal , i just recently , and i am old , stumbled upon seeing one for the first time . the one i picked up played opossum , when i touched it a shocking feel of legs springing out and to life .
the ones that look like bugs and stand out get eaten . the ones that don ' t stand out due to camoflauge survive to breed and pass on those genetic traits which exaggerate over generations .
adding to what the other guy said : mantises are carnivores . the ones that are hardest to see have the best chance of catching prey and being a healthy , not starving bug .
how are they not trying to eat each other ? most mantids are cannibals .
great camoflage . another reason why pesticides are bad for pollen distribution and general insect life .
i feel bad now , i like stepping on leaves because of the crunch . i hope i didn ' t get one of these guys on accident .
my first thought was
what if you jumped into a pile of leaves ?
you wouldn ' t know the difference between leaf and bug .
yeah , it is weird when you think about it . but i guess with enough time it happens that the cards fell that way and they ended up looking like leaves .
you ' re definitely not alone in that assumption , but that ' s a lot of faith in random chance and coincidence .
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to hide from its enemies , this mantis camouflages itself in dead leaves . if necessary , it intimidates them by drawiing itself up on its hind legs and doing an aggressive dance , during which it displays the spots on its wings . this voracious insect uses the small spines on its legs to grasp its prey .
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apistogramma nijsseni is a species of cichlid fish , endemic to highly restricted local black water habitats in the quebrada carahuayte , a small stream in the ucayali river drainage , southern peru .

the male reaches a maximum length of 8 cm ( 3 in ) , the female remaining somewhat smaller .

apistogramma brooding females assume a bright yellow and black aposematic coloring : in a. nijsseni , unusually , a healthy , unstressed female retains this coloring .

the species is popular aquarium fish amongst dwarf cichlid hobbyists , though it does not often appear in the general pet fish market .

the species is named after the dutch ichthyologist han nijssen

apistogramma nijsseni

robert hole , jr marked
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a male of apistogramma nijsseni , in the aquarium of max galladé , usa . photo by max galladé .
a female of apistogramma nijsseni , in the aquarium of max galladé , usa . photo by max galladé .
apistogramma nijsseni , generalised colour pattern of females in the type series . note large dark blotches , not present in the male . drawing s . o . kullander .
galladé , max . ( march 19 , 2006 ) .
spawning apistogramma nijsseni
. cichlid room companion . retrieved on july 09 , 2018 , from : urltoken
nijsseni , for han nijssen , ichthyologist , curator of fishes in the zoölogisch museum , university of amsterdam .
the top image is not a male a . nijsseni . it is not even a member of the nijsseni - group of apistos . the one in the back of the female image is what males should look like .
apistogramma nijsseni kullander , 1979 . revue suisse zool . 86 , p . 938 , fig . 1 ( perú ( loreto ) , r . ucayali system , jenaro herrera , r . copal ,
marigots des tupacs
) .
apistogramma nijsseni , nrm 18078 , adult male , 32 . 6 mm sl , just collected from the wild near jenaro herrera , c . 15 km on road jenaro herrera - colonia angamos . 1 september 1981 ( sok 043 ) . photo © s . o . kullander .
kullander , s . o . 1979 . description of a new species of apistogramma from peru . revue suisse de zoologie , 86 : 937 - 945 . kullander , s . o . 1986 . cichlid fishes of the amazon river drainage of peru . swedish museum of natural history , stockholm , 431pp . de rham , p . & s . o . kullander . 1983 . apistogramma nijsseni kullander un nouveau cichlidé nain pour l ' aquarium . revue française d ' aquariologie , 9 : 97 - 104 .
i waited til the end of the quarantine and took a trio of apistogramma norberti , the a . nijsseni male , and a a . cacatuoides male home . i scattered the fish throughout our tanks . the a . nijsseni male went into our ~ 280 lt ( 75 g ) that already housed two pairs of apistos . note : this tank was specifically set up for apistos only . densely planted with hiding places , driftwood , clay saucers throughout the tank , a few dither fish like nannobryconun ifasciatus , corydoras pigmaeus / hasborus , some common tetras and your necessary algae eating crew .
one morning , to our surprise , the second female was guarding tiny little fry around her corner of the tank as well , which was completely unexpected . our male didn ' t help her at all with rearing her babys , and she was completely alone guarding her young ones . we really fell in love with our apistogramma nijsseni trio and this species will always be kept in one of our tanks .
captive - raised fish are the recommended choice for the community aquarium . wild examples are best maintained alone or with small ‘dither’ fishes such as nannostomus spp . , and ideally should not be mixed with other apistogramma .
did we mention that our male lost his aggressive behavior almost completely towards other apistogramma in the tank since the introduction of the females ? except for when they get too close to his kids ; watch out he packs quite a punch .
acarichthyini – acarichthys and guianacara . crenicaratini – biotoecus , crenicara , dicrossus and mazarunia . geophagini – geophagus , mikrogeophagus , ‘ geophagus ‘ brasiliensis group , ‘ geophagus ‘ steindachneri group , gymnogeophagus , satanoperca , biotodoma , apistogramma , apistogrammoides and taeniacara .
only once in a while , the male left the female and her fry and scooted over to the other female which took up quarters in the left corner of the tank . those visits only lasted a few seconds . this was new male apisto behavior to us . all the other apistogramma species that we bred went by the same routine of males guarding outer perimeters of the spawning area , and the females guarding their fry . the a . nijsseni pair even teamed up on intruders . we used to keep a trio of larger cory cats in that tank but the cory ' s quickly found out that most baby brine shrimp was fed in the nijsseni ' s breeding territory . we saw mom and pop many times attacking the cory cats side by side when they got to close to the young ones .
my wife and i were looking for a pair of a . nijsseni for a long time and couldn ' t find them anywhere . we once kept a very small female , but she didn ' t last long , and we were unable to find a mate for her . 2001 fish odyssey usually quarantines new arrivals for at least a week before selling them . that gave me enough time to go back and check the fish out after they had settled in for a while , and to get my first pick . unfortunately , only a lonely adult male a . nijsseni survived the trip , but he looked very healthy . the a . norberti looked pretty good , too . the a . cacatuoides turned out to be males only .
the panda dwarf cichlid is a small colorful fish with a bit thicker and bulkier body than other members of the apistogramma genus . the males are the larger sex , growing to 3
( 7 . 5 cm ) in length , while females only reach about 1 . 75
( 4 . 5 cm ) . they can live about 2 - 5 years .
– a weakly - supported sister group relationship between acarichthys and guianacara . – a well - supported “ satanoperca clade ” comprising satanoperca , apistogramma , apistogrammoides and taeniacara . – a “big clade ” with geophagus , mikrogeophagus , ‘ geophagus ‘ brasiliensis group , ‘ geophagus ‘ steindachneri group , gymnogeophagus , biotodoma , crenicara and dicrossus . – a “crenicarine clade ” with biotoecus and crenicichla .
the genus apistogramma is among the most speciose of south american cichlid genera with around 70 species valid at present but many more awaiting description . in addition many species exist in two or more geographical colour forms which may or may not turn out to be distinct in the future . hobbyists tend to label these with collection data if available in order to avoid mixing them and the potential of hybridisation .
member species have also been organised into a series of species lineages , complexes and groups by authors in order to better separate them . such lists have been augmented by fish that have appeared in the aquarium trade and are in a state of near - constant flux . for example the a . nijsseni group is contained within the a . trifasciata sublineage of the larger a . trifasciata lineage alongside a . arua plus the a . brevis , a . cacatuoides , a . atahualpa and a . trifasciata groups .
the a . nijsseni was quite aggressive towards everything that moved and took over the whole tank real fast . we thought it would be easy to find some females for him . boy , were we wrong . we couldn ' t find any females locally or per mail - order for weeks . we were ready to give up on him and move him to one of our lonely heart ' s club tanks ( most of our single specimens go into those tanks until we find a partner or new home for them . )
it all began a few months ago ( 2000 ) with one of my weekly lunch break trips to our local fish store :
2001 , a fish odyssey
in timonium , md . mike and the owner kurt had just started unpacking a shipment of new arrivals when i got there . mike told me he had ordered some mixed apistos for the store ( ah , for himself and me ) and they were all in that shipment . mixed apistos in this case means you never know what you are going to get , and they are all wild caught . this time , it looked like we got lucky . after peeking in some of the bags i managed to identify some apistogramma norbertis , a . cacatuoides ( note : i thought at first that these were a . cacatuoides , but i found out much later that they were in fact a . juruensis ) and two pairs of a . nijsseni . these fish were caught in sidestreams of the lower rio ucajali , peru ( see linke & staeck ' s book south american cichlids 1 - dwarf cichlids for more info on the localities . )
he started to be a real nuisance for all our other apistos , that lived happily together before he arrived . then in august of last year , julio melgar announced on his website that he collected a . nijsseni on his annual trip to peru . we just had to wait to the end of his quarantine period before we could order some of them . he was kind enough to sell us two females instead of a pair . we hated to do that to him , but we were in need of females and we didn ' t need another trouble maker in our large tank .
the panda dwarf cichlid tends to be a bit thicker and bulkier in the body than most other dwarf , or apistogramma , cichlids . still they are very small cichlids , with the males reaching less than 3 ' ( 7 . 5 cm ) in length and the females only about 1 . 75
( 4 . 5 cm ) . with a pair of these attractive cichlids you also get that cool cichlid personality , only in a small package . watching them share the raising of their fry is quite a sight and their small size makes them more manageable than many of the other cichlid species .
the panda dwarf cichlid is a community fish that can be kept with non - cichlids . fish that are not large and aggressive and swim primarily close to the surface will make the best tank mates . they can also be kept with other apistogramma dwarf cichlids and will be peaceful if the male has females to tend to , though solitary males have a tendency to become aggressive . they are best kept in harem situations with one male leading a pack of 3 or 4 females . more than one male may be kept in a single aquarium as long as the aquarium is large and the males are each apportioned their own group of females .
apistogramma nijsseni is a moderately deep - bodied species with pronounced sexual dichromatism . males reach 39 . 2 mm , and females 30 . 7 mm sl in the wild . males may reach 52 mm sl in aquaria , however . both sexes have short dorsal - fin lappets and clearly rounded caudal fin . there is no evidence of a lateral band at any size , but roundish lateral and caudal spots are well evident . in females the suborbital stripe , lateral spot , and caudal spot are greatly expanded ; the suborbital stripe may cover all of the cheek and gill - cover . living males are blue on the sides . lateral and caudal spots show only faintly . dorsal and caudal fins have bright red margins . living females are yellowish with deep black suborbital stripe , lateral spot and caudal spot . cephalic lateralis pores as in a . cacatuoides , with 3 infraorbital and 5 dentary pores . anteroventral half of cheek naked . simple ( anteriorly ) and bicuspid ( posteriorly ) lower pharyngeal teeth . counts : d . xv . 7 - 8 , xvi . 6 - 7 , xvii . 6 , usually xvi . 7 ; a . iii . 6 - 7 , usually iii . 7 ; e1 row scales 22 ( rarely 23 ) ; cheek scale series 2 - 4 ; gill - rakers 1 - 2 ( de rham & kullander , 1983 ; kullander , 1986 ) .
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the original description ( kullander , 1979 ) was based on females only , showing characteristic black blotches on the sides of the head , midbody and caudal fin base . males were first reported by de rham & kullander ( 1983 ) .
mhng 1595 . 82 . adult female , 30 . 7 mm sl . perú ( loreto ) , r . ucayali system , jenaro herrera , r . copal ,
marigots des tupacs
. 18 october 1977 . p . de rham .
restricted to the quebrada carahuayte , a left bank tributary of the ucayali river in peru . it is known only from small streams ( quebraditas ) along the road from jenaro herrera towards colonia angamos , starting at the km 13 mark and extending to the quebrada carahuayte . lifemapper map
the natural habitats were described and discussed at length by de rham & kullander ( 1983 ) . the species occurs in small , shaded streams with clear , tea - brown water . recorded water data are : ph 5 . 0 - 5 . 6 , hardness less than 1 °dgh , temperatures 24 . 5 - 27 . 5 °c , conductivity 3 - 14 μs . oxygen readings gave 0 2 saturation 39 % ( after rain ) in one site , 79 . 5 % in another site . associated species occasionally included the congeneric species a . agassizii or a . eunotus
known only from tributaries of the río ucayali in loreto region , northern peru including the río carahuayte and río yavarí .
inhabits slow - moving blackwater streams , creeks and tributaries , as well as smaller rivers . the water these contain is typically stained dark brown with humic acids and other chemicals released by decaying organic material . this results in a negligible dissolved mineral content , and the ph can drop as low as 4 . 0 or 5 . 0 . the dense rainforest canopy above means that very little light penetrates the water surface , and the substrate is normally littered with fallen tree branches and a deep layer of rotting leaves .
provided adequate cover and structure is available this species is unfussy with regards to décor with ceramic flowerpots , lengths of plastic piping and other artificial materials all useful additions . a more natural - looking arrangement might consist of a soft , sandy substrate with wood roots and branches placed such a way that plenty of shady spots and caves are formed .
the addition of dried leaf litter ( beech , oak or ketapang almond leaves are all suitable ) would further emphasise the natural feel and with it bring the growth of beneficial microbe colonies as decomposition occurs . these can provide a valuable secondary food source for fry , whilst most populations will appreciate the tannins and other chemicals released by the decaying leaves . leaves can be left in the tank to break down fully or removed and replaced every few weeks . if maintaining a blackwater population a net bag filled with aquarium - safe peat can also be added to the filter or suspended over the edge of the tank .
fairly dim lighting is recommended and plant species from genera such as microsorum , taxiphyllum , cryptocoryne and anubias are best since they will grow under such conditions . a few patches of floating vegetation to diffuse the light even further may also prove effective . filtration , or at least water flow , should not be very strong and very large water changes are best avoided with 10 - 15 % weekly adequate provided the tank is lightly - stocked .
primarily carnivorous and apparently feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates in nature . in the aquarium live and frozen foods such as artemia , daphnia and chironomid larvae ( bloodworm ) should be offered regularly although most specimens will also learn to accept dried alternatives with pelleted products generally preferred to flake .
substrate spawner which normally lays its eggs in crevices or cavities among the décor . the female is responsible for post - spawning care of eggs and fry and in smaller aquaria the male may need to be removed as she may become hyper - aggressive .
this species is assigned the code a180 under the datz system and has been available under a handful of trade names including ‘panda dwarf cichlid’ and ‘nijssen’s dwarf cichlid’ .
later molecular studies by farias et al . ( 1999 , 2000 , 2001 ) resulted in the additions of crenicichla and teleocichla to the geophaginae , a result supported by lópez - fernández et al . ( 2005 ) who conducted the most detailed molecular analysis of the grouping to date including 16 of the 18 genera and 30 species . however their conclusions regarding interrelationships between genera did vary somewhat from previous hypotheses and can be summarised by the following loosely - defined groups :
no representatives of teleocichla or mazarunia were included in the study but the former is well - established as sister to crenicichla while the latter has grouped closely with dicrossus and crenicara in earlier works . the other main conclusions of the paper are confirmation that geophaginae is a monophyletic group exhibiting strong signs of having undergone rapid adaptive radiation ( diversification of a species or single ancestral type into several forms that are each adaptively specialised to a specific environmental niche ) .
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( named after the female ' s presentation of black blotches ) is one of the newer arrivals to the fish keeping hobby and as a scientifically recognized species . also known as nijssen ' s dwarf cichlid , these fish were only described as recently as 1979 by kullander and have quickly become a welcome and popular addition to many community tanks !
one notable feature of this fish is how differently colored and patterned the males are compared to the females . this is notable mostly because it is only the females of this species who sport the eponymous ' panda bear ' patterning , while the males display a broad array of colors . in addition , these cichlids are known for being excellent parents and one of the easier species of cichlids to breed . these interesting features coupled with their small size and peaceful nature make them a great choice for an advanced aquarist looking to keep a smaller community tank .
these fish can be kept in a community tank with non - cichlids and even with smaller fish . the best tankmates for the panda dwarf will be peaceful fish around the same size , or slightly smaller , who tend to stick to swimming towards the top of the tank . this will include many types of hatchetfish , neon tetras , zebra danios , and many others . provide a substrate of small dark gravel along with rocks and pots to create plenty of caves , one for each female ' s territory . they do enjoy densely planted aquariums and floating plants will help to diffuse the lighting . make areas for them to
defend
by having natural divisions in the aquascaping .
this colorful dwarf is moderate to difficult to care for since water changes must be performed frequently . it does well in acidic water , needs the nitrate levels low , and the ph level must be kept within the correct parameters . a wild panda dwarf cichlid is more sensitive than a tank bred specimen and breeding wild caught specimens with captive bred helps to keep the lines healthier and the fish more hardy . if water quality is ignored , as with all cichlids , disease and death can occur . just a little dedication will reap pleasurable results from this little fish .
nice short video showcasing a large group of both male and female panda dwarfs . they seem to be eating something on the bottom of the tank and are grouped up , giving the viewer many opportunities to compare the two sexes and see many up close views of both .
was described by kullander in 1979 . they are found in the amazon river basin in south america . they are only known from northern peru in the carahuayte and yavarí river drainage areas that are tributaries to the ucayali river . this species is not listed on the iucn red list . other common names they are known by are nijssen ' s dwarf cichlid and dwarf panda cichlid .
they live among vegetation in creeks , tributaries , backwaters and smaller rivers where they apparently feed mostly on benthic invertebrates . these black - water habitats are created by fallen tree branches and leaf litter under a forest canopy that allows little direct sunlight . these cichlids are polygamous and form harems of a dominant male and multiple females .
the male sports an array of colors . the basic coloration is a blue through the center area and near the dorsal fin . along the back are several black
background
blotches that extend from the head to the tail fin , with one dot right in the middle of the caudal area . they have a silvery blue sheen in between the blotches that extends down below the midline of the body in some areas . the belly is yellow as is the anal fin and most of the tail fin . the tail fin presents a progression of colors beginning with yellow , turning to a blue , then black , and ending with a red edging of the fin .
the females are mostly yellow with several black blotches on the body that give them the
panda
name . one black blotch is under her eye and extends to the lower end of the gill covering . another is in the middle front and a third at the caudal fin area in the middle , but leeching into the tail fin . the dorsal fin has a black blotch on the first several rays and the pelvic fin has black as well . her tail fin is a drab yellow / gray color with the edge trimmed in an orange / yellow color .
all cichlids , along with some saltwater fish such as wrasses and parrotfish , share a common trait of a a well - developed pharyngeal set of teeth located in the throat , along with their regular teeth . cichlids have spiny rays in the back parts of the anal , dorsal , pectoral , and pelvic fins to help discourage predators . the front part of these fins are soft and perfect for precise positions and effortless movements in the water as opposed to fast swimming .
cichlids have one nostril on each side while other fish have 2 sets . to sense
smells
in the water , they suck water in and expel the water right back out after being
sampled
for a short or longer time , depending on how much the cichlid needs to
smell
the water . this feature is shared by saltwater damselfish and cichlids are thought to be closely related .
the panda dwarf cichlid is not a beginner fish and should should only be kept by experienced aquarists who are well versed in the issues of water chemistry . these fish are very susceptible to sudden changes as well as improper levels in the ph , hardness , and temperature of the water , they are frequent victims to disease and death brought on by changes in these water parameters . thus , it is best for their keeper be experienced in maintaining stability when performing water changes and in understanding how different aspects of the water chemistry will interact with each other . also , panda dwarf cichlids tend to be picky and uncompromising eaters . they may require spending substantial amounts of time and money simply figuring out how and when to feed them .
the panda dwarf cichlid is a carnivore that can be fed newly hatched baby brine , frozen brine shrimp , crustaceans , insects , insect larvae , and some may eat flakes and pelleted foods . feed 2 to 5 small pinches of food a day in smaller amounts rather than a large quantity once a day . this will keep the water quality higher over a longer time . all fish benefit from vitamins and supplements added to their foods .
the panda dwarf cichlid needs a strict maintenance schedule to ensure survival and optimum health . water changes should be performed once a week and should only replace about 10 - 15 % of the water as large water changes are not good for this fish . before changing the water make sure to clear all viewing panes of algae and the substrate thoroughly once the algae has settled upon it . be sure to remove as much of the old organic and decomposing matter from the substrate as you can during this process .
the panda dwarf cichlid needs to be housed in at least a 20 gallon tank . they will only feel safe when provided with plenty of hiding places and areas where they are not visible to tank observers . this can be acheived in a number of ways , including forming caves out of rock , flowerpots , plastic tubing , and sunken driftwood , as well as keeping some floating plants for them to swim among . the substrate should be made up of a soft sand / gravel mix with hand fulls of dried leaves to give a natural feel . the leaves will help provide a comforting
black - water
feel to the tank by releasing a tea - stained coloration and will also help provide a breeding ground for beneficial microbiobial colonies . be sure to remove and replace these leaves every few days . alternatively , you can add a bag of aquarium safe peat to the filter to help simulate the
black - water
environment without the mess of the leaves , but also without the benefit of the microbes . this peat should be removed and replace about once a week .
the filtration should be efficient but not powerful enough to create more than a moderate amount of water movement . the panda prefers moderate lighting preferably diffused by floating plants . plants like taxiphyllum , anubias and microsorum will grow best in that environment . patches of plants make for great areas of shade and hiding places for this little cichlid .
south american cichlids tend to be less aggressive than their african cousins , but it is recommended to only keep them with other fish in a large aquarium . some acceptable tank mates are ; characin species like the cardinal tetras and the three - line pencilfish , otocinclus catfish and corydoras like the julii cory , glowlight rasbora ( hengel ' s ) , dwarf gourami , kuhli loach , and dwarf ( neon ) rainbowfish . do not keep coryadoras catfish with breeding pairs , since they will eat the fry .
males are larger and have more of a blue sheen to their body , with some reds and a yellow belly . the smaller females are yellow with black blotches .
the panda dwarf cichlids are cave spawners . they appreciate upturned flowerpots , fake
coconut caves ,
bogwood , and broad leafed plants for cover and as spawning sites . they require breeding conditions of a ph of 6 . 0 to 6 . 5 , a water hardness of 5 - 8 dh , and a temperature of 79° to 84° f ( 26° - 29° c ) with frequent water changes .
they should be kept in a harem of one male to at least 3 females . the female will approach the male , curve her body , and display to catch his attention . when he sees her , he will then
dance
by flashing his fins . the female will lay oval eggs on the roof surface of her cave . the male will fertilize them and then promptly leave the cave to patrol on the outside .
the female and male will care for the eggs which will hatch in for 3 to 4 days , depending on water temperature . the fry are free swimming a few days after hatching . both parents will guard the fry together and watch over them carefully . after a month the female will chase them out of her territory . the male will continue to watch them for one more week and then they are on their own . if there are several females , the male may fertilize another female ' s eggs and let her care for them on her own . this depends also on the males personality , as to which batch of fry he will tend to . note : do not keep the fry in the same aquarium with corydoras as they tend to eat live fry during the night .
the fry can be fed liquid foods and rotifers once they are free swimming and then fed artemia anuplii or live freshly hatched baby brine shrimp after about a week or two . the fry should be fed around 3 times a day . sexing the fry is pretty easy since males have the red in their tail fin and the females are yellow .
if you are interested in obtaining more of one sex than the other , a system that works for the cockatoo cichlid may work for the panda dwarf cichlid as well . it has been stated that for the cockatoo cichlid if the water temperature is low ( 68° f or 20° c ) most of the fry will be females , while with higher temperatures ( 86° f or 30° c ) the fry will mostly be male . ph also plays a role in the sex of the fry , but to a much lesser extent . these conditions must also be kept constant for the first 3 weeks to be effective . see more about cichlid breeding in : breeding freshwater fish : cichlids .
the panda dwarf cichlids are susceptible to typical fish ailments , especially if water is stale and of poor quality and oxygenation . be aware of the following diseases that are found in the amazon ( per fishbase . org ) : parasitic infestations ( protozoa , worms , etc . ) including white spot disease known as ich ( ichthyobodo infection ) , costia disease , flatworms ( metacercaria infection ) , cestoda infestation ( tapeworms ) , metacercaria infection ( flatworms ) , bacterial infections ( general ) , bacterial diseases , and turbidity of the skin ( freshwater fish ) . one common problem is ich . it can be treated with the elevation of the tank temperature to 86° f ( 30° c ) for 3 days .
as with most fish the nijssen ' s dwarf cichlids are prone to skin flukes and other parasitic infestations ( protozoa , worms , etc . ) , fungal infections , and bacterial infections . it is recommended to read up on the common tank diseases . knowing the signs and catching and treating them early makes a huge difference . for information about freshwater fish diseases and illnesses , see aquarium fish diseases and treatments .
anything that is added to the tank can introduce harmful bacteria or chemicals to the system . thus , it is recommended that whenever you add anything to the tank , you should take steps to first either quarantine or clean the new addition .
the panda dwarf cichlid is often available online and is moderately expensive , with a pair being more . they are a rare find in fish stores , but can usually be special ordered if you are willing to wait .
dr . rüdiger riehl and hans a . baensch , aquarium atlas vol . 2 , publisher hans a . baensch , 1993
jorg vierke , dwarf cichlids , t . f . h publications , inc . , 1979
glen s . axelrod , brian m . scott , neal pronek , encyclopedia of exotic tropical fishes for freshwater aquariums , tfh publications , 2005
richard f . stratton , the guide to owning cichlids , t . f . h . publications , inc . , 2002
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the males are larger and have greyish blue coloured body with red edged tail . the females are smaller with yellow body with black spots and red edged tail .
panda dwarf cichlids are cave breeders that are best bred in a ph of 5 . 5 , at higher ph ' s eggs are unlikely to hatch and there will be a low survival rate . it is said that warmer temperatures over 26°c ( 78 . 8°f ) will give more males than females . they make excellent parents towards their eggs and fry .
these dwarf cichlids are best kept in either a male / female pair or one male with several females . more than one male may fight over territory . they are generally peaceful towards other tank mates , although very small fish and other species fry are likely to be eaten . do not keep with very boisterous fish nor with fin - nippers .
and / or rocks with many hiding places . dark sand or gravel could be used as substrate . leaf litter is advisable . dim lighting and / or floating plants (
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justification : this species is listed as data deficient because it is known only from the type locality and there are no data on population size and trends .
this species is endemic to peru , where its type locality is the copal river , in jenaro herrera , ucayali river system , loreto ( kullander 1979 ) . the elevation is 130 m .
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a peaceful dwarf cichlid that prefers planted tanks with some driftwood . water quality is paramount as this species requires very good filtration and quality environment . not an
easy
fish to keep .
south america : amazon river basin , in the carahuayte river drainage , a tributary to the ucayali river .
males are larger with blue coloration on their flanks and a red - tipped caudal fin . females have a more panda - like color scheme , showing yellow as the base color with large blotches of black in a ' camouflage ' style pattern . females have a lighter red - tipped caudal .
this is one of the more difficult to keep of the apistos . they have very demanding water qualities that must be met , otherwise the fish will not fair well . prefers a tank with lots of plants and bogwood . rock formations will provide extra cover and may serve as a spawning site for mature fish . this species does not fare well in dirty water , so frequent water changes and good filtration are necessary for survival ! more peaceful than the larger components of their cichlidae family , but may exhibit cichlid - like aggression when breeding .
omnivorous . will likely take dry foods , in which case a good quality cichlid pellet should be fed as staple . feed live or frozen foods regularly , too . variety is vital , as is dietary balance - vegetable foods should be fed occasionally too ( vegetable or spirulina flakes , or small pieces of cucumber ) .
cave spawner , soft , acidic water is vital for breeding the panda dwarf cichlid . keep one male with a harem of females ( a trio is ideal in smaller tanks ) . females will hold their own small territories , whilst male ' s territory is the entire tank ( or at least 24
if more than one male is kept in a larger tank ) . female will guard fry whilst male defends his larger territory .
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julio sent us two beautiful juvenile females in september . they were added to the tank and we were anxious to see how our male would react . we hoped that the presence of females would help calm his aggression towards the other fish .
the females settled in nicely and eagerly ate the offerings of live baby brine shrimp and various frozen foods . the male didn ' t even noticed them at first and went strictly about his business of harassing everybody .
then , one morning we noticed that our male changed his body color from a muddy brown tone to a light brown bluish with a bronze belly . the bigger of the two females also showed signs of breeding coloration : a bright yellow body color with intense dark black markings . she was swimming around the male , bit him once or twice in the flank , bending her body in a u - shape and turned her belly towards him . this behavior didn ' t last very long til both disappeared in the thick plant cover in the middle of the tank .
the pair totally disappeared for days , which the other inhabitants didn ' t mind at all . the only sightings of them was during feedings . they darted out of the plants for a quick bite , and went straight back . we knew something was going on , but we didn ' t expect too much from this since it would have been the females first spawn .
then , one sunday morning i heard my wife yell
i see babies , come look .
i ran downstairs to the tank and she pointed to a little peephole in the plants . yeeha , there were at least twenty fry swimming around the male and female . our first successful spawn of a . nijssenni .
we quickly squirted some live baby brine shrimp into the area and watched the fry bellies become bright orange , while mom and pop kept a watchful eye on them . the amazing thing , was that the male stayed with the female and her fry the whole time and she didn ' t made any attempts of chasing him away .
unfortunately , those cats liked to munch on the fry too , and were traded in for pencil fish . we learned that lesson the hard way . a month later another amazing thing happened , the female chased all the fry out of her territory and the male ( ! ) started to take care of the fry . he kept them together in the front of the tank and would not let anybody near them . any fry that swam back to the female was chased away by her . the males guarding behavior lasted only for a week , and then the juveniles were on their own . we were finally able to count our juveniles , there were 9 - males and 4 females that had survived the cory attacks . the male went back into the plants with the female , and it only took another week until we saw a new batch of fry being guarded by mom and pop again .
: aquaclear 500 with sponge and peat filled filter bag . note : i no longer use chemical filtration in any of my tanks . water changes do the trick for me : 25 % biweekly for my community tank . 50 % biweekly for my breeding and growout tanks . i use aged and peat filtered md tapwater . emperor 400 w . 0 . 5l siporax , sponge and two bio wheels .
co2 injection : 10 lbs co2 bottle with dupla regulator , needle valve , timer , controlled solenoid valve . monster marine atomizer j 30 ( the highest quality we ' ve seen in co2 diffusers )


the tacarcuna wood quail ( odontophorus dialeucos ) is a species of bird in the family odontophoridae .

it is found in colombia and panama .

its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests .

it is threatened by habitat loss .

tacarcuna wood quail

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1994 ) . however , these threats are probably not yet factors within this species ' s altitudinal range . completion of the pan - american highway link through darién could lead to severe , long - term damage to forest on the tacarcuna ridge
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24 cm . plump , brown - and - white forest partridge . brown upperparts vermiculated black . more buffy on hindneck . black crown and crest lightly spotted white . white supercilium , throat and chest with black band on lower throat . rest of underparts buff - brown mottled black .
the very small range of this species renders it susceptible to stochastic events and human activities , and hence the species qualifies as vulnerable .
the population size is preliminarily estimated to fall into the band 10 , 000 - 19 , 999 individuals . this equates to 6 , 667 - 13 , 333 mature individuals , rounded here to 6 , 000 - 15 , 000 mature individuals . trend justification : hunting and habitat loss and fragmentation are not yet major issues in this species ' s altitudinal range ; therefore it is suspected that the population is stable within its small range .
map remaining habitat and assess the extent and rate of encroaching habitat loss . when the security situation permits , conduct a complete population and distributional survey to assess its status . study the species ' s habitat preferences . assess the impact of completion of the pan - american highway . improve active protection of darién national park . protect occupied habitat in colombia .
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) , in neotropical birds online ( t . s . schulenberg , editor ) . cornell lab of ornithology , ithaca , ny , usa . retrieved from neotropical birds online :
recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : odontophorus dialeucos . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
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