I still do not explain how they can die in my tank so many great dwarf cichlids ... while all the other fish live well. Even just yesterday I was wondering how it was possible that the family still has caracide of neon in a small aquarium, bought more than 7 years ago ... and think about it for a year without an eye!
While he lives, I gathered the little corpse of the beautiful Apistogramma trifasciata , a delight for the eyes of his friend David, who kept me compliments on the beautiful plumage of my specimen.
Time two weeks by the compliments the fish died ... despite themselves very well the night before and not litigasse to anyone, even with two large cichlids. Trifasciata The male always turned around to two females in the aquarium. I expected to see the death of a female limit for a lot of attention, but the male seemed in great shape, are things that leave me really puzzled ...
I can not attribute the death to a disease, because the fish had no comportamente particular and even some signs on the body. What happened then?? There are bigger fish, crustaceans do not have big enough to make a victim's gender, I have not put anything strange in its vicinity, the other fish are all fine. What has happened??
I do not know ... and I think I will never understand, that death is too similar to other dwarf cichlids , then consider it further validates the fact that I have to stop at home, giving us to understand why I do this painful choice.

Another evening of CIR, the Club Ittilogico Romano , is about to take place ... the theme is interesting for any freshwater aquarium: the experience of playing 4 scalars , perhaps the most widespread species of cichlid aquariums.

Clearly, the evening was as usual open to all, members and non-club members, and FREE so invite all Romans (and neighbors) to make a nice little visit on September 24 in Karpathos 47 / A at 21.00.

Nothing learned lucubrations, discussions at the university level, strobe effects.
We discuss Pterophyllum scalare looking photos and home movies, and then dedicate ourselves to munch on pizza.

And then ... when you have nothing to do across the world ... you start tattooing of fish, right?
In Xiamen, in southeast China, for about 12 euros you can also buy 4 of these cichlids with an ideogram tattooed as HAPPINESS 'or LUCK or something.
In short, a laser-torture for the poor fish ... another aberration in the market that I hope ittiologico undoubtedly NOT arrive in the West.