Re: apisto V1 #508

[Susan Ziegler <s-ziegler@gmx.net>]

>
>And they haven't died yet?  Okay, not meaning to be snooty, but that's not=20
>gonna do it.  If they did spawn in a three gallon tank, which is unlikely bu=
>t=20
>not impossible, the male would be dead by the following morning.  You
gotta=20
>get at least ten gallons.  You GOTTA know your water parameters before you=20
>start adding stuff like "hard mineral remover stuff".  And if your water
is=20
>very basic, it is also probably (but not necessarily) very hard.  If by a=20
>hard mineral remover you mean a "Softener", then you are probably doubling=20
>conductivity by replacing the calcium and magnesium with sodium.  That's jus=
>t=20
>as bad as having hard water.  They'll be more comfortable, maybe, but not in=
>=20
>a spawning mood.  And room temperature doesn't really mean anything, either.=
> =20
>I've had cacatuoides spwn anywhere from 76=BAF to 82=BAF, but in the
winter=20=
>I=20
>keep the room at 70=BAF.  When I lived in FL, then 80 was as low as it
ever=20=
>got.

Sorry I couldn't tell you the name of the stuff I use, since I'm not at my
dorm right now where the stuff is.  I just know what it does.

Anyone want a pair of apisto cac?

Sue.


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