Re: WIDE span of behaviors across Dicrossus

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Stuart,

Wolfgang Windisch wrote an excellent article on collecting and breeding D. sp.
Rotflossen/Rio Negro. See: Windisch, W. 1992. "Dicrossus sp. „Rio Negro". Die
Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift (DATZ) 45(12): 767-770. He reports that it is
extremely difficult to breed. You'll have to get your pH below 5.5 and use
extremely soft water to succeed.

Mike Wise

Stuart Hall wrote:

> Has anyone bred these fish?  My only reference is the Tetra Dwarf
> Cichlids book (Horst and Linke) and it mentions that they're the
> hardest to breed of the known Dicrossus spp.  I've got them in
> peat-filtered pH 6.5 water, and they're really coloring up nicely.
> Even some purple in the caudal fin.  Anyway, any tips or tricks would
> be appreciated.
>
> Also, I've added some Marc Weiss Instant Amazon as directed on the
> bottle.  I have no idea if it does anything, but it hasn't hurt.
>
> Stuart
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