Re: death tank? - long

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

It sounds to me like you have some warfare between the breeders and their 
conspecifics.  Many "peaceful" dwarves IME are less tolerant of their owm 
kind than of the dither fish when spawning.  Your next problem will be the 
aggies.  I hope for your sake the aggies and the curviceps pick opposite ends 
of the tank.  Yes, it's a big one, but not as big as the rivers they inhabit 
in the wild.

As for using the conductivity to dose fertilizer, I can see where that may 
become ineffective.  Over time you may have some hardening of the water due 
to evaporation and topping off, as well as metabolic waste that will raise 
conductivity.  It may be better to use a conventional indicator like iron 
levels to keep nutrients at a desired level.

Bob Dixon


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