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Re: Hello/books
Hello All, I don't post often, but just to introduce myself;
I'm a marine biol graduate, biological illustrator and lecturer in wildlife
interpretation.
I am in the lucky position that my tapwater here in North Wales (UK) is
(after standing) pH 5.8 and less than 0.25 DH and zero nitrate.
Curently I'm working with;
Dicrossus filamentosus - these must be the slowest growing fry I've ever seen
- only 35mm after 6 months. 100% survival rate, evenly sized brood of about
60.
A. nijsenni - once they start breeding you can't stop them can you?
A. hongsloi I - two pairs both breeding constantly, excellent parents too -
bringing a brood through
A. cacutoides - I finally got a nice unrelated triple-red male for six very
desperate females - four with eggs or fry now
A. trifaciata - it turned out only one of eight juvenilles I bought was
female - had a surprise brood in the 'growing on' community tank will be
basis of breeding scheme.
A. norberti - breeding but keep eating the eggs. This pair is old - male is
3.5 inches long - I may have to raise them artificially before the parents
die.
Rams - the F0 fry from my old wild breeding pair - keep laying eggs in a
community tank, don't have the space to bring a batch of fry through yet
(damn those checkerboards :-) )
Non-cichlids breeding; honey gouramis, cardinals, Hypessobrycon robertsi
As far as books are concerned the English translation of Uwe Romers new book
is available at the natural history museum bookshop http://www.nhbs.co.uk/ on
pre-publish order (release date due June 2001). They ship worldwide at cost.
Alan W
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