Re: Nijsseni fry!

["Tim Ellis" <timellis@ev1.net>]

I keep them like killies. Well kinda. I put a 1-2 inch layer of GOOD peat on
top of the sand. The plants I use grow right thru it. I have two pairs that
just fill the tanks with fry. Sometimes they will have a second brood within
two weeks of the first. It can get ugly fast if I don't pull the first brood
in time. It is definitely pair specific. I have had other pairs that just
could not get the hang of it at all.

Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "mopargrrl" <mopargrrl@mindspring.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Nijsseni fry!


> Hmm,  I didn't do anything special. The first time i fed them well with
> live blackworms, this time they just got frozen bloodworms and
> live BBS once or twice a day.
>
> They are in a 10 gallon, sand bottom, kH and gH are unreadable
> by my AP test kit, TDS at 100, sponge filter, box filter running
> with fluval peat granules in it, pH is below 6 (need to get me a
> digital pH meter). Temp is 80 deg today, but it has fluctuated
> from 75 to 88 over the last month (unhooked heater and forgot
> to plug it back in, and we've had a heat wave). No dithers.
> Water changes once every couple weeks, last water change
> was a week ago.
>
> Bettas are much easier :-)
>
> later,
> christine
> danville, ca
>
> > Hi, I've got a large, fully adult, beautiful pair of nijsseni's that
just
> > won't spawn.  They're in a large planted tank with tons of dither fish
> > (potting soil under the gravel).  The pH is 6.5 and I've had it much
lower.
> > Temp is 80F.  I've got blue rams that spawn constantly in the same
water.
> >
> > So my question is what the heck did you do to get the nijsseni to
spawn??
> >
> >
> >
> > Brian Ahmer
> > ahmer.1@osu.edu
> > http://www.angelfire.com/or/biggestbri
>
>
>
>
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