Re: panduros and archives

[Scott <zerelli@yahoo.com>]

I am intrigued by the DOCs comment. I (obviously) have
not bred any apistos, but I was under the impression
that in nature they live amongst leaf litter and
decaying plant matter. Wouldn't that mean high DOCs?
Just curious.


--- Zack Wilson <aquamaniac@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hey Joe,
> 
> When I was keeping wild panduro, they would
> generally spawn for me in the
> following conditions:
> 
> pH ~5.0 sometimes fell lower
> Pure RO with minimal buffering KH/GH
> Used Kent Marine pH Control Minus to lower the pH to
> 5.0
> Temp. 79-80F
> Fed variety of live and frozen foods.
> 
> One thing to watch for that I've found is to keep
> those DOC's and TDS's as
> low as possible. If water changes were allowed to
> slip and those got too
> high, brood care suffered. A lot of times I would do
> a big water change
> (50-60%) with RO water adjusted to the proper pH,
> and they would spawn the
> next day. Sounds to me like they may already be
> getting ready to spawn. May
> just be a matter of having patience, waiting for a
> storm or something like
> that. 
> 
> The female guards the clutch, though the males have
> always been good around
> the fry when they are free swimming, in my
> experience.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Zack
> 
> 
> 
>
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