Re: panduros and archives

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

That's true, Scott, but in the wild they also have
a continuous flow of fresh water. In
this case the concept (with apologies to
environmental activists) 'the solution to
pollution is dilution' becomes valid.

Mike Wise

Scott wrote:

> 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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