Re: Dwarf Cichlid question

["Chris Jewell" <chris@jewell68.freeserve.co.uk>]

I work on the latin names Microgeophagus Ramirezi and Papiliochromis
altispinosa which was up to date from what I've recently been told. If
anyone has a definative version of what we should call the Bolivian ram I
think it would clear up a lot of confusion, both past and present.

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Zack Wilson <aquamaniac@earthlink.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Dwarf Cichlid question


> Assuming you start out with healthy stock ( a lot of lfs stock is not),
I've
> found rams to be as hardy as the next fish. They are not as fragile as so
> many people seem so eager to say they are. Still, I wouldn't advocate
> putting them in hard, alkaline water. They come from and prefer soft, acid
> water, and you'll get the best out of them in those conditions. Just a
small
> point, but since you both referred to it, last I checked Microgeophagus
> referred to both ramirezi and altispinosa as their genus name.
>
> Kribs (pulcher) are certainly adaptable and easy to keep breed. They'll
live
> and breed in all sorts of conditions, though they do seem to prefer it
> softer. The other Pelvicachromis species seem a little more insistant on
> having their water soft/acid.
>
> As far as Apistos are concerned, cacatuoides would be about the best bet
no
> matter what the hardness ends up being, which would be very helpful to
know.
> I was keeping and breeding my cacatuoides in well water long before I got
an
> RO unit or even understood the importance of hardness. My tap comes out at
> pH 8.4, dKH/GH 15. They had no problems in this water. When I got my RO
> unit, I decided to experiment with the conditions and I continued to get
> good results when I dropped the pH to 6.5 and hardness down to 2-3degrees.
> Assuming the water is clean (shouldn't it always be for any fish?) and you
> can provide a diet with a little more emphasis on frozen/live, cacatuoides
> is a pretty hardy, easy to keep dwarf.
>
> Zack
>
>
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