Re: Dwarf Cichlid question

["PuraVida" <puravida@gmx.at>]

As I have seen in my books, the right name for both is Mikrogeophagus with k
not c ramirezi and altispinosa.

(Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (Myers & Harry, 1948)
(Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen, 1968, a senior synonym
of
Papiliochromis Kullander, 1977 (Teleostei: Cichlidae))

Ernst

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Jewell" <chris@jewell68.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Dwarf Cichlid question


> 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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