Re: Dwarf Cichlid question

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

I was under the impression that it had been changed, but most of my books
are about as old as yours........

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: PuraVida <puravida@gmx.at>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: Dwarf Cichlid question


> 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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