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Re: apisto biotopes
Title: Re: apisto biotopes
That's an awesome question that would make a good book! I
think it would be really cool to get that kind of info too, and try to
mimic the environments at home. Maybe some people on the list
could go on a collecting trip and we could just take lots of pictures
and notes!
I've seen these trips advertised, let's go!
Hey
everyone. I just joined up and hopefully I'm doing everything
right (I apologize ahead of time for any possible ignorant breach in
etiquette.)
I have been
working for a while on putting together an archive of different
biotopes and how to accurately set them up in home aquariums.
This is purely NON-COMMERCIAL and solely for the benefit and use of
fellow hobbyists interested in this part of fish-keeping(you can check
it out
here:http://www.aqualink-too.com/ubb/board/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=62&SUBMIT=Go ). It is based out of a BB,
but that is non-commercial as well.
I have been
trying to put together a few different setups for apistogramma and
other dwarf cichlids, but I'm left reeling after I try to break up the
different species into groups and environments. I am trying
to come up with plans that are authentic to the fish's natural
environment, both in aquascaping and water parameters. That why
I want to ask all of you who have maybe collected them in the
wild or are very knowledgeable about specific species, for
help and information.
I was going
to separate them into clearwater and blackwater tanks,
but information is so unclear that it's hard to say which ones
always come from which environment: streams, igarapes, pools, lakes,
acidic pH, neutral pH, stagnant, slowly flowing, etc.
I am also curious as to what native plants and other fish are
found with them. I would then like to divide them all into
different biotopic setups and add them to the
archive.
Well, I've
sort of rambled on. I would love any information that any
of you would care to share.
Ron
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Brian Ahmer
ahmer.1@osu.edu
http://www.angelfire.com/or/biggestbri