Re: discossus fil

["Ray" <rbnw34747@blueyonder.co.uk>]

hi mike j and all on list -to long to go into detail -but short details-in
the process of re-building the fish house the tanks are spread all over the
house where ever there is a spare plug-the diccrossus are wild ones i have
been rearing up-the tank is 16-8-8 ph 58 dh 2 temp was being built up it was
75 in the fish house -on moving to a spare room with no heater-all a can say
is we had a frosty night the temp dropped-  nexted day on feed time i was
confronted with a leaf full of white eggs -qwick check all round read ph 58
dh 2 temp 65 only assume temp killed the eggs i now it sould have been in
the 80 plus ph down but i no ive got a spawning pr we can only try
ain   ------scouse RAY----- Original Message -----
From: <mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: 'Wilhelmi' and Ray Blackburn- himself


> Ray..........great to have you among the "real" people and not just a
"story"
> from Pete!  Congratulations on the "Wilhelmi" spawning. I had a pair and
just
> couldn't get the job done!  Thanks for the information on what helped you
to
> spawn these great fish.
>
> ..now, Ray........65 degrees and the checkerboard spawned????.....65
> degrees??? Did the electric company shut down for a while?  I mean I've
heard
> of lowering the temperature to induce a spawn
but.....65......wow!!!!!....;-)
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ray" <rbnw34747@blueyonder.co.uk>
> > To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 6:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: 'Wilhelmi' and Ray Blackburn- himself
> >
> >
> > > hi -all on line-its scouse RAY come out of lurking thanks to
> > > pedro[adoketa]pete-i dont no about singing mike j but
> > > mybe its THE MERSEY BEAT--ok mike j hear goes-  ---i breed all my
apistos
> > in
> > > 16-8-8 and 18-10-10 tanks-----ref-the apisto WILHELMI-was in 16-8-8
with a
> > > silica sand bottom  temp-75- ph 5.5 hardness 2/3-food-plenty of live
> > > bloodworm/whiteworm plus any leftover brime s----the setup is
> > semi/furnished
> > > three small plant pots each with a different entrance ie-top
middle-bottom
> > > mine took the top -fe-male-in first-well feed-after about in goes the
male
> > > plenty of chaseing around but soon settledl then the magic happend she
> > > coloured up but not the usual yellow but alightish grey with ajet
> > > blacklateral spots but the male was something else with his rusty dark
> > blood
> > > red throat-after three days i take the male out he hase done his job
> > another
> > > three days aprox out comes the fe-male with the brood of about 60
> > fry --good
> > > hey--fisrt food i use is inforsoria then brime hope this helps you
mike j
> > > ill tell you more about what i am doing soon  taking up to mutch air
> > > space --scouse RAYOriginal Message -----
> > > From: <mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > > To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:28 PM
> > > Subject: Re: 'Wilhelmi' and Ray Blackburn
> > >
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