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Re: stubborn pairs
Mike,
That thought had not crossed my mind, as none of them have spawned for 2
monthes and all the females of all the species are in spawning colouration
and the males are displaying. they just wont spawn???
coby
From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>
Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: stubborn pairs
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:02:14 -0600
Have you ever thought that your fish are telling you that they need a short
rest? Both A. borellii & trifasciata come from the southern end of the
apisto
range. They experience seasonal changes similar to Florida (A. borellii
have
been collected at temperatures in the 40ºF (5ºC) range). In these locations
they
are seasonal spawners. Then, many cichlids stop spawning for a month or 2
after
several successive spawns. They just need time to recuperate.
Mike Wise
the dude wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having issues with my A. borelli and A. trifasciata...
>
> The trifasciata have bred a few times, but all of a sudden they wont
breed
> any more... (I have two pairs of each set up)
>
> All 4 pairs are in 15 gallon tanks, with a box filter, sand bottom, pots
and
> pvc and java moss... the Ph for the tanks has been around 7 and about
20ppm.
> They have been fed black worms daily for the last week. Thinking (after
> talking to someone) that the PH might be to high I added some HCL to
drop
> the PH to around 5.8 for the trifasciata and int he 6's for the borelli.
If
> this doesnt work, im going to do a 40% water change on all 4 breeding
> tanks... and see what happens...
>
> However, my three pairs of cacatuoides all spawned within the day they
were
> added to the tank, one pair about 8 minutes after being added...
>
> anyone have suggestions???
>
> Also my albino kribs and A. sp cara pintada are not breeding for some
> reason. (both of which have bred before) But the cacs dont stop!!!
>
> thanks
> coby
>
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