Fwd: Re: factors relating to growth

["Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com>]

>>Tom Mroz wrote:
>>> What are your opinions on other variables (Other than food 
"quality")
>>> related to fry growth and what are their priorities?

Kaycy wrote:
>I have found all these factors to be important for fry growth.
>
>>> Water chemistry (pH and hardness)
>It needs to be constantly checked to make sure it stays at their 
optimum
>chemistry.  I have had pairs of apistos that would only spawn if I left 
the
>tank for two weeks after a 50% water change. (They waited for the 
chemistry
>to be where THEY like it.
>
In addition, I have talked to more than one discus breeder who felt 
their fry grew better in slightly harder water than the water in the 
breeding tank.  I have no statistics to prove this, nor have I ever 
attempted to test this.

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