Re: Breeding Rams !?!?!?!

[Ken Laidlaw <K.Laidlaw@roe.ac.uk>]

> How old is sexually mature?? (how long is a piece of  string!) Ive had the pair
> for 9 months and the male is 5-6 cm (doesnt stay still to be measured)

Should be a big enough boy by now.
 
> Sydney Water is very soft, LFS says 10-20 ppm and the pH is about 7.9.

Very low hardness, does the pH stabilise at 7.9 in the 
tank?  Over here in Scotland the water comes out of the 
tank at pH 8.5 but soon settles down to about 7 naturally 
after whatever the water company does to the water (temp 
hardness?) goes.  It is then easy to lower using peat.  If 
you have the space you can pre-filter tap water through 
peat before adding to the tank.


Regards,
Ken.

ps perhaps some of the USA members can offer more advice 
once the sun comes up for them.