Re: A. nijsenni (and buying fish)

[Thomas Soelter <Thomas.Soelter@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>]

Hi Wilfried and all,

adding iron (which is quite naturel in some habitats) seems to me nearly like
using peat to enhance water quality. But there is a difference: peat is for
health, iron is for good looking. Where is that line ?

Thomas


Wilfred Teiser wrote:

> Hi Fredrik,
>
> you wrote:
> ...
> > No need for a hard debate. It's useful if you want to bring out the
> > colour of your fish (colour that they naturally have, no selective
> > breeding  here...). I personally want to keep things as natural as
> > possible, add stuff to the tank that are supposedly there in natural
> > conditions, no more. It's a very fine line between getting the colours
> > out and enhancing them to an unnatural degree, I hope most serious
> > hobbyists stay on the natural side.
> >
> > As for buying pairs I am in total agreement with you. I'd much rather
> > buy a group of juveniles than a pair of adults. Unfortunately, over
> > here at least, apistos are few and far between so a pair may be all
> > one gets.
> >
> > Fredrik
> >
>
> that's right. As you said: it is a very fine line...
>
> Wilfred
>
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