Re: Ram Fry Problems

[Steph & Dave <caligula@curie.dialix.com.au>]

Thanks Bob

Coz my tap water is very soft this tank measures out at 6.2dH even with clam
shells and other sundry rocks - most of which have fossils in them (Dave did
invertebrate paleotology at uni)  The pH normally sits about 6.8 - 7.  Is this too
hard or neutral for the kribs to breed successfully?  I have a huge fossil 'snail'
in the tank, about 4 inches in diameter, makes an interesting conversation piece
*grin*

This community tank we set up before I started getting interested in dwarf's and
we had never worried about things like pH or hardness, and I havent got around to
rearranging it.

Steph

IDMiamiBob wrote:

> Steph writes:
> <<
> > I also have my first pair of krib's in the 50 gal community tank that I
> bought 8
> > days ago and have spawned already.  However they have spawned inside a clam
> >shell
> > - me being a little slow to get around to terracotta pots and stuff - any
> one
> > think the shell will affect the egg/fry growth? >>
>
> The clam shell won't impact the fry, but it will make it difficult to maintain
> the soft, acidic conditions that your kribs want, as it will slowly dissolve,
> and buffer the pH upward.
>
> Bob Dixon
>
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