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Re: Stray Apistos
Thanks for info David,
i've put them into my agassizii tank (45 gal, must soon do a new tank setup for
them) it's just a temporary solution. But they seem to do well in it - for long
term i think water is to hard (8 GH) and pH to high (6,8). Must do water
softening. The ranges you gave is what i thought of. .
Thomas
David Sanchez wrote:
> Awesome Thomas! Thats what makes keeping Apisto's fun, contamenants.
> We never know what we have. Regardless, I reccomend using soft water
> (1-10 DH) and a pH around 6.5 or 6 until you are sure. It doesn't hurt
> to go low. I have a well and my water comes out pH 5.5 and less then 1
> DH, microsiemns of 30, and a KH of 1. I use this water for all my
> dwarfs with out problems even my A.cacatoudies but for breeding I
> adjust (or else i will get 90% males in A.cacatoudies) to what ever is
> required. A little trick that my wife found ( I cant take the credit)
> is to use black water extract ( I use boiled peat that makes a tea) I
> know this is well known but I was not using it because my pH is so low
> anyway, but it tends to make the water dark and makes many Apisto's
> like Taenicara candidi much less shy. Give it a try good luck
>
> David Sanchez
>
> ---Thomas Soelter wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > last monday i've found 3 stray apistos, perhaps a new macmystery. The
> > shop assistant couldn't tell what it is, where it comes from (surely a
> > contaminant) nor how much it costs (funny eh). A day later after he's
> > asked for a price and i've picked them up: 2 males 1 female (i hope
> it's
> > really a female - but there isn't a big difference) at a moderate
> price
> > (40 DM for those 3 fish). These guys are aprox. 40 - 45 mm. Males got
> > lyra tail, short extensions on dorsal.
> >
> > Now i'm quite sure it's A.gibbiceps - maybe i'm able to photograph
> them,
> > scan it and put it on the net - i'd be interested in your opinion.
> > Gibbiceps is a blackwater fish - right ? Are you able to tell about
> > values of pH, hardness, electric condutivity, food requirements ?
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> >
> >
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