Re: remove

[thomas park <park00@earthlink.net>]

WndrKdnomo wrote:
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> In a message dated 4/30/98 8:16:49 PM, timellis@flash.net wrote:
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> <<the water conditions were 3 degrees gh, 2 degrees kh, ph at 7.8 to 8.0, with
> a
> teaspoon of aquarium salt per five gallons of water, temp is 78 deg Fh.>>
> 
> Congratulations on your success with P. pulcher ( kribensis is an outdated and
> invalid name, although they often go by the name Kribs).
> As far as your water conditions go, Kribs do best in soft, acidic water.  Your
> hardness is fine, but I am confused as to why your pH would be so high.  Also,
> I would dispense with the added salt.  As an added note, this, and related
> species, (also Apistogramma species) is subject to skewed sex ratios depending
> on pH and temperature parameters experienced in the first month or two of
> development.  My own personal experience is that, in P. pulcher,    that pH is
> more important than temperature, and that low (acidic) pH values will favor an
> excess of male offspring.  With your very high (basic) pH I would expect that
> you might very well have your brood develop as all females. If you were to
> bring the pH down in the immediate future, though, you still might have a more
> favorable ratio, as apparently gender can be influenced for a period of
> perhaps two months after birth.
> As far as the female becoming aggressive with the male, I don't think you need
> to worry.  If that were going to happen, it would have happened already,
> probably even before the eggs hatched.  Once the male starts taking  part in
> brood care things tend to go smoothly, in my experience.  Problems occur when
> there is not enough room for the male to stay out of the females' territory
> while she broods the eggs and wrigglers.
> You don't specifically state what you are feeding your fry, but you mention
> them feeding on "algae and leftovers".  If you haven't already, I would
> immediatly start hatching some Brine Shrimp eggs. Live baby brine shrimp ( or
> micro worms) should form the basis of their diet for at least the first few
> weeks  ( if you don't already have a culture of micro-worms going, it's too
> late for this batch of fry, but Brine Shrimp eggs will hatch in 24 to 48
> hours).  As they grow larger, they may be fed any quality fresh, frozen,
> freeze dried food that you would feed the adults, as long as it has been
> ground/chopped into an appropriate size.  Even flake foods are OK if ground
> up, but live foods are definitely preferred, and are almost mandatory in the
> first couple of weeks if you want maximum growth for your fry..
> Sorry about the length of this post, I really didn't mean to write a book.
> Jeff
> WndrKdnomo@aol.com
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