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Re: cupido
Vinod Kutty wrote:
> Lee Newman (who's most likely reading this from Vancouver) and I collected
> Biotodoma a couple of months ago in pH 6.2 water in RIo Momon and the
> conductivity was about 50-80 uS depending on where you were. About 100
> miles east of there, we again collected them, a prettier variety, in a lake
> with neutral pH and slightly higher conductivity.
> I know Lee collected in the Rio Negro a couple of years ago, perhaps he will
> comment on the water conditions there.
It was pretty standard 'blackwater' chemistry; pH was 5.0 and there was
no detectable hardness (we did not check conductivity...unfortunately)
and the temp (dry season) was 30 C.
> I've kept this fish before in hard alkaline water and could never get them
> to breed. Hats off to anyone who can breed them.
Anyone interested in breeding them should combine a great amount of
patience (they seem slow to mature) with good water quality (low
nitrates) and good food (lots of small shrimp and other live
stuff...which is also what came up in the nets in both Peru and Brazil).
May fortune favour the foolish (tying up tank space and putting in all
that effort!).
Lee
Vancouver, B.C.
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