Re: well if its not one its the other... A. uaupesi "red-wedge"

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Joel,

I don't remember if you ever mentioned how soft your water is, but until you drop
you pH to around 5.5 and reduce you softness to almost 0 your female will continue
to breed (her behaviors says she has eggs right now) but the eggs won't be viable.
I'd recommend moving them to another tank since these water condition are not
really conducive to most plants.  A 10 gallon tank may be a bit small, but possible
if you keep an eye on the behavior of the fish and water conditions.

Mike Wise

"joel metz, ifbma" wrote:

>  the red-wedge female basically barricading herself into
>  an upturned clay pot saucer... shes been going in and out of breeding
>  colouration (all yellowy with a single black spot on her side) for the past
>  week or so, and the male has been displaying to her off and on during that
>  time as well, the whole fin flashing, tail-swiping routine...
>  tank still hovers at about ph 6.4... ive been pondering
>  bringing down the ph a bit seeing as the tank residents are the filimentosus,
>  the red-wedge, a pair of pertensis and two male gibbiceps (the latter 2
>  species were contaminants in the red-wedge and filimentosus shipments),
>  but i dont think ill do that until i figure out whats going on here...
>
> -joel
>
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