Re: A. nijsenni breeding revisited

["Scott Olson" <olson7@hotmail.com>]

A quick, cheap and easy way to darken your substrate is to buy a small bag 
of the black aquarium gravel that every pet store sells.  Then just sprinkle 
it on top of the existing substrate.  You don't even need to cover the 
entire surface.  It's surprising how little of the black gravel is required 
to have a significant effect on the appearance and effectiveness of the 
substrate.  It's also surprising how natural the black pebbles look lying on 
the lighter, pre-existing substrate.

I agree 100% with Bob - when it comes to dwarf cichlids, the blacker the 
substrate the better!..It might seem like a small thing, but a darker 
substrate, for some reason, makes the fish show better, makes them more 
confident, and, I'm convinced, can thus help lead to successful spawning.

Regards,

Scott


>From: "Cory and Susanne Williamson" <webwill@infinet.net>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
>Subject: Re: A. nijsenni breeding revisited
>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:12:22 -0700
>
>Bob,
>
>Thanks for the advice, I had thought that 80-82 was their preferred temp.
>
>
>As for the substrate- do you or anyone else know of a good cheap source of
>dark substrate?- I remember some discussion about it back in the summer.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <IDMiamiBob@aol.com>
>To: <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
>Sent: October 25, 1999 4:41 PM
>Subject: Re: A. nijsenni breeding revisited
>
>
> > Two things I would recommend, Cory.  Lower the temperature to around 77º
>F.
> > These are Apistos, not angels.  Also change out the substrate for
>something
> > darker.  The darker the better.  In their native environs, the bottom is
> > covered with dead leaves, which are dark brown or black.
> >
> > Bob Dixon
> >
> >
> > 
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