From: "Susan Welenofsky" <welenofsky@comcast.net>
Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
To: "GSAS Member Chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Subject: [GSAS-Member] Tanganikyan Lampeye Killifish
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:38:47 -0800
This is regarding the Tanganikyan Lampeye Killifish, has anyone besides
Kate
and Heidi ever try this fish?
Susan
-----Original Message-----
From: marvin uza [mailto:syno93@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:47 PM
To: welenofsky@comcast.net
Subject: killi
susan,
i hear that a lot of people have had trouble keeping these fish. i've been
keeping this species off and on for the past 10 years and i'll tell you
what
i've learned keeping them. first, these are very nervous and easily
startled
schooling fish that do best in a group of at least a dozen. second, they
are
very active fish with a high metabolism and i feel that a high protein diet
is best so at least 2 feedings a day with frozen and dry foods. third, keep
them in as big a tank as possible. i have about 40 3-4 inch fish in a 180
gallon tank. and finally, keep their water clean. they polute the water
very
quickly with their heavy appetites. i do 50% weekly water changes with
straight tap water with no additives and here are my water parameters:
hardness 120-180 ppm tds, ph 6.8-7.2, temp 78-82.my hardness and ph are
very
low from the tap and work great for my dwarf cichlids. what is puzzling is
that these killis come from a lake where the water is very hard and the ph
is in the 8-9 range. hope this information helps your friend.
marvin
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