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Of all time?....
probably Apisto . sp.Inca 50 for the dwarfs (dwarves)
'cichlasoma' robertsoni/Tilapia mariae (tied) for the cichlids.
As for the 'oddballs' - choose anything from the 'knifefish, puffers, gobies and cories (corydoras sp.)
Just don't ask me to ever choose to favour any...
I have a truly horrible feeling about this: these fish require much more room than you might have at first imagined. Your calculations while appearing 'sound', actually require to be re-examined in a different light, if I may say so, so politely,
Nick
Synthesis (Sin(?)thesis)
May the fish not only arrive and be coming, but also do what naturally happens in between, truly happy couples and couplings.
Nick
Microworms
Microworms are susceptible to the strangest of things; did you know that fish flake can harm them, for example? I did have have my recent cultures for over 4 years (constantly re - generated of course!), until I foolishly decided to leave them in (in their) entireity in the unheated...
Pelvicachromis pulcher (Kribs)
Happy New Year to all.
Spots have a great deal to do with identification, and it is for this reason that I point out that many people here in the U.K. have been bemoaning their loss from recent specimens offered for sale. I am no expert, but I know my pulcher...
Couting dances/cave inspections
:D I know what you mean! I myself have been breeding fish for just over 4 years now but have never seen the eggs of any cave - spawners.
I have never dared! Could it be that the early development of such embryos could be dependant on a continued condition of...
Reverse osmosis units: installation and use of.
:) My first instinct would be to simply to advise you to call out a plumber. However, being a thrifty Scotsman ("Jock") :lol: , I see no need for you to take perhaps one or even more days off work and then be further penalised by additional...
Nanochromis spp.
:) Yes, my apologies. I was just being cynical. I should really learn to hide my disappointment more carefully. Where I live, and can reach, often involves long journeys. Nanochromis are only rarely offered for sale and indeed I have only ever seen N. transvestitus and N...
Chances?
Mathematically speaking a quartet represents about 87.5 percent. This is
about (?) "evens" in a normal dealer's tank. If you have an idea what you are looking for.
Unfortunately near certaintainty of a pair only reaches that value when 8 specimens are purchased (Near certainty)...
Nitrate levels ???? + ?!
:o 20ppm nitrates seems Hellishly high. My two pairs of F2 taeniatus ""molewe" [sorry - I've 'ad a few] have already setup and and are preparing to spawn in a 70L tank. This was primarily meant as an isolation tank but.... who am I.. Even if it turns out to be merely...
Grindalworms/Whiteworms
:) both these creatures are easy to keep in moderate temperatures (below 24 degrees Celcius) or 75 Farenheit in old money.
The trouble is: this barely qualifies as "cold" in some countries. Add to this that Grindalworms produce to much of their own muck, that they...
Moribund pelvicachromis sp.
:( Check your nitrates Chromis. I lived in London from '82 - '89, and the nitrate level even, then was appalling. I hear matters have not really improved, since. It might be worth investing in a small reverse osmosis unit, to assist in gradually bringing the water...
Pelvicachromis mixtures
Hi Chromis,
I once tried to keep Pelvicachromis pulcher (F1 (believed from Nigeria) and subocellatus pairs in a 250 litre tank. The pulcher were never really happy, and I lost the subocellatus female, before experimentation could really begin. Perhaps there is lesson...
West africans
:D Aaah! A classic case of Greene's Law :lol: No matter how hard you have trained or studied, the opposition always "look" as "hard as nails" giants. Meanwhile, they are looking at you, and thinking exactly the same thing. :lol:
Up here we have pH 6.4 tapwater, with variable...
Shipping/temperature restrictions
:) I take it that you intend to conduct complex behavioural studies based around this "little" group.
Most of us can only "dream" about posessing some of these fish. Envy is not a part of my mind :?: :lol: , but/and I can only wish you well, in the...