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Recent content by martin_c

  1. martin_c

    question ph

    If you are using pure RO water i wonder where KH 2 and 3 come from. Did you maybe initially fill up the tanks with tap water and that KH is a left over? Then after the next water changes your KH will be lower and the humic substances will push down the PH over time. But if your RO-Water has KH 2...
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    Apistogramma psammophila F1

    I just wanted to mention that i'll be driving through northern belgium to Breskens on friday. So if someone happens to live along that route and is interested in these fish, i could hand them over somewhere.
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    Apistogramma psammophila F1

    Hello, i'm selling some F1s of Apistogramma psammophila. I'd ask for €15 per fish. They are about 2cm or above. Their parents were imported by Zierfischzentrum Austria in December 2023. I currently have more females than males, so i'd prefer to give away like 1m2f or 2m3f. Shipping within...
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    What to do now?

    Those wavemaster 120 give me nostalgia. I'm suprised they still work, they must be like 25 years old.
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    with Discus?

    On one hand, the concrete structures that you are planning with cracks and crevices to hide in reminds me a lot of how Oliver Lukanus describes the habitat of A. psammophila (close relative of A. diplotaenia) ( beginning at minute 2 ). But on the other hand, species of the the A. diplotaenia...
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    with Discus?

    @MacZ I think we had that conversation before, but i don't quite understand why you want discus to be kept in temperatures lower than 27°C. Even though they live in the same geographic range as most Apistogrammas they don't live in the shaded forest streams but seek larger waters that are more...
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    with Discus?

    Hi, I kept Apistogramma diplotaenia together with Heckel discus for a while and it worked well. Both like it warm.
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    Interesting behavior of male A. psammophila

    All i can say is that this tank with a footprint of 50x70cm didn't work with the specimens i have, even though it was structured with some wood and stuff (i took that out recently when i had to catch out half grown fry and didn't put it back in yet). The female pushes the male out of the inner...
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    Interesting behavior of male A. psammophila

    Yes, it reminded me of that too. I once had wild caught Dicrossus and i loved the leaf flipping behavior. Unfortunately after a while they did it less, i guess they learned that food comes from above and turning leaves doesn't really pay off anymore. But here it seems to be more about carrying...
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    Typhonodorum lindleyanum

    Just to wrap this thread up: For a while they were fast growing nice to look at emersed plants. But after some months i lost them to lice. The leaves that exceed the lid of the tank and are permanently dry seem to be prone to lice. I guess in nature they are exposed to rain on a daily basis so...
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    Interesting behavior of male A. psammophila

    Hi, after a pair of A. psammophila recently spawned in the left side of a breeding tank, i added a small mirror at the right side of the tank, to keep the male busy and away from the female (it's just a temporary solution, i'll remove the male soon anyway). After 2 hours or so the male was...
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    What to do now?

    Then have a good aquaristic detox, and next year you'll have a fresh start with an all new concept.
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    What to do now?

    That's sad to hear. If it's mainly about the money, I wonder if you could have saved quite some money for heating by just covering the tank with a glass sheet?
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    Can I make blackwater using my tap water?

    I don't really see though why a glass electrode shouldn't be sufficient in very soft water. It might take a while for a final result but if you have the electrode attached to the tank permanently (like i do) that's not an issue. I calibrate it like every 2 months or so. If it's been a while...
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    Can I make blackwater using my tap water?

    If your cheap ph meter's display happens to have a bnc port, you could by a decent glass electrode and re use the display.
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