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Recent content by Z Man

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    crenicichla regani

    element, if you are having problems with the eggs, try getting the water very soft. I found that the first pair I had needed very soft water because I knew the guy who collected them so I know they were wild. When the fry grew and spawned for me they didn't need the harder water. If you have...
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    crenicichla regani

    I bred them quite a bit but at first they needed really soft water conditions. Here is the article I wrote: http://members.aol.com/WnyZman/regani.html
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    how to remove eggs

    If they were a new pair to me, I always removed the eggs and hatched them myself. I then said to the pair, "This first spawn is mine, you can have the rest!".
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    how to remove eggs

    I just picked up whatever they were in or on and transferred it to the hatching tank. Those eggs won't dry out in the few secomds they are in contact with the air. Sometimes when I transferred Apisto eggs and the female was in the pot, I would quickly reverse the pot place a finger covering the...
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    Experiences with Teleocichla-species?

    I have purchased a few pair of different Teleocichla that I paid quite a high price for at different times from Julio when he still lived in the US. They were like about $40 or $50 a pair. I tried pairs in a 30 breeder but they didn't last too long. Just a few months if that. The female was...
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    Sexing Crenicichla compressiceps

    C. compressiceps is one of the more difficult dwarf pikes to spawn. You just have to wait until they feel like breeding.
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    Sexing Crenicichla compressiceps

    Sorry but no to both your questions. I'm downsizing right now.
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    Sexing Crenicichla compressiceps

    Yup, you beat me to saying that aquatico.
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    teleocichla cinderella

    Just to let you both know that this genus needs a lot of room. And they are pretty expensive. I had a few pairs at different times in a java moss stocked 30 breeder and she found the he every time and killed him. I went through about 4 pairs at different times with no luck at all. Hope you guys...
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    R/O parts

    You should visit the Specta-Pure site and look at their offerings. I purchased one about 8 years ago and have replaced all components twice now. I run it almost every day as I have 80 small (10 - 15g) tanks. From the first day you use it, the output begins to slowly decrease. I have 1 15gpd...
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    Brine shrimp hatchery help

    For years when I ran 80 tanks I just used 2 - 1 gallon tanks and just added regular salt, teaspoon of eggs, airstone and had a 15watt bulb outside. Every day I siphoned out the eggs through a brine shrimp net and then just cleaned it out and started another batch. Did this for about 10 years. I...
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    The most difficult apistos to breed

    The one I truly wanted to breed but never could was A. elizabethae.
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    Good age for starting breeding?

    The only one's I see that you may have a water problem are Pandoro & Nijsseni. I have bred all the others in a 7.5pH and 175ppm TDS.
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    Good age for starting breeding?

    I have a site up but haven't done anything to it in a few years but you may be interested. I have quite a few breeding articles there. http://members.aol.com/WnyZman/ You can e-mail me after you have read it over.
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    Suggestions for 5' x 18"D x 26"H

    Yeah, at 120 gallons I wouldn't call this a small tank.
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