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Hi,
I only managed to breed N. Marginatus when my Pistia grew really bushy roots. Never with Salvinia or Frogbit.
My experience is that floaters don´t like water on top of their leaves, or high current.
Hi,
In my experience, that saltwater raises conductivity quite fast. And I don´t think the metabolic waste from the shrimp helps either if you want to maintain some level of water quality. Just my 2 cents.
Hi,
I have never measured PH. I´m lazy and if I get what I want, i.e. breeding apistos, I´m happy.
I bet Darrel will take over this thread ;) with his bacteria and archaeons!
I stock my tanks with as much floating plants as is humanely possible. Those things love ammonia.
Hi,
Seed pods come mainly from https://tanninaquatics.com/
https://tanninaquatics.com/collections/seed-pods/products/sterculia-pod
https://tanninaquatics.com/collections/seed-pods/products/cariniana-pod All of my apistos have laid eggs in these...
My A. sp. abacaxis did the same thing except they spawned the same day I introduced some N. Marginatus. Maybe just a coincidence?
How could adding dithers act as a trigger?
Hi,
How big a part does temperature play in hatch rate? I think I only have a 50 % hatch rate.
I use this mix:
https://www.jbl.de/en/products/detail/3358/jbl-artemiomix