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Christ, who'd have thought...I'm impressed.
here's the link http://www.aquaristik-live.de/viewtopic.php?t=35453
I think it's absolut nonsense. by the way my handle in this thread is apistodiskus
That makes two of us. Unless you read German the link will be pretty useless to you.
I think it's a load of bull as well. Just wanted a few educated opnions.
Hi,
I have seen claims that rams and Bolivian rams can be hybridized and that the resulting offspring is actually fertile. I think it highly unlikely but I'm just putting this out here for any input.
Any sand will do as long as it's inert. Get some hydrochloric acid and poor it over the sand you intend to use. If it fizzles it contains hardness builders so don't use it. If it doesn't fizzle it's Ok to use
Hi Adam,
some quick remarks from the other side of the Atlantic.
You really do not need 4*55watts on 55 gallon tank. First of all they use a lot of electrictity and are as you mentioned quite expensive to buy in the first place.
I have a comparable tank of 66 gallons and run it on 4*38 watt...
I'm not sure what this thing should do or why they advertise that it is suitable for a seawater aquarium. Adding CO2 to a seawater? For what purpose?
What you should do is get your hardness down and your pH will follow. Might I suggest that you use some RO water and add it to your tapwater. You...
Hi Cathy,
don't think that the snails pose a threat. I used to have them in my tanks and never had any problems. Since I moved to a new house we have a different water supplier and my water is so soft that they can't form a proper shell. A pity really since these snails come in handy eating any...
you should have no problems. Just follow the instructions on the label and use one fertilizer only. Too much fertilizer will pollute your tank water which is the real danger rather than raising TDS
I have cherry shrimp. As nice as they are as useless they are as algae eaters. They feed on detrius. If you want algae eaters get Amanos. You can breed them but just have to keep the larvae in slightly brakish water (salinity around 1.005) for about 4 weeks. After that they will be OK to put...
nice to hear that things are moving along nicely.
However, I would not stock any more fish for the time being. Get those algae sorted first. More fish will produce more waste products on which algae thrive
getting them to spawn is the easy bit. Raising the fry is the hard part.
the water should be as soft as you can get it preferably filter over moss peat, ph below 7. If you feed them frozen and live foods they will spawn quite easily.
Raising the fry is a different matter. A lot of fish will...
None of them are especially hard to keep, not if you kept/bred discus.
A. hongsloi II are nice but need quite a large territory per male. I'm actually keeping mine with discus at a temperature of 28 C. Borrelis are probably the typical 'first apisto' (they were mine anyway). There are...
no way to turn off the natural fermantation systems at night. But you really don't have to. I have them on some of my tanks and my water as it comes out of the tap is less than 1 kH. Never had a pH crash in 20 odd years. So I wouldn't worry too much that your fish will suffer
The bigger the tank the better. No news here. The height of the tank doesn't really matter.
If you can let us know what fish you can get hold of in your area, I'm sure there will be some suggestion from the forum. Since you bred discus before I would think you will not have to start off with...
Make sure your rocks you used to have in your rift valley set up don't increase the hardness. Anything like coral rocks, limestone, etc. is a definite none starter.
Rams are monogomous so are better kept in pairs, However you should start with at least six fish so they can pair up naturally...
small gravel (1-4mm) is fÃÂne as a substrate and there should be plenty of nutrients for the plants since the tanks are already established. Your light levels are ok for crypts, vallis, most Echniodorus (stay away from the red varieties) and even some stem plants should do OK. Sometimes it's...
Are you sure that the Apistos are actually eating their own spawn? I suspect the zebra plec might eat the eggs. Remove the pleco and see what happens. Young apsitos sometimes need to spawn a few times before they get it right
Hygrophilia polysperma in it's many varieties, Vallsineria will do well. Most Echinodrus are easy to grow. Are you introducing plants into an already established tank or are you talking about a new set-up? What's your substrate, what size of a tank are we talking about? Essentially a planted...
Adam seems to have had a panduro that needed to see a shrink. Never had any problems with them. Keep 3 pairs in a 66 gal tank and never got that kind of aggression. you might want to consider A. nijsseni. Almost look the same as panduros and from my experience are a good bit hardier.
I add...