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Last fall I successfully raised a batch of A. Cacatuoides in water with a pH of 8.0. Most of those fish are now at the LFS waiting to be taken to their new homes. (I kept a few for myself for entertainment).
Don't know about water hardness. My kit gives readings in ppm -I think I'm just...
for what it's worth, I use this brand and my baby cockatoos seem to like it well. They do get more excited about fresh BBS and chopped frozen food. But I have used the Hikari as a staple in their diet and they still eat it. (Most are now about 1cm long -I stopped counting how many weeks old...
:( So sorry for your loss. All I can say is hang in there. Doubtless, your pair will try again in only a couple of weeks.
I too have experienced tragedy. My female jumped out of her tank the other day and died :cry: . The children are now being taken care of by their father.
Congratulations! :D
I've been in the same situation for nearly a week now: the little guys are still going strong 8) .
I feed them 3 times daily, though it's difficult since I work shifts. When I work days I feed them once early in the morning before I go to work and twice over a...
Best of luck!
Did the same thing myself last week: the female was "coming-on" to him the very moment he swam out of my net. They mated only a couple of days ago -she's a take-charge kind of girl :twisted: !
Well...
for Apistt_ed: I am in Calgary, Canada. I bought my blue-face just a couple of days ago from the Petland chain. (In ony a week they sold out completely, mine was the last one :!: ).
for Mike Wise: Yes, there is a dark spot at the base of the tail, no spots on the tail and...
An LFS near me has fish described with this term going for $7 CDN ea. I'm trying to figure out what species they are :?: . They look grey (or perhaps a slate blue?) with a black horizontal line across a background of fainter vertical bands. There are radial lines of iridescent blue spots on...
Update
If anyone should happen to read this I can tell you I did decide to go with A. Cac.'s and they are doing well :) . I've barely had them for 2 weeks and today I saw a clutch of eggs :D . This is going to be interesting! 8)
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Looking to restock my planted 10g, wondering if a pair of A. Cacatuoides might fit. My water is a bit on the hard side -pH above 7.6, somewhere between 150 and 200 ppm hardness. I know they likely wouldn't breed in this but would they survive? could they be happy? Or should I go back to...