breeding water

[fishgeek]

is it possible that constantly good water with little change can lead to fish not being interested in breeding

i seem to note lots of peole have succes with newly acquired fish soon after purchase, change?
i think mike has suggested taking his fish for a drive if they are being stubborn?

my fish seem to have gone a bit stagnant and i would say the water is pretty damn good , almost 100% ro/di with peat minimal hardness , pH stable around 5.8 and live/frozen foods very little dry food
no action

i was thinking about altering temperature up and increasing hardness a bit like a summer season for them then adding cooler change water as i now do again

any thoughts on some stimulus for them

andrew

 

[blueblue]

Hi Andrew,

In nature, i think the fish will spawn after receiving some natural calls,
e.g., when the raining season comes which means changes of pH, kH, etc. This kind of call involves CHANGES, and i myself also believe that changes can stimulate apistos to spawn... it is very effective.

is it possible that constantly good water with little change can lead to fish not being interested in breeding

i seem to note lots of peole have succes with newly acquired fish soon after purchase, change?
i think mike has suggested taking his fish for a drive if they are being stubborn?

my fish seem to have gone a bit stagnant and i would say the water is pretty damn good , almost 100% ro/di with peat minimal hardness , pH stable around 5.8 and live/frozen foods very little dry food
no action

i was thinking about altering temperature up and increasing hardness a bit like a summer season for them then adding cooler change water as i now do again

any thoughts on some stimulus for them

andrew

 

[mooman]

I've simulated mini-dry seasons, by using harder water, cutting back on water changes, and feeding only two or three times a week for two or three weeks. Then when a low pressure system comes through, I did a big water change with 100% RO,dropped ph over several days, and fed copious ammounts of live bbs. It worked once, but not another time. Who's to say, but logically it should work.

 

[tjd]

mooman,

I noticed that you try to time your simulated rainly season with a low pressure system. Many of my fish show increased spawning activity around rain/low pressure systems even if I have not made any recent water changes.

Tom