Lake Glemende biotope

[abrooks12376]

In the past I reproduced them at pH 5.5 and ~ 50 µS/cm. I had no problems with the fry. They grew well on bbs, but weren't moved to a grow-out tank until over 3/8"/1 cm, about 6-8 weeks old. I was recently given 6 females so I'm looking for males now.

Oh my... I have 2 huge males. I would be honored to send them your way! They're about a year old I'd guess?? Not sure how they'd ship? They're quite boisterous.

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[Mike Wise]

Where are you located?

 

[abrooks12376]

Mass

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[Shane Puthuparambil]

In case that won't work out, I will be acquiring a pair from Shawn Flynn at PureFishWorks.com. He was the first importer of Abacaxis in the United States and had ties with the late Doctor Wilhelm and Horst!


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[ButtNekkid]

Any overview pictures of the tank?

 

[chris1805]

I just re-read Linke's introduction of the species. In it he doesn't list any species found with them except half-grown Discus. This is hardly surprising because the water values were extreme: muddy, blackwater pH 3.9, dGH & dKH <1, 8 µS/cm @ 29.8°C. You could check Fishbase for the lower Rio Madeira and see what occurs there.

This means the lower Rio Madeira is connected to the Rio Abacaxis which is then again connect to lago Glemende right? This way you still end up with some sort of biotope?

 

[Mike Wise]

Yes, Lago Glemende lies near the Rio Abacaxis, which is a tributary of the lower Rio Madeira.

 

[Shane Puthuparambil]

I will have some F1 offspring available in a few weeks, if anyone is interested... PM me for more details. They are still growing out. I can ship anywhere in the US.