OK, maybe I should phrase my question this way: does anybody have any A.
borelli or A. caucatuoides (I would prefer A. cuacatuoides, just a
personal preference) that are already accustomed to hard, alkaline water?
(That they are willing to part with at the auction, of course, lol.)
William
On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:17:57 Ed Pon <edp-@hotmail.com>; writes:
| | Apistos are a lot hardier than people think. In the past, they were
shipped
under such bad conditions to the USA, the many deaths gave them a
bad rap.
I've cleaned up many a tank an found one remaining fish in a tank
that was
almost dry (5 gallon breeding tanks). In the current Tropical Fish
Hobbyist
(Jan 2002) article named "Small Window" by Gary Elson, Gary received
a
nearly frozen box of fish from Peru and managed to revive some A.
Juruensis
and A. Agassizii.
I've been looking for Borellii and Trifasciata because they can
withstand my
tap water (7.5 ph medium hard) and they can be kept at room
temperature (my
place is usually in the mid 70's).
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Interesting, Ed!
Maybe I'll go home and turn off all my heaters at
home tonight--the last electric bill was a bit high!
:-):-)
Seriously, though, I guess it's probably ok if
you're not trying to breed them.
I've been eyeing those A. borelli at a couple of
shops recently... If they're really that
hardy, they might be worth a try someday...
-Karlton
detr-@topica.com wrote:
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within
| | | | "recommended" parameters and are unaware of what they're capable
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of
| | | | withstanding.
I saw an article recently that stated A Borellii had the
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furthest south
| | | | distribution of any apisto and had been found in water as cold
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as 50
| | degrees
| | Fahrenheit and in alkaline water. I once raised a couple of
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female
| | | | Trifasciata, because of lack of tank space, with a tankful of
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Cyprochromis
| | Leptosoma (Lake Tanganyikan) and they seemed to do pretty well
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in the
| | hard
| | water. I hardened the water but did not check the PH.
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<< karlton.vcf >>
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Ed Pon
Milpitas, California 95035
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