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Re: Tell me about Pseudepiplatys annulatus
The fry if kept in one inch of water will find and eat vinegar eels until
they reach the BBS size.
Al Anderson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Bulterman" <jbulterman at earthlink_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 1:23 PM
Subject: RE: Tell me about Pseudepiplatys annulatus
> About 2 weeks ago, I took all the java moss from my annulatus tank and put
> it into my moina daphnia culture to help generate algae and bacteria for
the
> daphnia. 10 minutes ago I pulled a bunch of annulatus fry from the
surface
> of the daphnia culture. I had not see any fry in my breeder tank, so
maybe
> the adults were eating them (I understand they are very tasty).
Epiplaty's
> are very hardy fish and I raise them in the same water as the rest of my
> soft water killi's: pH 7.0, low general hardness, and low carbonate
> hardness. The eggs and fry are very small and they can not take BBS at
> first, which is why they liked the daphnia tub. I like to pick the eggs
> from the mop as it is an exercise in small detail work. If you don't like
> small detail work, leave the mop in the breeder tank for a week or two,
pull
> the mop and place it submerged into a shoebox and wait for the fry to
appear
> at the surface because epiplaty's are physically set up to be more of a
> surface feeder.
>
> Joe Bulterman
> AKA Membership Committee
> 3233 Dunster Court
> Fairfax, VA 22030
> 703.591.7521
> http://www.chesapeakekillifish.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
> Behalf Of Jon Aquì
> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 1:17 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Tell me about Pseudepiplatys annulatus
>
>
> Hello again folks, just have a few questions about E. annulatus. I've
read
> somewhere that it's not for beginners and the fry are difficult to keep,
but
> by the same token, I've also read that, given the right tank (a densely
> planted one w/ soft water) they are just fine and will readily breed. So,
> my question is, since I only use planted tanks and I'm not an outright
> greenhorn at killies, would the annulatus be a fish I could keep and try
to
> breed?
>
> If so, I've got some more inquiries. Do they need a higher temp than room
> temprature? Any specific pH and hardness levels they should be kept at?
> What to feed them and the fry? Any other info on this pretty little fish
> would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Jon
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