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RE: A. bitaeniatum breeding
Thanks guys, I have one more question. Does the pH and the water hardness
have any great effect on their ability/willingness to breed? I keep my
water at room temp and a pH around 6.8-7.2 w/ a slightly soft to medium
hardness.
Thanks again
>From: Shane Essary <sessary at mail_com>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: RE: A. bitaeniatum breeding
>Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 18:06:30 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Your "box full of java moss" is how I did BIT Benin City, except in a 20
>high. The tank was 3/4 full of java moss, with a small Penguin 110
>Biowheel
>(barely a trickle). Fed heavily with baby brine and flakes, had quite a
>few
>babies (I would have had more if I had pulled the parents).. Instead, I had
>a nice, stable population of about 10 fish in that 20, of various ages.
>
>Now, I do it a bit different with BIT "Ijebu Ode" Commercial Import (would
>this be CI00?). 2.5 gallon "kritter keeper" plastic tank, weekly 70% water
>change. Two floating mops. Feed baby brine. No filter or aeration. When
>I feel like it, I can usually pull about 30 eggs/week from the mops, but I
>have something like 60-80 fry growing up right now. I hatch the eggs in a
>small Rubbermaid sandwich box, feed the fry baby brine (san francisco
>strain.. they seem to be able to find the right size to eat), and change
>the
>water ever other day. Works great.
>
>-Shane
>
>
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