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RE: L. Tanganicanus
Hi George,
I should start with saying that I do not keep this fish, but I have 2
friends who do. Water conditions for L. tanganicanus are reported to be
critical. One friend makes his own water with epsom salt, table salt and
baking soda the other uses premade commercial preparations of Tanganyikan
salts. Unless and until you have a very detailed recipe for making your own
water which include all of the critical final measurements you might be
better off buying premixed salts. I have never heard of this species
acclimating to common tap water.
One common misconception about tropical fish is that they will adapt to the
conditions which you would like to offer them. This is only true to a
limited degree. Some fish have a wide range of environmental conditions
which they can tolerate others do not. White clouds can tolerate a wide
range of temperatures. Discus will usually not die if maintained too cold
but they will be much more susceptible to illness. An experienced killie
keeper will tell you that you are usually better off setting up an aquarium
to accommodate your fish's special needs than expecting your fish to adapt
to your convenience.
I have been told by some people that if you maintain the correct water
conditions the fish is not much harder to keep than many other lampeyes. On
the other hand I have been told by other people that the fish should never
come in contact with air or a net. It should only be trapped and kept
submerged when moving it.
This is one of those delicate fish with very specific environmental
parameters which must be met. If you meet them you will most likely be
successful. The further your conditions are from those found in the fish's
natural environment the less likely you are to be successful.
I will defer to someone else on this list who has actually keep several
generations of this fish to provide the specific details. If no one else on
this list replies I might be able to forward your e-mail address to someone
who keeps this fish for the specifics.
Best regards,
~RJ~
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
Behalf Of Morris, George
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 9:44 AM
To: 'killietalk at aka_org'
Subject: FW: L. Tanganicanus
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Morris, George
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 7:37 AM
> To: 'killlietalk at aka_org'
> Subject: L. Tanganicanus
>
> Good morning everyone. I've finally gotten off my butt and set up a 55
> gal. tank for Lampricthys tanganicus. I'm using crushed coral ( leftover
> from the last time I dabbled in salt water) with a UG filter and a
> biowheel. I've put in a lot of rocks and few plants. I'm going to let it
> run for a while ( probably 'til after Christmas) with a few goldfish in it
> and then see if I can find some fish> Greenthumb Aquatics in Michigan has
> stocked them in the past and I'm really hoping that they will have them
> when I'm ready to stock the tank. Does anyone have their URL? I'd
> appreciate some advise from anyone with experience with these fish. In
> particular in regard to water conditions. Water here in Chicago is pretty
> hard and I've kept some Tanganyika chchlids before. I'm wondering about
> the importance of pH and wheterh I should plan to use the commercial
> preparations of tanganyikan salts on the market.
> Regards,
> George Morris
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