RE: Lamprichthys tanganacanus

["David Lains" <david at zfin_org>]

Hi Robert

Thanks for the tips.  I'm using the slow method because they came from
extremely soft water (65 ppm tds, pH 7.2, kH 2.5 GH 2) I am also adding
cichlid salts and aragonite to bring them up to speed over the period of a
few days to a week.  Aragonite is wonderful stuff and is much quicker than
crushed coral for bringing up all the water values of concern.  If you
percolate RO water through a pipe full of it the water comes out at around
8.5 pH and hard as rocks.

At what size do they spawn?  Mine are ~3 inches but thin as a rail.  I'm
assuming the males are more colorful?

Thanks for everyone's impute.

Best fishes
David

><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>Behalf Of robert nhan
><{{{>Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 5:17 PM
><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>Subject: RE: Lamprichthys tanganacanus
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>David,
><{{{>
><{{{>For water condition, I recommend that you use
><{{{>Tangancanius cichlid buffer.  When using crush coral,
><{{{>it takes too long for the water to get to the right
><{{{>P.H and hardness.  Fish will be in trouble if you do a
><{{{>large water change.
><{{{>For collecting eggs, I use a Magnum deposable
><{{{>cartridge.  They will lay eggs in the crack, lot of
><{{{>them.  Eggs also need very clean water.  Use a sweater
><{{{>box, and a small sponge filter for the eggs.  Take out
><{{{>the frys(about 3 weeks) when they hatch.
><{{{>Send me an email off line if you need more info.
><{{{>
><{{{>Robert.
><{{{>
><{{{>
><{{{>--- David Lains <david at zfin_org> wrote:
><{{{>> Hello All
><{{{>>
><{{{>> Thanks for the info!  The tricks for the mops were
><{{{>> most helpful.  I've got
><{{{>> them in a 20 gallon long in fairly soft water (thats
><{{{>> what they were raised
><{{{>> in ~80 ppm TDS).  I'm working on bringing them up to
><{{{>> hard conditions with
><{{{>> aragonite, crushed coral and some salts.  They are
><{{{>> over an under gravel
><{{{>> filter and a box filter right now.  May add a back
><{{{>> filter if they like the
><{{{>> flow.
><{{{>>
><{{{>> Hopefully I can get these guys to spawn...
><{{{>>
><{{{>> Best fishes
><{{{>> David
><{{{>>
><{{{>> ><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>> ><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>> [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>> ><{{{>Behalf Of Morris, George
><{{{>> ><{{{>Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:48 PM
><{{{>> ><{{{>To: 'killietalk at aka_org'
><{{{>> ><{{{>Subject: RE: Lamprichthys tanganacanus
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>Hello David, you lucky devil.  I've been
><{{{>> trying to lay my
><{{{>> ><{{{>hands on these
><{{{>> ><{{{>fish for almost a year now. I don't have any
><{{{>> experience, just
><{{{>> ><{{{>the results of
><{{{>> ><{{{>a lot of research.  As you probably know, they
><{{{>> come from Lake
><{{{>> ><{{{>Tanganyika and
><{{{>> ><{{{>therefore need very hard ( almost brackish)
><{{{>> water.  I
><{{{>> ><{{{>understand that they
><{{{>> ><{{{>get pretty big for a killie so they  need a
><{{{>> lot of room, they like to
><{{{>> ><{{{>cruise.  They are crevice spawners so most
><{{{>> people use a long
><{{{>> ><{{{>bottom mop with
><{{{>> ><{{{>rubber bands every couple of inches.  They
><{{{>> reportedly need
><{{{>> ><{{{>very good water
><{{{>> ><{{{>quality and lots of airation.  Temperature of
><{{{>> about 80F and
><{{{>> ><{{{>of course with
><{{{>> ><{{{>all that hardness a high pH.
><{{{>> ><{{{>Maybe someone with actual experience can
><{{{>> enlarge on or
><{{{>> ><{{{>correct some of this.
><{{{>> ><{{{>Good luck
><{{{>> ><{{{>George
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>-----Original Message-----
><{{{>> ><{{{>From: David Lains [mailto:david at zfin_org]
><{{{>> ><{{{>Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:32 PM
><{{{>> ><{{{>To: Northwestkillies@Yahoogroups. Com;
><{{{>> killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>> ><{{{>Subject: Lamprichthys tanganacanus
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>Hello All
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>I was just given 4, F1 Lamprichthys
><{{{>> tanganacanus.  What is the favored
><{{{>> ><{{{>method of spawning and egg collection?
><{{{>> Favorite foods, water
><{{{>> ><{{{>parameters,
><{{{>> ><{{{>tips or tricks for working with this fish?
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>Any good sites out there?  They seem to be
><{{{>> some what lacking
><{{{>> ><{{{>on the web.
><{{{>> ><{{{>
><{{{>> ><{{{>Best Fishes
><{{{>> ><{{{>David
><{{{>> ><{{{>
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