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RE: Lamprichthys tanganacanus

To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: RE: Lamprichthys tanganacanus
From: robert nhan <robertnhan at yahoo_com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:16:08 -0700 (PDT)
In-reply-to: <NFBBKJPHILICCAOFCBAFGENCCDAA.david at zfin_org>
The should spawn very soon for you.  Feed them at
least couple times a day.  Do not feed them blackworm
though.
The female has pointed anal fin.  Male is very pretty,
especially with a little sunlight, irredescent blue
dots on yellow.  

Robert.
--- David Lains <david at zfin_org> wrote:
> 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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