Re: [Killietalk] Epiplatys duboisi

["john boylan" <r_boylan at comcast.net>]

Tony,

I have had success with E.duboisi using water under 50 ppm, temperature
20-22C, with java moss and java fern in the tank. Filtration was a small
sponge filter. The tank was a 5 gal. half-filled. I used a small floating
mop. Fry were fed infusoria. Some fry did pop up in the parents tank. But,
overall I had better success when I picked the eggs. They are a nice fish,
but very shy.

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Terceira" <terceira at ride_ri.net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 8:41 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Epiplatys duboisi


>
>
> I was doing some water changes and found 4 young Epiplatys duboisi (
> formerly Aphyoplatys) which I obviously missed when moving the fish
initially.
>
>          These fish were in pH 3.9, and less than 100ms.  Water that was
> being used for wild bettas.  These conditions are a far cry from the
> basically neutral pH and 250 ms that I keep them in.
>
>          What are the experiences of reproducing this fish beyond F2....
it
> has been a very difficult fish for me to maintain long
term................
>
>          Anyone have great success with this fish ....... ??
> I just uploaded an image of a young wild male in the members gallery if
you
> have never seen this amazing gem !!!!!
>
> Tony in Rhode Island
> Tony Terceira
> Scituate, Rhode Island
>
> terceira at ride_ri.net
>
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