Re: [Killietalk] Bottom Sliders

[<lonlangione at suscom_net>]

pH has some effect on belly sliders is some fish. A friend 
of mine was breeding Pappilliochromis ramerezi, ram dwarf 
cichlids. He had to get the pH down to 5.0 to get the 
parents to spawn. He then raised the young in 5.0 water as 
well. The vast majority always turned out to be belly 
sliders. After talking with a breeder in Germany, he 
advised me to tell my friend that once the fry were free 
swimming, to slowly raise the pH to 7.0 over a few days. 
He did this and he hasn't had any belly sliders since.


Lonny

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:11:10 -0800
  Brian Watters <bwatters at shaw_ca> wrote:
> Lee Harper wrote:
> 
>>
>> In a message dated 1/10/06 1:17:13 PM, bwatters at shaw_ca 
>>writes:
>>
>> << That allows plenty of time for the chlorine to
>> dissipate and for the gas levels and temperature to 
>>equilibrate. >>
>>
>>     Chloramine will not dissipate as quickly and many
>> municipalities now are
>> using chloramine because they can use less (lower cost), 
>>it reduces the
>> formation of halocarbons which may be carcinogenic and 
>>it lasts
>> longer in the pipes.
>>
> 
> Yes, that is certainly true and in my case I have 
>established that no
> chloramines are added to our water supply, only 
>chlorine. The City of
> Nanaimo has a very good website with posted details of 
>water quality
> (analysed quarterly) going back six years. However, 
>apparently, small
> amounts of chloramines can form in the water and, to 
>quote the website:
> "Occasionally, usually late summer/early fall natural 
>processes in our
> supply reservoirs release small amounts of ammonia and 
>react with chlorine
> to form chloramines........"
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