L129 - Columbian Zebras (Hypancistrus sp)
L129 - Columbian Zebras (Hypancistrus sp)
Hi folks -
We bougt a group of 5 L129s this time last year, we have fed them well and following on from the sexing topic it looks like 2 females 1 male and 2 undecideds...
The leaving the to it approach hasn't worked up to now, so its time to put the effort in
Last weekend I raised the temp to about 29ºc. They have been out and about loads more - its been great
Mid week I added 4 move 'caves' (to the 3 already in there) 2 of them are now in caves
Last night I did a 25% RO change.
What else can I do to help them along? feeding program?
We bougt a group of 5 L129s this time last year, we have fed them well and following on from the sexing topic it looks like 2 females 1 male and 2 undecideds...
The leaving the to it approach hasn't worked up to now, so its time to put the effort in
Last weekend I raised the temp to about 29ºc. They have been out and about loads more - its been great
Mid week I added 4 move 'caves' (to the 3 already in there) 2 of them are now in caves
Last night I did a 25% RO change.
What else can I do to help them along? feeding program?
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Hi smithrc!
If you have breeding ready feamales, continuing Ro-water changes will get them spawn soon or a later. I think that you can raise the tempetature to 30.
Temperature can drop after the water changes 30 to 26 i think that will also work.
I have done Ro-tap water changes every other days when i will them spawn, this works with L-66 and L-46, L-46 has spawn once this week and another is now starting
Pasi
If you have breeding ready feamales, continuing Ro-water changes will get them spawn soon or a later. I think that you can raise the tempetature to 30.
Temperature can drop after the water changes 30 to 26 i think that will also work.
I have done Ro-tap water changes every other days when i will them spawn, this works with L-66 and L-46, L-46 has spawn once this week and another is now starting
Pasi
cool - I might have to set up the RO unit then - I'm buying it at the moment.
I'm pretty sure one of the females if egg laden - the male now has is own cave too (he was in a tunnel before)
I'm pretty sure one of the females if egg laden - the male now has is own cave too (he was in a tunnel before)
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By buying one of thesesmithrc wrote:how can I measure conductivity?
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andyj
Hi Andyj and smithrc,
Without getting too technical a conductivity meter will measure how conductive your water is by passing a tiny current between two electrodes. The more dissolved substances in the water the higher the reading, however it will only pickup ions that have either a positive or negative charge. A lot of "neutral" non-charged pollutants/substances such as pesticides and other organic compounds will not be detected. They are still a very useful tool for measuring overall water quality in aquaria but please bear in mind that they do not provide a "true" picture of water quality. A TDS meter is pretty much the same thing as a conductivity meter all it does is convert the microsiemens conductivity reading into parts per million.
It's worth considering a conductivity/TDS meter that has been factory calibrated. Recalibration will then be by pressing a reset button to restore the factory default setting as opposed to messing around with calibration solutions, just a thought.
Adam
Without getting too technical a conductivity meter will measure how conductive your water is by passing a tiny current between two electrodes. The more dissolved substances in the water the higher the reading, however it will only pickup ions that have either a positive or negative charge. A lot of "neutral" non-charged pollutants/substances such as pesticides and other organic compounds will not be detected. They are still a very useful tool for measuring overall water quality in aquaria but please bear in mind that they do not provide a "true" picture of water quality. A TDS meter is pretty much the same thing as a conductivity meter all it does is convert the microsiemens conductivity reading into parts per million.
It's worth considering a conductivity/TDS meter that has been factory calibrated. Recalibration will then be by pressing a reset button to restore the factory default setting as opposed to messing around with calibration solutions, just a thought.
Adam
for £17 all in - I'd get one of them and see how i get on i think.
We've done one 20% RO changes - can I do it again and not worry about anything?
The PH of the RO is a little higher than they are used to at just short of 8. (they are in approx 7.2)
Any tips on feeding - they have gone of cucumber and prawns
They are still eating though - JMC catfish pellets go down well.
We've done one 20% RO changes - can I do it again and not worry about anything?
The PH of the RO is a little higher than they are used to at just short of 8. (they are in approx 7.2)
Any tips on feeding - they have gone of cucumber and prawns
They are still eating though - JMC catfish pellets go down well.
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Hello again - Just thought I'd update the 'progress' so far...
I have still got the 35mm tubes in there but i've been working on getting some smaller caves sorted for them.
They are a lot more active with the temperature higher and are in and out of each others caves a lot.
I've got some beefheart to try them on tonight too
I've just done another water change - this time i've used rain water rather than RO - Is this ok?
I have still got the 35mm tubes in there but i've been working on getting some smaller caves sorted for them.
They are a lot more active with the temperature higher and are in and out of each others caves a lot.
I've got some beefheart to try them on tonight too
I've just done another water change - this time i've used rain water rather than RO - Is this ok?
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