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indepfunnyfarm ... Thanks for sharing the information about your Uruguayan fishes, and feel free to update here about the success of your Gymnogeophagus sp. "catalan" spawn and any future spawns of your Australoheros sp. "red ceibal". I'm sure everyone would be interested in reading your accounts. But please do not post information that might get this thread locked or removed , i.e. information...

Some people are just born with foot in mouth disease. You can get an operation for it these days, though it does have side effects. Namely said foot ends up your own... @rse. Sorry Kim & Darth #6...I know one of you will have to delete this post and I'll probably get a warning or something, but this sort of thing is totally inappropriate here on C-F and this is {NOT} a great way for a newbie to introduce himself to the forum. DFF...

thanx for the reply and answer i would think altifrons would grow a bit faster or at least the same rate longer, but this gives me an idea. Thank you! Gage

It doesn't need to be and cooking actually removes some nutrients. _________________ 90 Gallon mixed African tank 125 SA tank (for the moment) planted pond

here have a look - http://www.aristopet.com.au/userfiles/File/MSDS116%20Aquamaster%20Blackwater%20E xtract.pdf My bolivian were teasing me last night both hovering over the male's rock, swimming around each other, and then nothing, can't be long now

True brasilensis have been reported breeding at as little as 5 cm, even a touch under for females. And do watch the aggression. I lost a much much larger silver saum green terror to a 12 cm male before. I do believe they are something in the brasilensis group, as they don't have the duel linear spotting down the flanks. _________________ <b>20 Long</b>- Female <i>Crenicichla...

I'm not sure abouth this info. Basically black water extract is peat extract. As far as my knowledge goes peat extract should have a low PH. The purpose of peat extract is to soften the water and to add tannins and minerals (that are dissolved in the peat) so according to that it should also have a low PH. There is also an extract from Oak roots availeble that does the same as the peat extract only doesn't give the brown/yellow...

yea they are stunning fish.... _________________ Henk Hugo

right on, thanks for the response Casa.. Ya you know they really don't seem that interested in the plants.. I'm really relieved to see that. Ya, I also have 6 juvenile Thor. Meeki in there, I'll thin it out as they improve in color and keep the best for mine, we'll see... I'm just going to watch for a while and see how it goes in there.. I work from home so I have a good idea how all my fish behave.. super awesome...

I'd stay at one dither group, hatchets get a tad big to have a well sized group in that tank anyway.