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- From: oleg@netcom.com (Oleg Kiselev)
- Subject: Re: requirements for Lamprichthys tanganicanus
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.022748.2987@netcom.com>
- Keywords: water quality requirements
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- References: <27JAN199313021702@utarlg.uta.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:27:48 GMT
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- In article <27JAN199313021702@utarlg.uta.edu> c059rbm@utarlg.uta.edu (ARMANDO VELASQUEZ) writes:
- > I'm interested in the water quality requirements for the
- > Lamprichthys tanganicanus. The usual stuff like
-
- That's a simple one to answer. Look at the name! The fish is from Lake
- Tanganyika. Their water needs exactly match the needs of the Tanganyikan
- cichlids.
-
- > ph
-
- High. Close to 8 pH is good.
-
- > disolved salts ( I here they are sensitive in this area )
-
- 12 dH or more. The water has to be *hard*.
-
- > nitrate sensitivity
-
- Sensitive. Keep it under 20 ppm. In fact, since the water is so much like
- ocean water, a reef tank type set up may work best.
-
- > tank size requirements
-
- Big. Russ Feilzer of SCKC had his school of 1 male and 6 females breeding
- in a 40 gal tank. The fish get large (4") and need plenty of open swimming
- space.
-
- > diet
-
- Typical lampeye: live foods like brine shrimp and mosquito larvae, flakes.
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