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- From: dbs@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Dave Sheehy)
- Subject: Re: cichlids
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:15:47 GMT
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- matthew.kaufman (mattk@cbnewsl.cb.att.com) wrote:
- : I only have experience with L. leleupi, J. regani, J. transcriptus (talk
- : about vicious...) L. brichardi, ...
-
- I would think that L. brichardi would be a good choice. They are fairly docile
- and I would compare them to kribensis in terms of aggressiveness. They are
- communal in nature meaning groups of adults and juveniles (not just individual
- pairs) will cooperate in defending a mutual nesting site. Their only downside
- is that they are not colorful in an overt way. I happen to really like them
- even though as a general rule I go for the more colorful gawdy stuff (like
- peacocks). Brichardi won't kill everything in the tank when they start
- spawning as other Lamps and Julies are apt to do.
-
- : ... all thrive and some reproduce dramatically
- : with Instant Ocean at tsp/gallon. Never tried that fancy stuff. Costs
- : too damn much for what's essentially in Instant Ocean.
-
- Indeed, I get the same results using 1 T. epsom salt, 1 T. rock salt, and
- 1 t. baking soda per 10 gallons. You don't need the expensive stuff. It is
- IMHO a ripoff.
-
- Dave Sheehy
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