Considering buying Australoheros oblongum
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peathenster;5124022; said:Nice choice of fishBill ("MonteSS" here) has a lot of experience with these guys.
If I'm not mistaken, this species is from Brazil (not Uruguay) and don't necessary need the cool period. I'm a bit concerned about your pH and hardness, but it's worth a try.
I know; most of the threads here about these fish involves Bill one way or another.
The pH used to be a big problem, but now I figure that it's so ridiculously stable that I may as well stop trying to bring it down. Guess I'll never be able to keep SA tetras...I know some mbuna keepers would kill for this water, but meh. Is the common name for this species "dwarf chanchito", or is that title just for the genus?
The "oblongum can not be found in the wild anymore and no one knows the original collection point. They only grow to 6" so are considers a dwarf Chanchito. I have also heard them called "chameleon cichlid" because they change color so fast and frequently.
My PH is 7.2 and they do well. Not sure how the higher ph would work, but I would think they would adapt ok.
The are mellow towards other cichlids and tetras, even when breeding, but dont like their own kind. A pair is all I would put in a 50g.
My pair was very bonded and good parents from the first try. They are easy to breed. They do have a hard time keeping predators away. In their defence the fry really wander off and seperate more than other species I breed.
Let me know if you need more info.
.....Bill
My PH is 7.2 and they do well. Not sure how the higher ph would work, but I would think they would adapt ok.
The are mellow towards other cichlids and tetras, even when breeding, but dont like their own kind. A pair is all I would put in a 50g.
My pair was very bonded and good parents from the first try. They are easy to breed. They do have a hard time keeping predators away. In their defence the fry really wander off and seperate more than other species I breed.
Let me know if you need more info.
.....Bill
BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL. *falls down and grovels*
Let's see...Toddbnecka says he uses buffers to keep his hardness and pH up, so I'm going to hope that the fish I'll be getting will be adapted okay to such extreme conditions. Darnit, if only mbunas had the personality of AO's.
I suppose I could crack out the good ol' plastic if things get rowdy in the tank. I do have a couple of platys in the tank right now...my concern is that one of them is a sneaky little bugger who will do anything to fill her stomach up.
Bond is good. In fact, bond is very good. Especially since my convicts decided that bonds were for wimps and started killing each other as soon as the fry were free-swimming.
Do you need some sort of floating plants for them to hang the fry on? Todd told me that's what his pair did; plants have this tendency to, um, DIE in my tanks.
Sorry if this post makes no sense...it's late at night and I looked up and realised how rambling it is....
Let's see...Toddbnecka says he uses buffers to keep his hardness and pH up, so I'm going to hope that the fish I'll be getting will be adapted okay to such extreme conditions. Darnit, if only mbunas had the personality of AO's.
I suppose I could crack out the good ol' plastic if things get rowdy in the tank. I do have a couple of platys in the tank right now...my concern is that one of them is a sneaky little bugger who will do anything to fill her stomach up.
Bond is good. In fact, bond is very good. Especially since my convicts decided that bonds were for wimps and started killing each other as soon as the fry were free-swimming.
Do you need some sort of floating plants for them to hang the fry on? Todd told me that's what his pair did; plants have this tendency to, um, DIE in my tanks.
Sorry if this post makes no sense...it's late at night and I looked up and realised how rambling it is....
Mine would usually spawn in the back corner of the tank on driftwood or a rock. She once layed on the flat leaves of a fake plant. She would hang the wigglers on fake plants and the back tank glass. I think others use Java moss.
....Bill
....Bill
Oh, goody, fake plants work too. *big sigh of relief* I guess I should purchase a couple of rocks at the petstore, too, huh? I was looking through your photobucket album and saw that we have the same gravel.
So, fake plant and rocks. *begins making list*
What temperatures do you keep them at? I've read a couple of times that they need a 'cooling' in the winter. People say 'room temperature is fine!' but since the tanks are in the basement I do need actual numbers.
As far as feeding, I have Omega One cichlid flakes, TetraVeggie algae flakes, and frozen brine shrimp for the adults. I've never hatched brine shrimp eggs before and am a bit nervous about embarking upon that. Could I just feed de-encapsulated brine shrimp eggs to the fry? Or even Hikari First Bites?
So, fake plant and rocks. *begins making list*
What temperatures do you keep them at? I've read a couple of times that they need a 'cooling' in the winter. People say 'room temperature is fine!' but since the tanks are in the basement I do need actual numbers.
As far as feeding, I have Omega One cichlid flakes, TetraVeggie algae flakes, and frozen brine shrimp for the adults. I've never hatched brine shrimp eggs before and am a bit nervous about embarking upon that. Could I just feed de-encapsulated brine shrimp eggs to the fry? Or even Hikari First Bites?
