Apisto Water Conditions

Tony

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Hey all,

I'm a relative newcomer to Apitsogrammas - have only kept them once or twice and never really focused on them. I was fortunate enough to bring back several species from Peru (Pebas blues, caucs, agassizi and eunotus) and they are done quarantining. I have been keeping them in partial RO water with plenty of injected tannins.

My question is how well do Apistos do in Bethesda tap water (7.5+, moderate hardness). I am toying with the idea of bringing a pair into work to put in my 20H and am curious how they'll do. I'm fairly certain that they'll survive, but will they breed in these water conditions?

Most of them will stay in my fish room and continue to receive nice water, but want something exciting for my desktop.

Thanks!
 
Becca

Becca

Members
They seem to be doing fine in my tap water, which is ridiculously hard and has a high pH.
 
JasonC

JasonC

Members
Wild specimens can be a bit more sensitive than tank strains which have been bred for generations in tap. Tony, I would recommend looking at apisto.sites.no. There are profiles for a good number of the A#'s which include the water conditions the author has had success with, and water conditions from areas where he has collected them.

My guess is that if any fish will be fine in tap, it would be the Cacatuoides... they are extremely robust, even in the wild. I would also put bets on the aggies... there is a reason why those two are some of the most commonly seen in mass breeding farms.


Get them breeding! I want fry! ;P
 
dogofwar

dogofwar

CCA Members
I'd start them on tap at home and then see how they'll do.

I've bred A. steindachneri and a couple of others in SW Ohio tap (which is basically liquid limestone).

I won't make a joke about the use of "exciting" and "Apisto" in the same sentence ;)

Matt

Tony said:
Hey all,

I'm a relative newcomer to Apitsogrammas - have only kept them once or twice and never really focused on them. I was fortunate enough to bring back several species from Peru (Pebas blues, caucs, agassizi and eunotus) and they are done quarantining. I have been keeping them in partial RO water with plenty of injected tannins.

My question is how well do Apistos do in Bethesda tap water (7.5+, moderate hardness). I am toying with the idea of bringing a pair into work to put in my 20H and am curious how they'll do. I'm fairly certain that they'll survive, but will they breed in these water conditions?

Most of them will stay in my fish room and continue to receive nice water, but want something exciting for my desktop.

Thanks!
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Tony

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
I'm going to give it a shot... not sure which ones I'll put in the tank. Likely the agassizi as I hear that they're probably the least "snarky." I also have some Espei rasboras in the tank, and less snarky would probably bode well for them.

My buddy, Geroge Richter also brought back some Apistos from the same trip and had them breeding in Florida tap water. Not sure if he raised fry or not, but I guess it's possible.
 
Greengirl

Greengirl

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What size tank are you going to give them? And what temp will you keep them at? I know on weekends my office turns off heating/air conditioning to save power, so it could get very cold on weekends.
 
Tony

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Greengirl said:
What size tank are you going to give them? And what temp will you keep them at? I know on weekends my office turns off heating/air conditioning to save power, so it could get very cold on weekends.
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It's a 20H. It has a small heater in it now and is uncovered, but good call.... will probably upgrade the heater before too long. :)
 
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ltrepeter2000

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Tony said:
I'm going to give it a shot... not sure which ones I'll put in the tank. Likely the agassizi as I hear that they're probably the least "snarky." I also have some Espei rasboras in the tank, and less snarky would probably bode well for them.

My buddy, Geroge Richter also brought back some Apistos from the same trip and had them breeding in Florida tap water. Not sure if he raised fry or not, but I guess it's possible.
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I miss George:unsure:
 
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