Re: [RML] goyder rivers

Al anderson (killiman at indy.net)
Fri, 25 Apr 1997 04:32:15 -0700

Hi,
I think that you should take a nylon stocking and put some crushed corral
in it. Do not rinse this corral befor use. palce this in a filter and it
will end your problems of the soft acid water. I use Carib Sea brand and it
works great for my bow african tanks.

At 09:49 PM 4/24/97 -0400, you wrote:
>A few months ago, I had the black head problem with my male first and then
>my female Goyder a few weeks later. They died three days after showing the
>dark color. Fortunately, I had bred them so I have a few young Goyders now
>to experiment with. My water is 50 ppm (soft) and the pH ranges from 7.0 to
>5.5 and I do 30% water changes every two weeks. I feed my fish twice a day
>with a mixture of Spiralina, FD Plankton, and FD bloodworms.
>
>Are there any glaring problems here other than low pH?
>
>I am planning to keep my goyders in harder water with higher pH to see if
>this matters. Any other suggestions on things for me to try?
>
>John
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