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> From: Cary Hostrawser <caryho at ix.netcom.com>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Beginning Rainbows
> Date: Sunday, January 19, 1997 9:41 AM
>
>
> I was going to recommend the P furcatus, but I find if your pH isn't
> above 7.0 you'll have problems. I can't think of an easier fish to
> raise, you don't even have to bother with micro-food as the fry are
> large enough to start on baby brine shrimp. I've even seen this fish
> in pet stores. I always prefer to recommend a species that will thrive
> under local conditions rather than just survive. Why discourage
> somebody by recommending a species that won't be at its best under
> their water conditions?
>
>
> On Sun, 19 Jan 1997 09:15:47 -0700 (MST), peter.unmack at ASU.Edu wrote:
> >On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Cary Hostrawser wrote:
> >
> >> >What is a good species of rainbow to begin with? I'd prefer something
> >> >colorful and easy to raise.
> >>
> >> What's your water conditions (pH, GH, KH)? What you will find easily
> >> be dependant on this.
> >
> >Unless the individual in questions has unusual water like yours it
> >probably isn't going to matter a rats arse. After all, most bows will
> >only take a pH range of around 4-8.5, temps from 13oC-33+oC
(56oF-92+oF),
> >Ca/Mg hardness from 0-500ppm, salinities up to 15ppt. Sure, many of
> >these are not optimal and you certainly won't breed them under some of
these
> >broad conditions but they'll live.
> >
> >Most of the common shop bows in the US are fine for beginners,
lacustris,
> >boesmani, "Australian rainbows" (usually some splendida type which look
> >ok when spawning but pretty silver the rest of the time, a very second
> >rate blonde to look at indeed-but cheap and very expendable unlike most
> >Sahulian blonds). Most of the more difficult (is there really such a
fish?)
> >rainbows in the genera Melanotaenia, Chilatherina, Glossolepis you
> >will most likely only find in RSG/ANGFA members fishrooms.
>
> Cary Hostrawser
>
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