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And last one for today. This young male (?) is just insanely adorable and is the bravest of 8 Paros. I got them of course from Martin, they are 1-2 years old, the biggest male is actually the biggest scaredycat of all males in the aquarium.
From my observation, young ones actually enjoy chasing Boraras and like to follow shrimps. Until they turn back and swim in their direction, of course.
Here’s the photo, and beneath you’ll have the link to the full size picture.
Well, now I have:
A pair, that I am 100% sure of. They are inseparable.
An unpaired adult male.
And an unpaired horny female
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Some other videos from this morning (all are dark as hell – the morning light isn’t a strong one).
Hi again. I have a question about antoher setup I am going to set up :P.
Don’t kill me after reading the question! Read the whole thing.
My sister wanted me to reorganize the 112litres tank we have. She wanted to have betta splendens, others were for me to decide. After buying the Betta it came to me, that this one is extremely docile. He isn’t even trying to show off before the mirror! So I thought… If I could plant an awful lot of the Cryptocoryne wendtii, cover it with a canopy of several bigger roots, than I might be able to house (not breed, for this I have other tanks) for some time a small group of Paros, at least until thęy reach the puberty and become fertile. What do You make of it?
The idea was to combine:
1+2 Betta splendens
20 Trigonostigma hengeli
6 Pangio semicincta
one Atyopsis moluccensis
and 3-5 Parosphromenus.The tank is 80x35x40 cm. There would be a layer of sand, later enriched with home bred(!) tubifex. About 1/3 Of aquarium would be covered in Cryptocoryne wendtii, a one nice Ceratopteris in the background. A bit of Cryptocoryne retrospiralis, and Hygrophila corymbosa minima. So the bottom layer will be covered pretty well! The floating cover will be created by Salvinia natans.
So what do you make of it?
First: Too many fish for my taste …………. (I have a 112-liter-tank, too. I keep 4 Pseudosphromenus dayi, 3 Dario dario and 12 Boraras brigittae in this (really amply planted) tank …… thought about adding a pair of Trichogaster chuna, and decided to refrain from it ….. because I think the tank is full enough …)
Second: All your planned fish species aside from Parosphromenus like harder water …. 3° total hardness at minimum. Maybe you can keep paros there – but will they feel comfortable? (Even if you don’t want to breed them – for me that’s a question of equal importance…)
I am not sure where do You get this 3* info from. Hengeli lives alongside Betta coccina, (0-10dh). Pangio semicincta was found alongside Chocolate gouramies, which live with Parosphromenus in Kalimantan Barat.
I have 8 Paros, 16 Boraras in 70 litres, and it’s not overcrowded. The amount of fish you can safely and comfortably put into the tank depends almost solely on the skill to create hideotus, broken lines of sight etc. 16 is a bit to much, I’d prefer 12, but it’s not that awfull. When they get scared they form a schooling group and they look ok.
Now the question of the water hardeness. From what I’ve read in this forum and the site itself I came to think, that the most important is the 0 KH. The varying pH of several succesful spawnings may point: KH should equal 0, an GH should be as low as it goes. But I doubt that having the GH even up to 8 ( I want it to be around 3-5) is bad. It’s just not ideal for breeding. The leafs falling into the water have some minerals. Than they are eaten by shrimps and/or get dissolved n the water. There is SOME mineral content. Low, but still. These few micro-siemens in the water conductivity are coming from somewhere.
[quote=”Sverting” post=1723]From what I’ve read in this forum and the site itself I came to think, that the most important is the 0 KH. The varying pH of several succesful spawnings may point: KH should equal 0, an GH should be as low as it goes. But I doubt that having the GH even up to 8 ( I want it to be around 3-5) is bad. [/quote]
I doubt that you succeed in having a kH of 0 when having a gH of around 8 …….. And with a higher kH it gets more difficult to have a low pH
The amount of fish you can safely and comfortably put into the tank depends almost solely on the skill to create hideotus, broken lines of sight etc.
That sounds as if there was no limitation of the quantity of fishes in a tank – as long as there are enough plants and obstructed view…… But somewhere there is a limit – and I reach it much earlier than you, obviously …………. Still no definition of right or wrong …..
Hengeli lives alongside Betta coccina, (0-10dh). Pangio semicincta was found alongside Chocolate gouramies, which live with Parosphromenus in Kalimantan Barat.
You asked
So what do you make of it?
but does another opinion really have any influence on your decision? You appear to be already convinced of your plan ….
All your planned fish species aside from Parosphromenus like harder water
? These fish all share their habitat with paros en Betta, except for the shrimp. These come from swiftly flowing streams, thus making a strange combination with the fish. Wouldn’t do that myself.
I agree with Sverting. Paros can live in tap water and even prove quite hardy. The only thing is they’ll never colour up like they would in acidic water, plus they won’t breed.
KH is a pH buffer. With a measurable KH, pH will never get low. This is the reason KH is always 0 in acidic tanks, whether pH is 3 or 5. I don’t think KH is of much relevance besides keeping pH up. There must be some other factors, maybe including luck.
Of course I want to go with my plan, but only if there is a solid proof that it is wrong.
I take your post under concideration of course. You listed your doubts, I answered, normally you would find the mistakes in my thinking and point them out. That’s how the discussion worked last time I checked :D.
I am avare of the high specialisation in the genus, but still I believe that it’s a better future for them, than to be sold to other people in the store, that have no idea what they are getting into.
The higher GH levels are accesible with no KH whatsoever if minerals are dosed into the RO water.
Sadly, one of the Blue lines is swimming in an odd way. Almost vertically, but not in a courtship way. Probably some kind of an injury (concussion?), or air bladder disease. I hope he will get better, though.
Very nice setup!!
I am contemplating getting Blue Line soon, just waiting for the dealer to get in this weeks orders.
Some pictures. Sadly, the older ones were shy today.
Firstly! The pinokio shrimp.
http://imageshack.us/f/43/sdc18495a.jpg/And some videos/photos.
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[URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/94/sdc18485.jpg/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img94/5022/sdc18485.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]“Before” video, but You can cach a glimpse of the old male in the shadows.
“After”
The young male:
I just have seen some young males sparring. Interesting. First became pale, second became dark. They were showing off. Both males displayed “sex eyes”. Pale one “won” the starring contest and the dark one left.
It’s the third time I have seen such a behaviour.
//AT THIS MOMENT I GRABBED MY CAMERA AND STARTED SHOOTING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF ANOTHER “DUEL”//
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