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I have tried to add these species in pots to paro tanks:
C. cordata var. didencis, c. dewitii, c. bankogoensis, c. fusca, c. villosa
However, they did not show good growth and I had to put them in a plastic bags outside the tanks. They do much better here.
Seems to be good to add old oak and beech leaves, alder cones from paro tanks for crypts.Dear Helene,
I will talk about parosphromenus in aquarium club (in Lithuania), and will prepare presentation, I could use such an images too, (would add photo author and other details if it need).
Could I get such a photos too? Please send it to me: tautvilas.laureckis@gmail.comBest Regards,
TautvilasI forgot about htis thread.
So after some tests, I made a decision not to use malic acid for parosphromens tanks as pH is not stable. This acid works for the first day, later pH readings grow up.. To keep pH down I use ortophosphoric acid with humic acid extract along with leaves, peat granulate and alder cones at my aquariums. 😉Does anyone use carrot or carrot juice for micros? Some aquarists say it is better than plain micros grown on oat flakes. Worms become orange colour and fish can get better colour (more vitamins?). Is there any other vegatables or fruits which could be mixed with micro worms cultures? For banana worms I use some banana fruit.. Please share your knowledge.
Alder cones can make water too black :huh: .. If too much, no fish can be visible.. So due to this I use it only in the tank, and just a few, if black water is more acceptable for some shy species I can use more, but usually they are strong enough to use only some pieces. Often I have to remove them after week or two, because water start to get the same colour as strong black tea.. However fish do not seem to have any trouble to live their normal life at very dark water, f.e. to catch food, lie eggs.
PatrickG, paros can live in water even below 4 pH. So it is not an option to increase conductance if the water is “empty”.
Today was the first time I coutch mosquito larvae at small bog, despite there was a minus temperature during the night and a few mm thick of ice on the surface (I live in Lithuania).
Here the results:Also there is plenty of other small food. 🙂
Welcome to P-P forum!
Sad to hear you lost 1 fish.
However, substrate, plants, bad RO water, and lack of knowledge can be a problem with too high pH levels, it also important to do WC (water change) with prepared water. RO, deionised water or clean rainwater is a must. It can be filtered through the peat filter, or mixed with blackwater extract, or it can be added some inorganic acid too. It can work all together to keep low pH values.
