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Post  williemcd Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:21 pm

Going way back to the early 70's for some of these.
Jack Dempseys.
Guppies and assorted live-bearers (swords, mollies)
German Blue Rams.
Leleupi cichlids (Lake Tanganyika).
Angels of too many varieties.
Kribensis (African softwater fishes)

Next up: Bolivian Rams.

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Post  neogeo20041 Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:07 pm

Didn't know you liked messing around with dwarf cichlids. Smile
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Post  williemcd Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:34 pm

Yea.. the Central/South Americans... They do well with my water parameters... (Soft and low ph)... Plus the higher temps than Africans.. At one time I had 3 African tanks set up, one for each major African lake..
But an old sage advised me long ago:
Pick an interest in fish that are compatible with your existing water supply. Fighting your normal conditions is an unending battle..One that requires constant monitoring and dosing of adjustments. A practice that more often than not doesn't work out too well in the long run... particularly if you need to have someone baby-sit your setups for any length of time. Bill

p.s. Left one off my list! I got a pair of triple red Apistogamma's (aggazzi) to spawn once!

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Post  neogeo20041 Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:14 pm

Oh lord! Apistogramma too?? :0 very nice!
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Post  williemcd Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:19 pm

Yea.  Oddly enough, when I belonged to the fishbox, Va Chapter, at a meeting, we had auctions and I bid on an Apisto Agazzi that had been donated from Rama....long before I knew him!  Got the fish for $5.00.. and paid 25 for another pair from a breeder in NC.  That was about 2.5 years ago...

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Post  Doxiemom Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:22 am

I think I remember those!! Quite a list....Imagine all the ones you've kept that didn't spawn...LOL. And as soon as I secure them, you can help me with my EBR's!!
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Post  williemcd Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:23 pm

Dox... a typo there?... "And as soon as I secure them, you can help me with my EBR's!!"   It's my profound belief We're both pursing a clutch of EBR's!  Bill

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Post  Doxiemom Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:20 am

Yes, Bill!! I stand correctedll! WE are....but I still need YOUR help with MINE or all WE will have left are YOURS!! LOL
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Post  williemcd Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:42 am

Dox... I hardly think you need ANY assistance with your ops... Fact of the matter is, my GBR's only bred and subsequently discovered by a neighbor that dropped in! I can however state: The bolivians are prepping a spot and I've expectations of a spawn in the next day or two.. Bill

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Post  Doxiemom Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:36 am

Bill....That IS AWESOME!!! I'll PM you on the "hopefuls".
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Post  williemcd Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:56 pm

I can officially state I've now bred Bolivians! Free swimming at this point! Bill

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Post  neogeo20041 Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:04 pm

Raise those suckers up Smile
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Post  verbal Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:58 am

Nice on the bolivian rams.

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Post  williemcd Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:08 am

Verb.. The reality is that once ya provide the cover, the heat and the lower ph. It's kinda of a "stand out of the way" effort... Next up is rearing them! Bill

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Post  CalebNmomLuvFish Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:56 am

CONGRATS BILL!!!! Hats off to you from Caleb & I!! Best of luck on the little ones!!
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