New Gastromyzon sp. pictures...and their water parameters

[borneosucker]

Sure Charles, can do the test if I'm around the area. haha

So your friend is back......new hillstream loach? Let us know immediately ok? haha

How much can 50 boxes contain? I have no idea

[farid]

hi guys,
as charles said...i also think it's not all about the water parameters...breeding them. i rather think it has to do with the water quality like rising conducticity between the water changes, the germ density must be another thing that might be important...

i would love to have a freshwater river next to my place. so i would let fresh water running through the tank nonstop...no filter no pumps just fresh water...actually i could try that with running tapwater!! a timer and a magnet valve controlling the output or the water outlet in the garden...so i maybe need a pump for the meantime...but no filter will be needed as the changes will be often enough...NO2 will be not a problem then.

my first idea was to make huge water changes during the week (5-7x 50%/day) and to add a UV clearer...

but i think the flowing water system might be the best, as my tapwater has a KH 6 ,pH must be over pH7 so i maybe start a little test...

as tan told me the pH was at a min. of pH7 where he caught the gastromyzon. i also try to harden the water up to a KH9 ...instead to make it softer (like i do for catfishes...)
so the softwatter change would be droping from KH9 down to max. KH6 (tapwater)...this will not much affect the pH but there is still a osmotic pressure on the fishes...also the conductivity will move up and down...

@borneosucker
50 boxes can contain at least 4000 fishes i'd guess... wich i think is insane i mean i want them before new years


farid

[borneosucker]

LOL......4000 fishes.....that's alot!

By the way, I recently test the water parameter where I found G. cornusaccus, KH is around 6°, pH 7.5 and temp 27.6°C.

I'm acclimatising them. Will post pics of them soon.