Brichardi Cichlids

[Balloons&killies]

well, they cant get them in at petland only these other kinds. But i think she felt bad so shes gonna check when she sends out the order. Anyway, i dont know if theyre shell dweller or what. they all started with neolamprologus. Could you guy tell me what they are? They looked quite small. in the picture.

heres one i think.

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[Dan Robbins]

Here are links to several sites written by the community who are not still at GCSE level education. I am not going to waste my evening arguing with an ignorant 16 year old, nor am I going to try and explain things to you, because firstly, You wont understand it, and secondly, you seem far to ignorant to attempt.
To answer the original question, No, you cannot keep Brichardi in, 1. A soft water setup 2. With tetras.

http/www.fishdoc.co.uk/water/hardness.htm

Water hardness affects fish health because it influences osmoregulation. Being open systems, fish are affected by the makeup of the surrounding water. As a consequence of osmosis, freshwater fish are subject to a continuous influx of water, while marine fish have to live with a continuous outflow of water.

http/www.ehow.com/about_5375055_effects-soft-water-goldfish.html

While the osmoregulation is important for the general health of goldfish there are several specific fish illnesses that are greatly affected by water hardness levels. Chloramine-T in particular can become quite dangerous to fish and is significantly more present in soft water

I could go on, but im not going to bother.
Regards. Dan Robbins.

 

[kribensis12]

First off, I refuse to called ignorant. I have an open mind, I have read both your articles, but you have not yet produce a well backed argument about fish being acclimatized to new water levels. You see it in Discus now, aswell. I read an article a while back about a lady who was keeping discus. Everyone was telling her that he pH was too high for the discus to breed. That they needed a pH of 6.5 or lower. Her pH was in between 7.4 and 7.8. She had no problem breeding them. I do realize that pH can affect the sex of fish, as it is commonly seen in Pelvicachromis pulcher and P. taeniatus that a higher pH will yield more males than females.

 

[Balloons&killies]

I'd say that brichardi can go with tetras. I even talked to the fish person in petland and she said that mostly all the ph in the tanks are the same.

 

[kribensis12]

I'd say that brichardi can go with tetras. I even talked to the fish person in petland and she said that mostly all the ph in the tanks are the same.

Except for the fact that the Brichardi would eat the tetra's.

 

[Balloons&killies]

Ya i would try something different but i dont know what. Any options?

Thanks"Garett

 

[kribensis12]

Since someone has tried the with multi's and had no luck, I wouldn't put anything else in their.

 

[Dan Robbins]

First off, I refuse to called ignorant. I have an open mind, I have read both your articles, but you have not yet produce a well backed argument about fish being acclimatized to new water levels. You see it in Discus now, aswell. I read an article a while back about a lady who was keeping discus. Everyone was telling her that he pH was too high for the discus to breed. That they needed a pH of 6.5 or lower. Her pH was in between 7.4 and 7.8. She had no problem breeding them. I do realize that pH can affect the sex of fish, as it is commonly seen in Pelvicachromis pulcher and P. taeniatus that a higher pH will yield more males than females.

I am not saying that Brichardi cannot be acclimatized to water of lower pH and live. There is a difference between surviving and thriving however. You wanted scientifically based documentation to support my claim and I gave it to you. You are in no position to resort to your "extensive scientific knowledge" and omit my claim. This is research carried out from people of vast knowledge, people who can understand the Biochemical reactions involved and comment on them. You are in no position to tell them their points are invalid. And as far as your claims on breeding, Iv seen goldfish breed in waters so rich in NH3 that such exposure to these levels has long caused skin and gill hyperplasia. Gill hyperplasia is a condition in which the secondary gill lamellae swell and thicken, restricting the water flow over the gill filaments, yet breeding remains a compulsion, an imperative for any living organism, regardless of its surrounding environment. Fish, like mammals and birds will do so successfully if the external will allow. They need not be "happy".
Regards. Dan