I have been told by many, but I would like to have further comfimation by board members. I would like to know how important it is to have exact hardness as the wild perameters to breed red bellied piranhas. or a ph of 6.8. Also would a spawn aid made by tropical science be very useful from anyone eleses past experience. It contains a special form of l lysine to trigger spawning. It says it is absorbed by the microscopic membranes in a fishes gills, and will stimulate the natural spawning cycle. Also will it be wise to mix the blackwater extract with this aid. ( i don't believe its any harm,but my girlfriend bugged me to ask) Also could anyone give me a proper dossage of blackwater extract for a 130 gallon? because I put in the suggested dossage and my water is pretty damn clear. I do not have any carbon in my filter.( which is a ehiem 2217)
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I dont know all the specifics, but I know someone in my area that breed reds in a ph of 8.3. I dont know if these were wild or f1 reds.
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8.3 is high.
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I know it is, just relaying some info. My tapwater high7.5-8 and I dont really want to mess with it so I did some checking around and that is what I found out.
f1 reds whats that? also what your saying is that it isn't too important to stay within exact conditions of the wild. Thats what I thought.
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I have read a lot from many piranha message boards and other people have had spawning in many ph levels. I would still like some responses from other members if thats cool. Mainly about the spawn aid.
so I am guessing the spawn aid is garbage? Does anyone also know how important it is to have a ph of 6.8?
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