Cockato,s

[goodoo]

Is it true they do better in hard water ? I thought they were like most apistos liiked it soft and acidic

[marty_87]

Where did u hear that?

[goodoo]

Read it in TFH magazine last night.

[Hassles]

The Apistogramma cacatuoides is not overly fussy about water parameters providing the water is clean. I have kept them in water PH 6 to PH 7.6 without incident. IF however you want to breed them you, as the fish keeper, will need to be fussier about water parameters. PH neutral is a pretty good place to keep cacatuoides

take care

[goodoo]

I read in another mag they need soft acidic water. So much conflicting information out there. Thats allright the fun part is finding out for yourself.

[Hassles]

the reasons that make Apistogramma cacatuoides so popular is that they are a lovely fish and are easy to keep. The PH of the water and the temperatures of the water can be a determining factor to gender ratios of any ofspring produced so when breeding we need to ensure the water is suited to that purpose.

take care