Re: Re: NANFA-L-- Leptolucania ommata - pygmy killifish

Bruce Stallsmith (fundulus-in-hotmail.com)
Mon, 08 May 2006 11:29:37 -0400

Mine live in water of about pH 7.8 and TDS 130 ppm, and I feed them almost
exclusively TetraMin flake. There's a very active micro/meio fauna community
in the tank which I suspect they feed on too.

--Bruce Stallsmith
along the Tennessee
Huntsville, AL, US of A

>From: Bob Bock <bockhouse1-in-verizon.net>
>Reply-To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
>To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
>Subject: Re: Re: NANFA-L-- Leptolucania ommata - pygmy killifish
>Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 09:06:45 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Geoff, my bluefin killies will take prepared foods. I brought back some
>from FLA recently, and they seem happy to get trout starter.
>
>Bruce, Geoff, does Leptoleucania need really soft acid water like
>Enneacanthus, or are they more forgiving of water hardness? Will they
>breed with a pH in the low 7s and medium general hardness?
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