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Lowered electrolytes trigger spawning

Lowered electrolytes trigger spawning in the "Kirschbaum method": environmental cues for gonad maturation are connected to decrease in electrical conductivity rather thanjust to low pH values themselves

Municipal water softening

Municipal "lime/soda" water softening results in soft water with high pH, creating an obscure headache for some fishkeepers living in areas where municipal water originates as groundwater drawn from limestone aquifers.

Badids

The few species of Badis and now Dario make up the family Badidae. They are related to the Nandids, the "leaffishes," and they are close cousins of the ancestor of all the labyrinth fishes.

Dario dario

Dario dario was

Puntius lateristriga

Puntius lateristriga (T-bar Barb). The English call this the "Spanner Barb." Puntius lateristriga was described in 1842 by the pioneer ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes...

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