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I have a group of 5 A. gephyra in a 15g planted setup full of chain swords and flower pots. They are wild fish that I had delivered to me at the ACA in NJ this summer. They appear to be 3 female and 2 males. Aggression is almost non-exisitant. They are spawning for me about every 3 to 4 weeks but I have yet to get a single egg to a wiggler. I've let the fish try to raise them, I've pulled batches and tried to hatch artificially...nothing. The pH goes between 5.8 and 6.0. Temp in 80 to 82. Weekly waterchanges with an RO/Tap mix. Even tried some peat to get the pH even lower. I figured if they spawned, something must be right or at least close. I've read in various places that the eggs will not develope properly if the pH is too high, but I cannot find any reference to what too high might be. Has anyone had any luck with the gephyra? If so, what was their setup like? Should I try to drop the pH some more, maybe to the low 5's? The Dicrossus filamentosa that share this tank also do the same thing. Spawn every 3 to 4 weeks with the same results. I was thinking maybe the alpha male might be sterile, but I find it odd that the male apisto and the male filametosa would both be shooting blanks...any insight would be much appreciated. thx, Ken