Re: Re: Shell Dwellers?

["Bailin Shaw" <bailin_shaw@hotmail.com>]

John,

The aggie is not quite an inch in total length.  I'll be transfering the 
fish from the quarantine tank to a well established community tank in about 
another week.  (Three week minimum quarantine - learned my lesson.)  I guess 
is a short while I should be able to tell what sex the fish is.  Where are 
some good places to get a mate for my lonely fish once the sex is known?  
And down south in Oklahoma where I'm located.  I would say Amazonia out of 
Austin where I purchased the fish, but this last time I visited, there were 
a number of sick fish.  I'm not sure I'll purchase from them again.  What 
are the ideal parameters for these fish.  How large a tank would I need to 
keep these pretty little fish?  Any info would be greatly appreciated.

An update to the cross mating of my rams:  Eggs still there on the stump and 
look viable.  Now if they could avoid eating them or the wrigglers, I might 
actually get a chance to see the development of ram babies.  So for the 
parents are diligently defending the eggs against all others.  I kept the 
light on opposite of where the eggs were laid and it looks good so far.  
I'll keep the list informed.

Bailin
>From: BigJohnW@webtv.net (John Wubbolt)
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>Subject: Re: Re: Shell Dwellers?
>Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 02:37:33 -0500 (EST)
>
>Bailin
>How large are your aggies.  If they're at least one inch standard
>length, not counting the caudal fin, sexing aggies is easy.   Females
>will have black markings on pelvic fins and males won't.   Males develop
>the spade tail on the caudal fin, females won't.   Can't go on color as
>I've got aggie males as yellow as females.   I'm assuming by your
>comment Y'all that you're a southern gent.   There are alot of good
>places to get apistos and fortunately for you it's still warm down south
>and can still ship fish.   Snowing like crazy here the last few days in
>Northern New York state up near the Canadian border so shipping here
>waits until May.   Hope you're able to find your fish a mate.
>
>John
>
>
>
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