Re: Nannacara taenia

["David Colin Gorton" <colingorton@hotmail.com>]

Be sure to count your blessings, Helen. Some people have problems getting 
their fish to breed, I know I did when I started out. I'm sure there are 
many people out there who'd be only too grateful to have your problems:-)
Colin

>From: "Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
>Subject: Re: Nannacara taenia
>Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:40:08 +0100
>
>Thanks Kathy,
>This is somewhat of a relief to know there is hope that the female at least
>will be protective.  I have just removed the tetras from the tank.  I think
>now the only real threat to any "fry" would be the Angels in the tank.  If
>fry appear the Angels will be removed.  To be honest I cannot tell the 
>sexes
>apart in this species, I don't have a clue as to which fish is the "daddy"
>as there is never one that remains near the spawning site.  It never rains
>but it pours as I notice there is another Taenia peeping out of a small 
>pot.
>Also the Uaru pair are about to "do the business."  It's all go in this
>hobby and keeps us on our toes or in my case on my knees!  I have 
>everything
>crossed hoping there will be fry in the coming days.
>Helen
>
> > I had these guys and they did a good job parenting.  I did not remove 
>the
> > fry or even the other pair in the tank.  I had two pair in the twenty
> > gallon with lots of jave fern and bog wood.
> > I did lose some fry to the other pair, but still raised plenty of fry.
> >
> > I would watch them and see how your pair does, or remove the male but
> > leave the female.  I usually give them a chance to raise fry first, then
> > if they fail and I really want fry ASAP then I siphon the fry out, or 
>pull
> > the parents.
> >
> > Good luck, they are cool fish.  I love the spawning colors.
> >
> > Kathy
>
>
>
>
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