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Re: Tankmate selection for Hemichromis bimaculatus
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From: Sarah LeGates <slegates@yahoo.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 1:48 PM
Subject: Tankmate selection for Hemichromis bimaculatus
> Hi all,
> Sorry for the length of this message. Perhaps this is folly, but I'm
> trying to find tankmates for a breeding pair of H. bimaculatus that
> I've got in a 56gal "tall" tank. The pair have spawned three times
> since I brought them home last month, and killed all of their
> Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae dithers within the last 24 hours. This
> batch of fry, on the other hand, are free swimming and will soon
> overrun the whole tank. Does anyone have any suggestions for hardier
> tankmates (the tetras didn't show any signs of body damage, just
> exhaustion from the bullying), who might also help keep the total
> surviving fry population down? I don't currently have an outlet for
> these youngsters so one or two really successful spawns and I'll
> flood the LFS and they won't like me any more. I'm not too concerned
> with staying within the confines of Africa for species selection (I
> don't know if I have access to any Distichodus spp. anyway), so
> anything that can stand up to the aggression and live at 75 degrees
> in East Bay water (very soft, neutral to mildly acidic straight out
> of the tap, lucky me) will fit the bill. Or maybe I'll just go buy a
> big Synodontid and forget about the spawning altogether!
>
> Oh, does anyone want any H. bimaculatus fry?
>
> Thanks,
> Sarah LeGates
>
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