Oh, I forgot to mention that A. sp. Galaxy is a trade name used by the Panduro brothers for a mixed bag of the similar looking apistos from around Pebas. As such the name is useless for ID purposes. Mike Wise Frauley Elson wrote: > Hi, > I have one of the apparently many fish travelling under the "sp galaxy" banner. I > have my first fry as of yesterday, which is pleasant. I was lucky enough to watch the > actual spawning, and made use of the night-light trick Mike Wise mentioned in one of > his posts this morning to help the female in her guarding. > What I have found interesting is the female. I've had the fish for a couple of > months, and the female has been glowing an unrelenting lemon yellow since the first > week. The spawning 11 days ago was their first, as they are in a 15 gallon designed > for photos, and there is nowhere they could have put eggs without me seeing them. > And, no, I didn't get photos... > I've had nannochromis females torture the breeder in me by appearing set to spawn for > weeks without doing anything. But I've never had an apisto lock into breeding colour > for 2 months without spawning. The pair courted constantly, and seemed to get along > famously. They are also intensely territorial with both their pencil fish dithers and > the norberti in the next tank. > Has anyone else seen similar Apisto female behavior/long term colour? > -Gary > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!