Re: galaxy sp

["Kim Rogers or Steve Hatfield" <stevekim@indy.net>]

I have a female nissenji that stays bright yellow all the time for at least
six months now.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frauley Elson" <fraulels@minet.ca>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 10:12 AM
Subject: galaxy sp


> 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"!