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Re: Nannacara Aureocephalus



Hello John,
I don't know too much about that species, except that I want to own and
breed a pair. When the weather turns nice maybe we can make a trade for
something I have. 


Best wishes,
Francine 

On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 19:49:21 -0500 (EST), apisto@listbox.com wrote:

>  
>  Hey everyone
>  
>  I have a few questions here.   This summer i picked up a bunch of young
>  Nannacara Aureocephalus at the Fish Place in North Tonowanda NY, not
>  having kept them before i wasnt sure on sexing them.    Now 6 months
>  later i have adult size fish and am pretty sure of the sexes of the 8
>  fish i picked up.  I think i have 4 M 4 F, good guessing then i think.   
>  
>  Up until now they had all been in a large grow out community tank with
>  some C. Regani, Apisto Gibbiceps and N. Transvestitus.   I finally
>  pulled a large pair out of the tank and set them up for breeding.  
>  
>  My question here is, how much like N Anomola are these guys like when it
>  comes to breeding conditions??   The female has taken on the dark
>  checkerboard pattern and the male seems to hover over her alot.   How
>  peaceful are they when breeding.  I know that if you remove the Male N
>  Anomala, the female will normally kill him in a small 10 gallon tank.
>  Will this happen with N Aureocephalus??   Is the Checkerboard pattern a
>  precurser to spawning or could it be stress too???   
>  
>  I really have come to love these guys, the colors in the males are
>  awesome, patterns in the females are cool too.   I like these much
>  better then i do my Anomala.     Hope i have just as much luck breeding
>  them as i did Anomala!!   Any experiences you can share will be
>  appreciated.     Hey Zman, give me a few pointers, i think these are
>  your fish to start with anyways!!! lol
>  
>  Little John
>  
>  
>  
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