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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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