Re: Apisto maternal behavior

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

Sylvia
This is normal behavior somtimes they move the fry several times.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sylvia Kohler" <skohler@entermail.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 2:08 PM
Subject: Apisto maternal behavior


> I seem to have a successful spawn this time around. (A. viejita) I'm
> wondering whether apistos will put the fry in their mouth to shuffle them
> around? I've seen mouthbrooders keep the fry in their mouth for
safekeeping,
> but know nothing at all about apisto behavior. I suspect she may be moving
> them as opposed to eating them, as it was only the ones visible to my eye
> (towards the front of the pot) that she'd suck up. Then she'd disappear to
> the back of the pot, so I wondered if she was maybe moving them there for
> safekeeping (to keep them in the pot/nest. In fact, I wondered how she'd
> gotten them from one pot to the other, as well, and wondered if she'd
moved
> them in this way, but had never heard nor read anything about this. So . .
.
> is she having a snack, or is this normal maternal behavior? Fry are
approx.
> 1 wk. of age.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sylvia
>
>
>
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