Re: Female Bolivian Rams Tubes? and discus question

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In a message dated 2/22/2001 7:33:13 PM Central Standard Time, 
myapisto@hotmail.com writes:


> I believe my female german rams did have a tube sticking out before she
> bred, but i can't remember becuase that was quite a while ago
>
> GERMAN RAM FEMALES WILL DROP TUBES PRIOR TO SPAWNING.


> I also have another question about a bigger dwarf cichlid (hehe) the discus,
> I seen some radical strains out there, are their offsrings fertile? another
> words since i'm trading my plant cuttings (e.ozelot if anybody wants any msg
> me) I'd like to trade for some nice looking discus, but i'm not too sure if
> discus with man-made strains can breed? (and have fertile off springs) and
> do the parents keep care of the fry as i've read on the net?


I'VE SPAWNED SNAKESKINS AND MARLBORO REDS AND AM WORKING ON BLUE DIAMONDS AND 
MARLBORO GOLDS NOW.  THE STRAINS DERIVED FROM PIGEON BLOOD, INCLUDING MOST OF 
THE REDS, ARE LESS LIKELY TO CARE FOR THEIR YOUNG.  BLUE DIAMONDS SEEM HAVE 
TO A SKEW TOWARD FEMALES VS RATIOS.  FERTILITY HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE.

Willie