Re: A. trifasciata

[sal <chas33@optonline.net>]

Tomoko,
I also have snails in my 75 gl community tank and they didn't prevent my
agassizii from spawning and raising a batch of about 30 fry.  my 75 also has
clown loaches, three B. Cupidos, angels ,Congo tetras, various Australian
rainbows etc.  Granted that the Agassizii are larger than the Trifasciata's
but I believe that if given an area that they can protect (assuming that
they are good parents) they stand a good chance of raising the fry.
I gave my agassizii a large batch of java moss (where the fry spent 99% of
their time ) the female guarded the java moss and the male the outer
perimeter, they were excellent parents. Interesting enough, their offspring
also exhibited the same strong protective instinct as their parents.
Give it a try and see what happens, if you desperately want some fry you can
always siphon some of them out.  Whenever I do this I always leave some fry
with the parents.
Good luck,

>sal
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tomoko Schum <tomokoschum@earthlink.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 2:20 PM
Subject: A. trifasciata


> My very young trifasciata female turned yellow and
> started dancing in front of a male this morning in 75
> gallon planted community tank.  This was rather
> unexpected since they are still pretty young.  The
> conductivity of the water is pretty high and there are
> tons of rambunctious fish (crown loaches, congo tetras,
> cory cats to name a few) in this tank.  I can not catch
> them without ripping out all the plants and turning
> over a huge driftwood and rocks.  So I am just hoping
> that the pair can protect their eggs/fry in the thicket
> of pearl grass they dove in.  (There is a plant saucer
> I gave them as a hiding place behind the thicket.)   Do
> you think there is a chance that the pair may be able
> to raise a few fry in such a condition?  I read
> somewhere someone raises them in a planted community
> tank.
>
> I am also worried about small ramshorn snails getting
> their eggs.  They often eat the eggs of my
> anomalochromis thomashi in another tank.  I am
> surprised that the ferocious female do not seem to
> attack the snails.  Do small snails really eat viable
> eggs?
>
> Tomoko
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