Re: Considering these apistos and I'm New!

[Jonathan <fung@is2.dal.ca>]

Hi Lianne. In my crazy opinion, pair of A. borellii in a 10 gal would
work out. If you want to breed them, condition them by using live or
frozen foods. If they are sexually mature, it seems to me that the females
become gravid every 3 weeks. Take small plastic potting saucers (water
collection trays) and invert them. Cut a small hole as an entrance that is
just large enough for the fish to get through. You can place a rock on top
of it to keep it down. Eggs will be deposited on the underside of the
saucer and you can transfer the eggs to a hatching/rearing tank.  

I have 5 tanks, 25 gallons each, housing 5 males and 5 females
in each, reproducing frequently. But then again, I am crazy. Not really
though, this is for research purposes. Nonetheless, it demonstrates that
it is possible to do so, provided the water is kept clean and
food is plentiful. And as far as what behaviours they will exhibit, it is
not easy to say whether more behaviours will be seen in a sparse v.s. a
dense population. Behaviours are very dynamic, and depends on availability
of resources (spawning sites, females etc.), and the feasibility to defend
them (abundance of competitors, distribution of resources). I think you'll
get different behaviours in either case. If you are crazy like me and want
to characterize intraspecific conflict, go with 10 A. borellii per 25
gallon. That's 1 fish per 2.5 gallons! hahaha (evil chuckle).

The mad scientist must now get back to his big bad thesis...
-Jonathan

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Jonathan Fung... Reef Geek
Dalhousie University Honours Marine Biology
Aqua Creations Inc. Assistant Manager
writer for Marine Fish Monthly 
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On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, ~Lianne~ wrote:

> Frauley Elson wrote:
> 
> > Lianne,
> > Given your very small tank (for apistos), the only one I'd expect to
> > work out would be borelli. It's a lot harder to keep apistos in a tank
> > that size than in larger quarters, so for someone starting out, it's not
> > the best idea.
> > If you can maintain your water quality, borelli is small, pretty and
> > adaptable. You could probably get away with a pair in the ten, with the
> > corys and nothing else.
> > Njisseni is twice the bulk of a borelli.
> > -Gary
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> Thanks for your input.  I will hold off on getting apistos.  I don't want to
> get them if they're not going to be happy.  Thanks again!
> 
> ~Lianne
> 
> 
> 
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