Re: Considering these apistos and I'm New!

[Rik Vandiver <mrriketts@ynn.com>]

Talk about interesting behaviors. my algodon II female lost her mate in my 55
gallon tank and changed her coloring to try to incite another apisto into spawning
with her. I have 5 kinds of apisto's in that tank.

Jonathan wrote:

> 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
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Jonathan Fung... Reef Geek
> Dalhousie University Honours Marine Biology
> Aqua Creations Inc. Assistant Manager
> writer for Marine Fish Monthly
> -------------------------------------------
>
> 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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