Re: Steatocranus casaurius

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

Thanks Mike
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Steatocranus casaurius


> Steve,
>
> I just got back from a week long vacation, but
> didn't see any response to this question. Since
> I've kept and bred this species before I will try
> to give you some answers.
>
> I spawned my Buffalo Heads (S. casuarius) in a
> 20L. It had about an inch (2.5 cm) of sand on the
> bottom and completely covered in rock and
> driftwood caves overgrown by Java Moss. They bred
> in my tap water (dGH 3º, dKH <2º) at pH 6.5 and
> 79ºF (26ºC). I used air driven sponge filters that
> moved a lot of water. Since these fish come from
> water with high rates of flow, they seem to prefer
> a lot of motion in their water. I found that the
> real trick to breeding success is to find a
> compatible pair. I started with 6 young fish and
> let them pick out their own mates. Before this I'd
> always tried to force a male & female to pair off.
> This didn't work for me. My pair behaved very much
> like apistos - the female took care of the eggs
> and fry while the male defended the breeding
> territory. In this set up I often had 2 or 3
> different broods of juvenile fish. The adults
> would drive off the older fry when they started
> breeding again, but didn't seem to try to kill
> them. Hope this helps.
>
> Mike Wise
>
> Kim Rogers or Steve Hatfield wrote:
>
> > Hello AllI just got some steatocranus casarius
> > anyone out there ever keep this fish?? any
> > spawning suggestions would be appreciated Thanks
> > Steve
>
>
>
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