Re: do these two apistos interbreed?

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Dave,

I wouldn't recommend them together. Once the aggies start breeding the
checkerboards would suffer. If you can't have another 20L how about a 10 for the
checkerboards. Another possibility would be a plastic partition. Give the aggies
about 2/3 of the tank and the checkerboards the other 1/3. As long as you keep
the pH above 6, I doubt that the checkerboards would be interested in spawning.

Mike Wise

"David K. Bowers" wrote:

> Thanks Mike,
> looks like I am not going to buy them then.  I don't have the tank space and
> my wife would kill me if I bought another 20 long!  They are so pretty
> though.  Hmmm, do you think they would co-exist in a 20 long that has a pair
> of checkerboards and some dithers.  Please tell me yes, I really want them.
> :)
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
> To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: do these two apistos interbreed?
>
> > David,
> >
> > It sounds like you have A. agassizii Hüser
> > Redtail, a very pretty domestic form. See Aqualog
> > SACII p. 18. They will not interbreed, but will
> > fight for territory with your A. cacatuoides. A
> > 20L tank is kind of small for 2 pairs of highly
> > polygamous & territorial species.
> >
> > Mike Wise
> >
> > "David K. Bowers" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,I have a 20 long that currently has a
> > > pair of cacatuides in it and 6 neon tetras as
> > > dither fish.  My LFS has a gorgeous pair of
> > > something called Ap. Red Huser that looks to me
> > > like agassizi.  First of all has anyone heard of
> > > this trade name, and secondly if I buy them and
> > > put them in with the cacs do I have to worry
> > > about interbreeding?  Thanks,Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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