Re: do these two apistos interbreed?

["David K. Bowers" <david@paltalk.com>]

Thats a great idea, I have a 10 I can put the checkerboards into and be able
to get these beautiful aggies.  Have a good night,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: do these two apistos interbreed?


> 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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