Re: Apisto Predators

[YE <yenoo@home.com>]

All Ive got to say is ....Wooow.
Ive been dreaming of a tank like that for ages. Never had the
space though. How about going a step further? Introduce something
thatll feed all the smaller fishes, perhaps some sort of aquatic insect
from a lab bred colony, perhaps daphnia, others? To totally minimize 
human intervention of a true enclosed eco-system, except for maybe a 
supplementary feeding once a week. Keep the top of the tank exposed to 
sunlight through a glass/ plexiglass ceiling supplimented by either 
metal halide (sp?) or compact flourecent lights.

Just daydreaming and throwing some ideas out there. :).

YE.


"David A. Youngker" wrote:
>
> 
> Set it up, stock it with a specific Apisto, and some naturally- occurring
> "dither / target" companions. Give everyone a fair amount of time to get
> "established". Introduce a single predator.
> 
> Now, it's not too difficult to believe that even a large tank couldn't
> support enough of a population of prey to feed an Oscar (thank god they
> aren't part of the plan). But I'm wondering - how about one of the Dwarf
> Pikes? One that would be as pretty well satisfied with a couple of Tetras a
> week as it would a single Apisto.
> 
> That is, once it gets past the "kid in the candy store" stage...
> 
> -Y-
> 
> David A. Youngker
> nestor10@mindspring.com
> 
>


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