Re: Apisto Predators

["Mike Jacobs" <mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com>]

Boy..........I could be wrong......and I meant no harm......but my only
observation with pikes were Vinny's "monsters"...............is C. regani
more passive maybe.....I still have to laugh, but it's because I see
beginners all the time put a nifty little oscar in their guppy tank because
the pet store said ok and all they have left is a big happy oscar that needs
a bigger tank............the tank does sound nifty though.................!

Mike

Mike Jacobs
Center for Advanced Technologies
Lakewood H.S.
St Pete, Fl  33705
mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Roese" <ken1@iwaynet.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Apisto Predators


> As a note in relation to Mike's statement...
>
> I had a pair of C. regani in a 125g tank with some full grown aggies and
> other dwarfs like Kribs and A. thomasi.  The tank was planted fairly well
> and they all had their own little holes and hangouts.  The pike were
fairly
> passive.  This would all change the minute fry would appear in the tank.
> The pike would take on a whole new attitude.  They would hide in the chain
> swords and wait for the group of fry to come within range.  Then, flash,
> the fry cloud scattered and the pikes had a mouth full.  As soon as the
fry
> were gone, or became so large that they weren't such an easy target, the
> pike changed back to their "normal" behavior.  It was all very interesting
> to watch. Not to good on my fry survival rates as the pike are very
> efficient but interesting none the less.
>
> Just a little observation I thought might fit in...
>
>
> Ken Roese
> Commercial Point, Oh
>

>




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