Re: Cool observation..

["Daryl Hudson" <daryldh@erols.com>]

John, were the eaten spawns wigglers or eggs?  My pair of viejitas got a
batch to the wiggling stage, and then they disappeared.  She has spawned
once since then, but the eggs didn't hatch.  I was really disappointed with
losing the wigglers.  Maybe I should have moved the male and/or the female,
or removed the wigglers.  I just don't know.  I am one who likes to observe
the parental care of apistos, (that's why I got into the hobby in the first
place).

Any suggestions out there for remedies?  I don't really have the tank space
to move the fry, so I guess moving the Dad will be what I try next.

On a more positive note, I came home this evening to find free swimming
algodon I fry.  I can't believe it!  I have been so busy I hadn't fed these
fish live food for a couple of weeks or done much to alter my tap water
(read soften/lower pH) for them during water changes.  Go figure!   When I
try my hardest to get my fish to spawn, they don't.  When I do nothing
special for them, they do.

Oh well, I'm not complaining too much.   Sorry for rambling.

Daryl

----- Original Message -----
From: John Wubbolt <BigJohnW@webtv.net>
To: <Apisto@admin.listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 12:32 AM
Subject: Cool observation..


>
> I just pulled about 50 plus wigglers out of the tank of my Apisto
> Hongsloi II.    I wouldnt have pulled them but the last 2 spawns had
> been eaten.    My cool observation was the fact that this pair is still
> spawning at an Apisto Old age of almost 3 years old!!   Nice big spawn
> too!   I figured one more batch of fry from this pair would be nice, not
> that i have room to put them, something from the rift lake area gets
> booted to make room for this batch of fry!!    Ohhhh I said that sinful
> word here, rift lake, sooo sorry!!
>
> Well back into the wood work!!   Lurker mode on again lol
>
> Tundra John
>
>
>
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