Re: Apisto Predators

[Rich Grenfell <rgrenfell@snet.net>]

LOL yeah I was pretty facinated with this fish. He was in a 55 with a
bunch of stuff. Concentrated mostly on the tetras and danios. He even
found a way to get the giant danois. I watched him trying and trying for
months, but they were a bit too fast for him. not to mention they were
always at the top of the tank, and he was at the bottom, so they saw him
coming long before he reached them. Anyway, one day I saw a really large
peice of wood that I liked, and the top of it came to within an inch or
2 from the water surface. Within days, my goby had found his new hang
out. He'd sit on top of that wood for hours, watching, and at just the
right moment......whamo! He'd have a nice meal for himself. Really
interesting to watch. 

Rich

"David A. Youngker" wrote:
> 
> From: Rich Grenfell
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:38 PM
> 
> > You know... it's too bad this needs to be a "naturally
> > occuring" predator.
> > I used to own a fish that behaves in exactly the way you
> > want, but isn't naturally occuring in apisto biotopes.
> > Anyone ever heard of Oxyeleotris marmorata (aka
> > Marbled Goby)?...
> 
> Oh no, not Gobies!
> 
> You'd never believe how many fish I've lost to my fascination for Gobies,
> Gudgeons, Darters and the like.
> 
> Placed some Knight Gobies in with a tank full of Purple Spotted Gudgeons one
> time. The normally peaceful Knights drove all but one Gudgeon out of the
> tank to become carpet crunchies. _Then_, when I'm left with a single female,
> I find they've been listed, and I may never see any more.
> 
> Or the four African Black Spot Gobies that, come breeding time, decided to
> kill every one of the eight Peacock Gudgeons sharing the same four foot
> tank. Now the male African Black Spot is a wicked looking fish, but nowhere
> near as beautiful as a Peacock. And Peacock _males_ are as hard to come by
> as any Apisto female in this area.
> 
> And there are many other examples.
> 
> Now, because of the Aquarium, I'm about to get into the local Darters and
> Sculpins... 8-}
> 
> -Y-
> 
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