Re: feeding of A. nijsseni

[Bob Raible <laetacara@yahoo.com>]

Sorry you missed it, but glad that I didn't have an additional
competitor. I p/u hippolytae,pertensis, and gephyra at or near the
posted minimum. The nijsseni and panduro were a bit more expensive to
obtain. The panuro male still leaves me breathless with his coloration
(sorry if I seem to be rubbing it in). Unfortunately I lost one of the
hippolytae a few days later. Oh well ...

--- mopargrrl <mopargrrl@mindspring.com> wrote:
> hiya Bob,
> 
> I've got a trio of nijsseni that are the biggest pigs of any apisto i
> have
> ever had! The male and the dominant female are FAT. I've been 
> feeding live daphnia and blackworms, frozen bloodworm and live
> brine. They will even nibble dry food. Not only that, but after
> reading
> at The Krib about them being more aggressive than most apistos,
> i think i have the friendliest pair of nijsseni in the state. They
> flirt and
> play all day - no spawning though :-(
> 
> My trifasciata were like your panduro- just picked at food. Never
> fattened up at all.  And i never had any luck with panduro myself.
> The two pairs i've had both died of some disease i couldn't identify
> or treat.  
> 
> I'm bummed i missed PCCA last month. Sounds like it was an
> Apisto-rama.
> 
> later,
> christine
> danville, CA
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Bob Raible <laetacara@yahoo.com>
> To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:08 AM
> Subject: feeding of A. nijsseni
> 
> 
> > I am curious as to what people are feeding their nijsseni and
> panduro.
> > I offer mine live tubifex,and frozen bloodworms, white mosquito
> larvae,
> > and daphnia, dry flake. They don't seem to be eating much, possibly
> a
> > little frozen bloodworm when I am not looking. The rest of my
> apistos
> > gobble up bloodworms and tubifex quite readily. TIA.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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