Re: Light Trap

["Yvan Alleau" <yalleau@OCE.ORST.EDU>]

hi,
it is interesting to see that apistos that are benthic fishs go toward the
surface to get insects. Doing so in nature they would be an easy prey. Is
this a behavior known in the wild or is this due to the captive situation
were there is no real danger ?
                        FLI USA

Yvan Alleau
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----- Original Message -----
From: <colingorton@eurosport.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 3:57 AM
Subject: Light Trap


> Are you saying your apistos will eat these too?
> Come up to the surface to eat insects?
>
> The Nijsenni certainly do, you can see them waiting
> for me to switch the light on! The Pandurini don't
> but they're in a deeper tank and a bit "slow" and
> they're also being pushed around by the Rams. The
> Rams are the most obvious beggars for the lights, and
> also they are the most fearless, quartering any
> insect unfortunate enough to fall in. They seem to
> use their mouths as shears and gradually cut the
> insect up.
> C:-)lin


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