Re: Insight and experiences requested

[salS <chas33@optonline.net>]

OH BOY!
Ken, You should have chosen an easier specie??!! This is my experience in
keeping and ONCE and ONLY ONCE spawn them.
I kept them in a thirty.. started out with 5 and ended up with a pair.  The
tank was set up just like yours with lots of current (Hagen 500 )and hiding
places. They like to borrow under a rock so I provided 2 flat pecies of
slates at opposite ends of the tank (to put as much distance between the two
as possible). They took refuge under the respective slates.. never saw them
out unless to grab food ( I fed them lots of frozen blood worms, live earth
worms and live black worms).  One day I didn't see the female come out to
grab the food, this happened for three days, I couldn't wait any longer so I
picked up the slate (slowly) expecting either a dead female or
eggs/wrigglers. To my surprise she had wrigglers still attached on the
underside of the rock. I immediately removed the male. After the fry were
out on their own (mother does not take care of fry) I removed them. I raised
15 fry.
When I placed the male back to try my luck again...you can guess the
outcome!! DEATH!! to the female.  Tried several other times but was never
able to spawn them again... maybe I was just lucky!!
Good luck with yours..hope this helped.
Sal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Roese" <ken1@iwaynet.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:54 PM
Subject: Insight and experiences requested


> I love my LFS guy! He called today. Got in a couple strays, turned out
> they were Teleogramma brichardi. They, a male and a female, are now
calling
> a 20L home. Lots of current and air, rocks, caves, and plants. Hopefully
> there are enough hiding places that will prevent them from killing each
other.
> My questions are...Has anyone kept them? Are they considered Dwarfs? The
> male is pushing 4", female about 3.5" and colored up real nice. Are they
as
> nasty toward conspecifics as I've heard? They hit frozen shrimp with
gusto,
> so I'm not too worried about what to feed.
> If anyone would care to share their experiences, it would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Ken Roese
> Commercial Point, Ohio
>
>
>
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