Re: Tank mate / Artificial hatching questions...

[" Anthony Baker" <bakera506@earthlink.net>]

Thanks Mike.  I actually looked at the wonderful pics
on your site, and my male is nearly identical to the 
A. agassizii 'red-gold' you have pictured on Page 1.  

Another simple newbie-type question -- The only free 
tank that I could house this pair in is a standard 
10G with a well cycled sponge filter, a few plant 
cuttings and a thin layer of flourite (I have been 
planing to rear fry in this tank, but the eggs never 
make it!).  I could add some flower pots and PVC to 
increase the hiding spots.  Would this be of 
sufficent size for this pair?

Also, the water in the 60G tank and the 10G is tap 
water with a KH of 3-4 and GH of 5-6.  Compressed CO2 
in the 60G brings down the pH to ~6.8.  The pH in the 
10G is probably 7.1 or so, but haven't checked 
lately.  Should I add some acid buffer or DIY CO2 to 
lower the pH, or will the pair be able to breed under 
the existing conditions in the 10G?  And, if they do 
breed, should I pull the male out after the eggs are 
laid?

TIA
-Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 10:26:49 -0700
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: Tank mate / Artificial hatching questions...


> Tony,
> 
> Any of these fish, including the parents, are likely candidates for egg eating.
> Apparently there aren't any acceptable caves for spawning or the aggies wouldn't
> be spawning on an open leaf. In such a busy tank the female may feel it better
> to eat the eggs and 'recycle' the nutrients for future breeding than to keep up
> the effort to protect them from so many fish. You could cut the leaf and
> artificially raise the fry like angelfish, but most hobbyists who have done this
> have found that they get fewer, and slower growing, fry than when kept with
> their mother. My suggestion is putting the parents in their own tank for
> breeding purposes. Otherwise just accept that any fry coming from this tank will
> be a lucky bonus.
> 
> Mike Wise
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