Re: I can't believe lhese Rams...their too young to spawn aren't they?

[David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com>]

True Max but breeding will reveal the sex:) I have
found most Apistos to be very quick growing fish that
will go through a few generations in a year.

Dave


--- Max Gallade <mgallade@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> David,
> I think you can sex certain Apisto fry even earlier
> then that.I noticed this 
> when I took a series of A.cacatuoides close up fry
> development photos.4-5 
> week old A.cacatuoides fry had already developed
> male and female features 
> such as rounded or pointed dorsal ,anal fin tips.
> I found that to be really amazing.You can't see this
> with your bare eyes but 
> good close up macro photos will reveal it.Other
> Apisto forms/species like 
> A.sp.Rio Marmore drive me nuts when I'm trying to
> sex them even after three 
> month of age.
> 
> Just my humble opinion
> Max
> Visit "The Digital Aquarium" and L&M Tropicals at:
> http://clix.to/Apisto
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re: I can't believe lhese Rams...their too
> young to spawn aren't 
> they?
> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:10:59 -0800 (PST)
> 
> 3 months is about right Jerry. In fact I had to
> argue
> with a bunch of these guys on the list when I first
> told them I could sex and breed  my Apistos at 3- 4
> months. Some told me they took 8 months on fish I
> was
> breeding at 3 months. Your doing things right Jerry
> water changes and good feeding. Bada Bing
> 
> Dave sanchez
> 
> 
> --- JerrCarol@aol.com wrote:
>  > Hi Folks,
>  >   Just curious...I sold all my Rams locally kept
>  > back 8 for myself. They were
>  > born mid-DEC. I just found a female in a pot full
> of
>  > eggs.
>  >
>  >   Now don't they know that they don't use pots
> and
>  > shouldn't their parents
>  > have taught them better about safe sex.
>  >
>  >   Now I have to figure out who the other guilty
>  > party is and either get them
>  > out or the other six or I guess the easiest would
> be
>  > to take the pot, Mom and
>  > the eggs.
>  >
>  >   Maybe because she's young and all that going on
>  > she'll just eat them
>  > anyhow.
>  >
>  >   Any and all thought are always welcome. I like
> to
>  > hear different approaches
>  > to this.
>  >
>  >                            And yes I will give
> them
>  > a stern talking to for
>  > sure.
>  >
>  >                JerryB<G>
>  >
>  >
>
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