Ray..........great to have you among the "real" people and not just a "story" from Pete! Congratulations on the "Wilhelmi" spawning. I had a pair and just couldn't get the job done! Thanks for the information on what helped you to spawn these great fish. ..now, Ray........65 degrees and the checkerboard spawned????.....65 degrees??? Did the electric company shut down for a while? I mean I've heard of lowering the temperature to induce a spawn but.....65......wow!!!!!....;-) Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray" <rbnw34747@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: <apisto@listbox.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 6:53 AM > Subject: Re: 'Wilhelmi' and Ray Blackburn- himself > > > > hi -all on line-its scouse RAY come out of lurking thanks to > > pedro[adoketa]pete-i dont no about singing mike j but > > mybe its THE MERSEY BEAT--ok mike j hear goes- ---i breed all my apistos > in > > 16-8-8 and 18-10-10 tanks-----ref-the apisto WILHELMI-was in 16-8-8 with a > > silica sand bottom temp-75- ph 5.5 hardness 2/3-food-plenty of live > > bloodworm/whiteworm plus any leftover brime s----the setup is > semi/furnished > > three small plant pots each with a different entrance ie-top middle-bottom > > mine took the top -fe-male-in first-well feed-after about in goes the male > > plenty of chaseing around but soon settledl then the magic happend she > > coloured up but not the usual yellow but alightish grey with ajet > > blacklateral spots but the male was something else with his rusty dark > blood > > red throat-after three days i take the male out he hase done his job > another > > three days aprox out comes the fe-male with the brood of about 60 > fry --good > > hey--fisrt food i use is inforsoria then brime hope this helps you mike j > > ill tell you more about what i am doing soon taking up to mutch air > > space --scouse RAYOriginal Message ----- > > From: <mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com> > > To: <apisto@listbox.com> > > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:28 PM > > Subject: Re: 'Wilhelmi' and Ray Blackburn > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto