Re: spawning plus info

["Three Guys Aquatics" <chippell@sgi.net>]

Well Dominic,

Here's a shot I took just now of my wild papagei male, you can take a look
at this for a reference if needed.  Hope it helps - let me know if you need
pics of the female also.

http://www.threeguysaquatics.com/pics/papagei.jpg

Yep..I got some of those F1 fry on the way:) hehe They treat me good if I
keep them calmed down. The female is the most defensive apisto I've kept,
not sure if it's in the species, or just my pair don't like each other:)
Once they spawn, better take the male out for a week or so, then she'll be
fine with him, otherwise she has him pinned to the corner of the tank by the
morning after the spawn.

G'nite

Mike Chappell


----- Original Message -----
From: "dominic" <apisto@planeteer.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 12:35 AM
Subject: Re: spawning plus info


> Hi Mike
>
> Can you direct me to an image of A. sp. Papagei/Parrot? (I know, I need to
buy
> the book...).
>
> I've got a cruzi-type that I got as 'A. sp.Galaxis'. They're great
parents -
> one female has until just recently been defending her brood against a trio
of
> Aphyosemion sjoestdii (sp?)
>
> I'd like to positively identify them.
>
> Dominic
>
> Mike & Diane Wise wrote:
>
> > Ray,
> >
> > Helen Burns sent me some photos of A. sp. Galaxis
> > about a year ago. They turned out to be the same
> > as A. sp. Papagei/Parrot, a very beautiful member
> > of the regani-complex from the Rio Ampiyacu. Your
> > other fish are probably A. sp.
> > Balzfleck/Courting-spot. This is an exceptionally
> > small species, never exceeding 4 cm / 1¾" TL. I
> > had some back in 1983. I put them in a grow-out
> > tank to grow out, but they never did grow. They
> > just spawned instead - in a bare tank! This is a
> > clearwater fish from the upper Rio Branco around
> > Boa Vista, Brazil. I'd suggest getting about 6
> > minimum since I found that they have a somewhat
> > monogamous tendency. You can get more info on this
> > species in Römer's Atlas.
> >
> > Mike Wise
>
>
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