Re: a stupid question (tagert vs. dither)

[salS <chas33@optonline.net>]

Just my 2 cents in using Neon's/ cardinals..They will work as a group to
snatch fry (basically when the female chases one the others scoop in and eat
the fry).. so I would be careful in using them. I had good luck using dwarf
pencilfish, hatchet fish, harlequin Rasboras). good luck

sal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "green" <green56@pioneerplanet.infi.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:49 AM
Subject: RE: a stupid question (tagert vs. dither)


> Boleslaw, not naive at all!  If you don't know, you don't know.  There are
> no stupid questions.
>
> Dither fish are a group or school, usually six or more, that because of
> their presence give the shy Apistos a sense of security.  The Apistos see
> them and think, "Hhhmmm...  Since those guys are out and calm, just
swimming
> about, and they're safe...  Must be okay.  I can go out, too, and not
worry
> about getting eaten."  An example of dither fish with Apistos could be
Neon
> or Cardinal Tetras.
>
> Target fish are one, maybe more, in a tank that are "sacrifical lambs," so
> to speak.  They're there for a particular genera to literally take their
> aggressions out on so that some more desirable (could be desireable for
many
> reasons:  cost, looks, sentimental value) genera are not harrassed or even
> worse, killed by an aggressor.  I've not used target fish, so I'm not able
> to give an example.
>
> Hope this helps!  :D
>
> green
>
> Bolesaw Gawel wrote:
>
> Sorry for a naive question:
>
> what is the difference between dither fish and target fish?
>
> Or are those terms sinonymous?
>
>
> Boleslaw Gawel
>
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