Killies as dithers

["Max Gallade" <mgallade@hotmail.com>]

Bill ,John,
Oh no I'm not going there.I burned my tongue with that on the Killie list a 
while ago.Ken if you're here don't read on :).My Killies came from Ken 
Simolo.Gorgeous fish.
I do keep some of my Killies in Apisto breeding tanks.I have a pair of 
australe (orange) with a pair of A.cf.eunotus which has a large school of 
fry right now.No problems at all so far.The australes stay most of the time 
on the surface.The only problem I can see with Killies as dithers is that 
Killies are more active then your regular dither fish eg. pencilfish.Their 
activity could disturb a real nervous apisto mom.
Did I mentioned my six purple Badis that are sharing a 10g tank with a 
breeding pair of panduro's? Now that's something you really shouldn't do.I 
have to move the Badis tomorrow,I hardly get to see them nowadays:).
Just my two euro cents.
Max

----Original Message Follows----
From: BigJohnW@webtv.net (John Wubbolt)
Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: a stupid question (tagert vs. dither)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 13:28:11 -0400 (EDT)

Hello Bill

Only reason i didnt mention killies as a dither fish , is that i've said
many times in the past that i regularly use killies in with my
apistos... I presently have chocolate australes breeding in the same
tank as my Sp Mamore Red pair.   I also use Epiplatys Dageti in my
cacatuoides tank, also have red/orange australes in with my Borellis.
I actually prefer NOT to use any dither fish nowadays.... I find that
any fish in the tank with my apistos distracts the fish from spawning...
not the reverse desired effect of creating a stronger "pair bond" and
making them better parents....Only reason i have some killies in with my
apistos now is tank space reasons.   When i really want the apistos to
spawn.... i remove the killies.

John


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