That's right Zack it was one male running the whole show with about 10 females at any one time Soft Water Dwarf Cichlids Uwe Romer & David Soares 14697 S. Bluegrass Ln. Sisters OR, 97759 Phone/541-549-9350 apistodave@bendcable.com www.apistogrammaidiots.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zack Wilson" <aquamaniac@earthlink.net> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 7:59 PM Subject: Re: Beginner needs help > Also notice that David was dealing with one species only, and from the > sounds of it only one mature male involved, at least from the start. Heavy > concentrations of one species is natural as far as I understand, but the sex > ratio should lean toward females ('cept for in smaragd). A single male and > several (2-4)females of a polygamous species could probably work in there, > but multiple males would be asking for difficulties, in my opinion. Multiple > pairs of different species would still be a problem, as each male would > still want to establish their larger territory. > > Zack > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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