Teresa I have a confession to make I keep platys too I have some platy's from Guatemala that are an undescribed species They are kind of fun to keep! 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: <TD7894@aol.com> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 3:40 PM Subject: Re: Anomalochromis Thomasi > Hello, thanks for the info on sexing the borellis. I had to look at my > adults to see the difference in the dorsals but I think I got it. The > livebearers that I keep with the Thomasi are homegrown marigold platies. I > use these fish because I have oodles of them and they are mine, never seen > the inside of a petshop, so no bugs. They are also hardy as rocks, I keep a > bunch in rubbermaid tubs in my garage and they can take temps from 55 to 100. > They can take any hardness and ph too. I even keep a bunch in a black > plastic tub outside on the deck in the summer with water plants and they do > well there too. You can't kill these guys unless you hit them in the head > with a rock. I use them to cycle my tanks and as dithers that provide live > food to my cichlids via all the babies. When there are fry, I remove them to > the garage tubs. Sorry about sharing more than you want to know about my > livebearers. Teresa. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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