Re: Emerald/Smaragd Apisto; was: Beginner needs help

["David Soares" <apistodave@bendcable.com>]

This is a story I haven't heard Mike!!!!!! Very interesting comment on the
adaptive behavior though>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@fgn.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:40 PM
Subject: Emerald/Smaragd Apisto; was: Beginner needs help


> Dave, Sal, Zack,
>
> Uwe wrote about the Emerald's interesting behavior
> when he introduced the
> species. This fish will behave has a normal
> polygamous group (1 male, many
> females) if there are not a large number of other
> cichlids in the tank. Uwe kept
> his with a large group of Nannacara, aureocephalus
> I think. This species is much
> more territorially aggressive than the Emerald. It
> seems that the little buggers
> realized that it would take more than 1 male to
> protect the brood territory of
> the female. So the dominant male allowed
> subdominant males into the territory to
> help protect it from the Nannacaras. While doing
> this each male had a chance to
> fertilize some of the females eggs, sort of like a
> sneaker male. I wouldn't be
> surprised if other apistos will do this under
> similar circumstances.
>
> Mike Wise
>
> salS wrote:
>
> > Zack,
> > Are you saying that in Smaragd the ratio should lean more toward males?
> > Because my experience has been 1M & 3-4 females.
>
> > Sal
> >
>
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