See we are on the same track John> I lost my strain and have been trying to come up with something new--I just happened to get these in Germany last year and they areN't going to pan out------ 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: "John Wubbolt" <BigJohnW@webtv.net> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 11:28 AM Subject: Re: tank with apistos cacatuoides > Hello David > > You were talking about the fish that have been have been inbred for > generations for color.. The strain of triple reds i am working with > right now are my own fish from fish i have been breeding for at least 8 > years now... generation down to next generation. Yes i get those > females with tons of color, but.... and i say but.. i do not use those > as my breeder females... I find a nice healthy looking female, stout > bright yellow with almost no color on her fins and use them....i guess > as much a throw back to the wild color form of cacatuoides as possible > in captive bred fish. These females always spawn for me and are great > mothers... i have 2 pairs im working with that came from late last > summers spawns.... they are spawning like clock work for me now.... im > too the point that i dont know where to put this last batch that is in > the tank with the parents now... one pair has spawned 4 times in the > last 2 months... good sized spawns too...come end of summer im gonna be > over run with them.... With this recent spawn of wild caught pair... > it will give me good fish to cross into my triple red line to improve > the quality of the fish and the line. > > John > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader