Re: pics

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

I looked at the photos and saw only 1 female (bottom, left), a fairly mature
one at that. She already has a squared off, almost lyre tail, caudal and
extended dorsal spines seen only on fully mature females. I imagine that she is
at least 5 cm long by now. She may be past her prime breeding age. The fish on
the lower right looks like a young male to me. The ventral fins are too long
for a female. Can Alfredo tell me which "female" was the first bought with the
male?

If the bottom left fish was the first female, I imagine that the young male is
trying to find a territory for himself. Since he cannot take on the mature
male, then he is trying to dominate the female. The dominant male is then
chasing the young male, trying to drive another male out of his territory. To
fix this 'reverse trio' I would suggest finding another, younger female.
Re-arranging the aquascaping will help allow everyone to find a territory more
easily.

Mike Jacobs wrote:

> ....if you guys will remember, a few days ago Alfredo Figueiredo asked if
> someone could put up his photos.  I told him I would and here they are:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/mikefjacobs/alfredo.jpg
>
> take a look and see what you think!
>
> I went back into my list of old e-mail to try and remember why he was
> sending the pics........it seems to me there was a problem of some sort.
> Perhaps if someone remembers or if Alfredo would remind us then here they
> are........I just got them today!
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Jacobs
> J&M Tropicals
> Wild Peruvian Imports Plus
> Apisto sales:
> http://www.geocities.com/mikefjacobs/
>
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