Re: Trifaciatas

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

>From your previous description of your fish, I couldn't tell what sex your fish
are. If your fish are over 1½" (4 cm) long, do either have metallic blue areas
below the eyes? If so, they are males. Females don't show metallic blue on the
head. A. trifasciata is a highly polygamous species. The male, for its size, are
fairly aggressive toward females not ready to spawn. Because of this A.
trifasciata should be housed in a relatively large tank for their size, a 30"/75
cm long tank at least. I've reproduced this species in smaller tanks as pairs
but the continual chasing always stressed me out (I imagine the female wasn't
too happy either.). Personally, 2 more females in a well planted 20L or larger
tank is the best way to go.

Mike Wise

green wrote:

> In talking with a fellow list and MAS member, I've come to the determination
> that I've two fem tri's...  This is based on them "yellowing up" (fins and
> chest area; varies between a pretty lemon yellow and a really nice
> yellowy-red) as they go chasing the new folks in the neighborhood, and the
> black markings on their pectoral and vent fins...
>
> David, what do I do now?  Are these harem fish?  Do I need another fem and a
> single male?
>
> Or do I need to seperate the two fems and get two males?
>
> Or, are these the reverse harem kind'a gals?
>
> What would be the best way to go here?
>
> And I think I'm going to seperate the tri's and cac's...  There's been no
> ramming as of yet, just chasing...  But...  Better to be safer than sorrier.
>
> green
>
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