Re: I have..with the...and the...whoo... little diplos!

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

Zack,

A. diplotaenia is a riverine apisto. In nature it lives in the open among sand
ripples in the bottom of larger rivers. In such habitats there is little in
which to hide their spawn, so they have light colored eggs that blend into the
sand. In this way they aren't easily seen and eaten by other fish.

Mike Wise

Zack Wilson wrote:

> I do have a question. Is it normal for the diplo eggs to be cream/white? In
> all the instances I've seen the eggs (the first two being unsuccessful) they
> have been whitish colored. I assumed earlier that this color was due to the
> eggs not being fertilized, but now I see that the fertile eggs/wigglers are
> whitish as well. A couple of the free-swimmers that came out today still had
> a little yolk and it was white. I've seen this as diet related before, but
> I've been feeding heavily with bbs and cyclop-eeze, both rich in pigments.
>
> Zack
>
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