Re: frequent spawning

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

Mike what size breeding tanks?
Soft Water Dwarf Cichlids
David Soares & Uwe Romer
14697 S Bluegrass LN
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@fgn.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: frequent spawning


> Boleslaw,
>
> I usually keep my males & females together, but I separate them when I do
not want them to breed. I also find that it is less
> stressful for the male, female, and me if I separate the males of the more
aggressive species once the female has fry. I then
> keep the fry with her for 2 - 3 months. After 6 weeks the female usually
stops guarding the juveniles & she is given a rest
> before I feel I want another brood. Then the juveniles are removed from
the female's aquarium, and the male is reintroduced. The
> breeding aquarium is her territory, not the male's. She is not continually
harassed and she is not forced to breed continuously.
> This isn't quite the natural way, but it is less stressful on females. I
consider it a variation of Ron Harlan's cypriform
> method of breeding Apistogramma.
>
> Mike Wise
>
> boleslawgawel@poczta.onet.pl wrote:
>
> > Mine I breed only 3 - 4 times
> > >each year (I separate the males from the females after spawning). My
feeling is
> > >that spawning & raising fry causes more stress than simply eating &
swimming.
> >
> > Mike,
> > are stresses the reason that you separate the males from the females? Or
is there any other reason? Is it a common practice?
> > Do I understand correctly that you keep the males separated from the
females and put them together for spawning only?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Boleslaw Gawel
> > Warszawa-Katowice
> > Poland
> >
>
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