Anything that will fit in their mouth is fair game. Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com] On Behalf Of Jacques BESSON Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 3:16 PM To: apisto@listbox.com Subject: Re: Crenicichla I have not yet take my choice : What kind of Crenicichla is it possible to keep , in a large tank ( around 900 liters / 200 gallons), with little characids like Hyphessobycon or Hemigrammus bleheri , for exemple? This fishes are alive food for Crenicichla regani or not? Thanks J.Besson Colin Gorton a écrit: > The giveaway for me is in the eye, Nothophthalmus has a red part to the back part of the eye, making it look like they've got a bloody eye. > I've had both C.regani and C. nothophthalmus and found the former to be much less shy than the latter and this makes me think that you've got Nothophthalmus, even though you don't mention the eye. Both are really neat fish (Oooh I love the dwarf pikes) and even though the males don't have the colours of the females, the subtlety of the colours are fantastic. > It certainly sounds like you've got a couple of pairs,and with luck they'll fancy each other:). I just hope that my C.menesizi are a pair of pairs. > C:-)lin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Erick@Vielka@nospam.org" <vfjones@gte.net> > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 08:22:33 -0800 > To: "Apisto@Listbox. Com" <apisto@listbox.com>, "Sacsg" <sacsg@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Crencichla > > > Is anyone able to share some information regarding Crencichla Regani or > > Crencichla Notophthalmus? I recently purchased 4 at my lfs as Cr. Regani. > > while talking to the owner about collecting locals his comment was "they > > came out of Manuas so they could even be notophalmus." at the time they were > > little better than an inch total length. two with definite dorsal spots two > > without. I assume I have 2 boys and 2 girls. very cool fish the dominate > > female has doubled in size and her belly is starting to turn orange. the > > occelli on her dorsal is a single spot with red surrounding. she has a > > definite black bar nose to caudal tip. with ~10 vertical bars on her dorsal > > surface no barring on her stomach. I cannot comment much on the others > > because they are not seen except momentarily at feeding time. Thank you. > > > > > > Erick Jones > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > > 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 > > > > C:-)lin > > They said "Smile, things could be worse." So I smiled, and sure enough... > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Get your free email from http://www.graffiti.net > > Powered by Outblaze > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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