RE: Crenicichla

["Colin Gorton" <mr_apisto@graffiti.net>]

Theoretically that's true, but both C. regani and C. Nothophthalmus are ambush feeders, which gives smaller fish a chance. You could say that any fish that will fit into any other fish's mouth is fair game and you wouldn't be far wrong. Neither C. regani nor C. Nothophthalmus has a large mouth and IME they won't go for anything other than fry. In this case I'd even go so far as to say that Apisto fry are reasonably safe, having had C. regani parents protect their young against a C.regani male. Obviously not all survived, but there was a seriously beaten up C. regani male at the end of it (he did durvive!)
C:-)lin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hatfield or Kim Rogers-Hatfield" <stevekim@indy.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:20:32 -0500
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Subject: RE: Crenicichla

> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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