Re: your mail

[Donald Nute <dnute@ai.uga.edu>]

On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Ken Laidlaw wrote:

> I have just obtained a pair of steindachneri from my 
> friend.  They spawned once for him but unfortunately ate 
> the eggs.  The male is about 2.5 " and the female 1.5.  I 
> have seen in the books that the maximum total length for 
> these fish is 4", can anyone confirm this as I've never 
> seen an apisto this large.  I'd say 3" is a good size for 
> any that I've kept seen in the past.

Hello, Ken.

I don't have experience with steindachneri, but I've seen a mcmasteri male
that was definitely 4" - huge fish the size of your average convict
cichlid. This animal was rather humped and showing its age, but still an
impressive specimen.

Don

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