Re: "It's a matter of Breeding"

[Dennis & Karen Eichorst <cichlid@eznet.net>]

Pollowy, Richard wrote:
> 
> I have recently introduced to relatively immature German Rams
> (Microgeophagus Ramerizi) to a commmunity tank containing to two larger
> Bolivian Rams (Microgeophagus Altispinosa).
> 
> Question:  Will I get Rams with a taste for Bratwurst, Beer and Hot
> Latin Salsa and Chilies or will they breed exclusively with their own
> species (or genus, whatever!?!)?  Obviously I don't want them to
> interbreed, so what can I do?

I know an owner of an excellent LFS that mixed the two species together
(not German rams, possibly wild rams) and was absolutely amazed that the
rams beat the ***!! out of the Bolivian rams.  He hardly ever saw a Ram
do ANYTHING before.  I'm afraid you might run into problems down the
road.

"We did _not_ survive a NUCULAR war!  It was a NUCLEAR war!  A NUCLEAR
war!"
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