Thomas Soelter schrieb: > > > Wilfred Teiser wrote: > > > Hi apisto guys and gals, > > > > since a time I read more and more sentences like "I bought a youg pair of > > apisto..., they were very small, about one ore one and a quart inch". When I > > started my hobby - yeah, it is a time ago - it was usual that we bought in > > minimum 5 or 6 pieces of an apisto (or other) type. So the fishes had a > better > > chance to find out partners by themself. Is this way not longer modern? > Maybe > > it is a little bit more expensive, but I think it is more successful, too. I > > wonder what's your opinion. > > Hi Wilfried, > Hi everybody, > > buying 5, 6 or 10 apistos in a LFS is quite expensive thats true but makes > sence. > What do you do with the rest of the after you got your pair. I'm and most > people > on the list are hobbiests too. There is limited space for more fish because > they > very territorial especialy males. > > I usualy buy a pair if its sure it is a pair. In most cases it workes alright > for > me since 25 years. > > Thomas > > Hi Thomas and all, you cannot buy a pair when it is still very tiny. You only can buy a male and a female. In case you are living with a very ugly woman in a country where are no other woman - after a time surely you'll love her. Provided that you have enough liquor! But where can your apisto male buy liquor?! I never had only one pair of apistos because most type of them breeds by one male and two or three female at separately lairs. And the overflow? Why dont you give them to friends which have a community tank. I'm sure you're welcome. Wilfred *************************** Wilfred Teiser - Germany phoenix1@t-online.de ***************************