Re: P. Taeniatus Moliwe qustion

["Kevin Jones" <spikes37@hotmail.com>]

>> Hello, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster here. Some of you 
may recognize
>
>> me from the aquatic plants list, yep, that's the same me. I've kept 
various apistos
>> for the
>
>last 5 years or so. Currently, I have a trio of P. Taeniatus Moliwes in 
a 75 g planted
>aquarium,
>and that leads to my question. The 2 females are voracious eaters with 
round, plump
>bellies.
>They cavort about the tank fearlessly, and attack most anything that is 
fed to them.
>The male is
>very shy, hiding most of the time. He approaches food (frozen brine 
shrimp, fz. blood
>worms, something
>fz. called "lifeline) like he could care less. I've seen him take 
frozen blood worms,
>only to spit them
>right back out. Bottom line is this, I'm afraid I'm going to lose him 
if I don't do
>something.
>What's wrong? What can I do?
>
>tank info:
>ph 7.0
>kh  8
>temp 79
>
>TIA, Pat Bowerman

I currently have a Moliwe pair and their 14 day old offspring in a 30 g 
with otos and a few guppies for dithers.  My first male (the currnet 
male's father) started behaving like this after he spawned for the first 
time with the female.  I noticed the female beating up on him and 
everything else, so maybe that's your problem.  my male eventually died 
even after having the female moved when the babies grew up.  I have 
really soft water (good old Vancouver tap water) ph 7.0 lots of tannins 
in the water from bogwood and peat in the filter my temp is 76-77.
Hope this helps 

Kevin 
 


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