Re: A. Cruzi spawn? or not?

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Sounds like she is brooding eggs to me. You should find out in another day or
two. It takes about a week post spawning for the eggs to hatch and the fry to
become free swimming.

Mike Wise

Paul Evans wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have kept apisto's for a little over a year
> but I finally got my first opportunity to
> try to breed them.
>
> Last Monday I placed a pair in a newly setup
> 20 gallon (standard deminsions) with some
> bog wood, upturned flower pots, and real and
> fake plants.  The substrate is sand.  The
> water is 78F, ph 6.7, GH 1 degree, KH 2 degrees.
>
> About 12 hours after putting the fish in the
> female turned a real nice yellow.  I fed them
> live adult brine.  Saturday I noticed a change
> in behavior.  The female spends most of her
> time under one of the pieces of bog wood.  Usually
> if a walk up to the tank, she will come out and
> have a look at me.  Then head back in.  When I feed
> she will usually come out and snack.  Generally, when
> she eats she will grab one then head back to the
> cave, then come out and grab another, and so on.
>
> She will not stray more than about six inches from
> the cave.  Meanwhile the male swims around the tank
> with his fins held high.  If he gets within about
> six inches of the cave then the female comes out and
> gently encourages him the leave.  The male swims away
> slowly.  There are no other fish in the tank.
>
> Based on my readings I had expected her not to come
> out of the cave if there were eggs in there.  Further,
> I expected her to be more aggresive with the male
> when he gets to close.
>
> So, do you think I have a spawn?  I don't want to
> disturb the root.  I should mention, that I don't
> think she his hiding from the male, I have never
> seen him be aggresive toward her.  The female remains
> the real nice yellow/gold.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> A hopeful Paul Evans.
>
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