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RE: A. Cruzi spawn? or not?
What? Are you kidding? This isn't boring stuff at all! This is one of the
reasons I'm on this list to hear other people's experiences with their
apistos. I like the play by play action so that I can paint a clear picture
in my mind as to what's going on.
Keep the updates coming!
Ryan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Evans [SMTP:pm_evans%yahoo.com@internet.kraft.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 1:09 PM
> To: apisto%admin.listbox.com@internet.kraft.com
> Subject: Re: A. Cruzi spawn? or not?
>
> Thanks to Mike Wise, Bob Dixon, and Phil Eaton for
> their replies.
>
> Last night I started some bbs so I should have some
> in another 24 hours or so. I don't want to move the
> root because the female appears to have excavated
> under it and I don't want to collapse her hole.
>
> When I set the tank up, I cleverly arrainged the
> flower pots so that although sheltered I could
> see into them. The female defeated this by digging
> under the root in the back of the tank where I cannot
> see, even with a mirror and a flashlight.
>
> This morning when I was feeding the female came out
> and even swam to the other side of the tank to
> threaten
> her reflection. She grabbed a frozen bloodworm on the
> way back the the cave. A few seconds later she came
> out and got in front of the male and waved her tail at
> him. She then turned and gently nudged him away then
> headed back to the cave. Sorry about boring all of
> you
> with this but it is very exciting to me.
>
> After the fry hatch are they generally moved out of
> the
> cave before they become free swimming? My tank has a
> sand substrate so I guess the fry could be placed in a
>
> pit under the root and I would never see them. Oh,
> the
> suspense.
>
> Paul Evans
> --- IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:
> > Paul Evans writes:
> >
> > <snip>> 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.
> >
> > The tendency to barricade herself in varies from
> > female to female. I've
> > never seen it with any of the apistos in my care,
> > but others report it
> > ocassionally. I'd say you definitely have eggs, and
> > you can surely afford
> > one look without freaking her too badly. Or just
> > start hatching BBS and
> > start feeding it to mom and dad. When the fry come
> > out, they'll be ready to
> > join in.
> >
> > Bob Dixon
> >
> >
> >
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