Re: A. Cruzi spawn? or not?

["Walter McCree" <wmccree@usa.net>]

I second that!

Thanks,
Walter

----- Original Message -----
From: Williams, Ryan M. <rmwilliams@kraft.com>
To: 'apisto%admin.listbox.com@internet.kraft.com' <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 2:07 PM
Subject: 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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