Re: back in the mood

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

Jason,

Congrats on your cockatoo fry. I don't know what size tank they are in, but if it
were me I would never consider serious breeding in a community tank - and that's
what you have. Florida Flag Fish and plecos don't belong in a dwarf cichlid
breeding tank. Next time keep your apistos by themselves with at most a few (very
few) small surface dwelling fish. You are much more likely to save a majority of
fry this way.

Mike Wise

ruddigar@home.com wrote:

> Yahoo!  I now have about 25 free swimming A. cacatuoides fry hovering
> around the entrance of the female's cave.  Mom and babies enjoyed the
> bbs I just fed to them.  The parents are doing a good job of keeping the
> flagfish away, but the female doesn't like the bristle nose pleco whose
> been residing outside her cave since day one - she never minded until
> now.  The female cacatoo keeps biting the pleco, but with the place's
> armor, there is no damage done.
>   I've been meaning to get out and collect some daphnia to feed these
> guys this summer, I think I'll get out this weekend and get a bunch.
> hopefully I can get enough to breed and provide food for them all summer
> - along with bbs, of course.
>   Since this is my first real attempt at spawning apistos, is there any
> advice or sign I should look out for.  I've been researching quite a
> bit, so I'm pretty confident that they'll do okay - I may move the
> flagfish out of the tank when the fry become more visible.  I don't
> think they've seen the fry yet.
>
> I've been hit with the apisto bug, and I love it!
>
> Jason Miller
> Sherwood Park, AB
>
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