Re: Thysochromis spawns

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

Dave,

Like John, I had no problem spawning them or letting them raise their fry for 4 -
8 weeks before removing the fry to a rearing tank. It is often reported, and I
found it true too, that T. ansorgii are very reliable parents if kept with some
target fish. I used Pelvicachromis roloffi because they were small and fairly
shy. The roloffis stayed away from the ansorgii, but it kept the parents from
getting bored. Bottom dwelling target fish do the best.

My Pv. roloffi didn't spawn in this tank until I removed the Thysochromis, so
don't expect this to be a community spawning tank unless it is very large.

Mike Wise

dsatchell@lsol.net wrote:

> I know these are not strictly speaking dwarfs, but they are small and
> live like kribs in the wild.
>
> I have two pairs of Thysochromis ansorgi that spawn regularly.  One pair
> kept their young alive for about a month, then allowed them to be eaten,
> (or ate them themselves).  Since then each spawn is eaten before
> hatching, or when they become free swimming.
>
> Because of the intense parental care given, I'm not sure artificial
> rearing is feasible.  But I would like to have a dozen or so to keep the
> population going in my fish room.  Would it be better to steal
> free-swimming young from a pit in the gravel after they hatch, or to
> take the slate with its spawn of about 300 to a tank with an air stone?
> Has any one had experience with this species?
>
> Dave Satchell
>
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