Re: Cacatuoides set up question

["Fbethea" <francinebethea@excite.com>]

On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 19:44:25 -0600, Slackananda wrote:

There are other sources to obtain various apistos and others.  Try the
chiclid trader list.  This list is solely for the advertising of available
species and not for discussion.  A very good source.  There is also Julio
Melgar and David Sanchez.

The cacatuoides will probably harass or kill everthing in a 10 gal tank once
they spawned.  I say this because a pair that I had proceeded to clear my 20
gal heavily planted tank of all the ghost shrimp, glowlight tetras and a
small SAE.  The shrimp were the easiest targets.

Good luck
Francine
> Hello,
> 
> I have recently become interested in apistos after reading a lot of great

> info at The Krib. I bought a pair of cacatuoides at my LFS, but 
> unfortunately the male died the next day. (All of the other males at the 
> store died too, so they gave me my money back, but all the females were 
> fine......) The female lives in a community tank and has become my
favorite 
> fish. I love the way she maneuvers so delicately compared to the other
fish.
> 
> I have a twenty gallon set up that I want to breed cacatuoides in. It is 
> also my first attempt at keeping live plants, and has been doing great for

> about six weeks. It's fairly densey planted with a cave-like piece of 
> driftwood and two half coconut shells. The current inhabitants are a dozen

> ghost shrimp, two otos and five marble hatchetfish. PH is 6.6, temp 80 
> degrees. I don't know what the hardness is, but I hear the local water is

> fairly hard. I can do water changes with RO water if needed.
> 
> My question is, how many cacatuoides should I get for this tank. A pair? A

> male and two females? Could I get away with more even? I'd be grateful for

> any comments and general advice. The hatchetfish stay right at the top of

> the water, so I don't think they'll be a problem. Will otos disturb 
> breeding cacatuoides?
> 
> Finally, I would be grateful for pointers to a good source for these fish.

> The clerk at the LFS said they only get cacatuoides in once every six 
> months or so, and I can't wait that long!!!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Will
> 
> 
> 
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Francine in MD
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