I think he was saying they are not good cichlids for beginners, as opposed to not being cichlids at all. Yeah "Rams are not cichlids to start up with" is kind of ambiguous. - Erik On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Walter McCree wrote: > but still a cichlid. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca> > To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com> > Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 4:03 PM > Subject: Re: Newbie question > > > >Walter McCree wrote: > >> > >> What are Rams? > > > > > >Walter, > >Microgeophagus (or in some books, Papiliochromis) ramirezi, a small, > >delicate Venezualan/Colombian open-water spawning dwarf cichlid that is > >mass produced on Asian fishfarms, in a variety of breeder-selected > >forms. > >Gary > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > >For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > >email apisto-request@listbox.com. > >Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List > Archives"! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! > -- Erik Olson erik at thekrib dot com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!