Re: Cacatuoides set up question

[hammer@idirect.ca]

I have been breeding A. Cacatuoides in a 10 gal. with success 
adding large amounts of java moss and several spawning site to 
choose from. What I have done a little different is instead of having 
anything else in the tank with the parents I place another tank with 
either other apistos or Kribs next to it. The parents can see the 
other fish and actually challenge them at the glass but no harm to 
anyone. The male stays at the glass protecting while the female 
watches the fry. 

Graham 
Toronto

> On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 19:44:25 -0600, Slackananda wrote:
> 
> Hi Will,
> 
> My breeding experiences with apistos has been short, but successful.  I have
> found that if you use a 10 gallon tank for a pair that do spawn, all other
> creatures in the tank will be harrassed by the pair of breeding fish to
> protect their fry.  Sometimes to the death.  
> 
> The cacatuoides that spawned for me were in a 20 gal, heavily planted tank.
> I had seven glowlight tetras, six ghost shrimp, a small SAE, three otto cats
> and a peckoltia brevis pleco.  The ghost shrimp were be beat to their
> deaths.  Two of the glowlight tetras and the SAE escaped through the small
> opening around the heater.  I removed the rest of the fish.  
> 
> Plecos are not recommended for breeding tanks, however.  But the cacatuoides
> 
> didnot bother the pleco and the pleco did not bother the fry at all.  The
> pleco would eat the frozen shrimp right along with the fry and parents.  I
> was lucky I guess.  Later I was informed by members of this list to remove
> the pleco.  So I did.



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