Dave, Just a friendly little note. Rasbora maculata, the Dwarf Rasbora, is not a characoid. It is actually a Cyprinid, more closely related to Barbs. I've always wanted some, but have never seen them offered in my area. They should make good dither fish if the dwarfs don't eat them. Mike Wise "Sanford, Dave LHS-STAFF" wrote: > Hi All, I read in the Oct.99 issue of Cichlid news that Astanax type > tetras are ruthless fry predators. BTW, there is a cool article on A.mendezi > by Romer. > I always use pencil fish, young white clouds, or the tiny characoids like > R.maculatus as dithers. > dave > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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"!