What size tank do they require? >From: eric cisar <ecisar445@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member >chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com> >To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat <gsas-member@thekrib.com> >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Rainbow cichlids >Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 16:02:25 -0700 (PDT) > >Very true. When breeding they just kinda look at interlopers real hard and >will them away. Not in the least hazardous to other tankmates. I have a >bunch of the older ones in with a dozen common guppies and they don't even >eat the fry. The original pair just shove their kids out of the way with >their bodies when they try to snack thier siblings off the hatching rock. >Kewl critters. > >Eric Cisar >Central Locating Services, INC. >Crew Lead 314 Central King/Snohomish Counties >425-531-2287 >Ping 112*24973*67 > > > >----- Original Message ---- >From: "haika@drizzle.com" <haika@drizzle.com> >To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat <gsas-member@thekrib.com> >Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:16:48 PM >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Rainbow cichlids > > >I just want to say that back when I 'did' cichlids, rainbow cichlids were >one of my favorites! They aren't HUGE, they are pretty and not horribly >aggressive (like some cichlids). For instance, when they bred in our >community tank at work, they didn't kill off the other inhabitants like >our kribensis (at 1/3 the size) did! If I had a larger tank freed up, I'd >think about these guys, but I really am not in cichlid-mode this time. >Just wanted to give some kudos to a cool cichlid species. > >Betty Goetz > > > I have a couple gazillion fry and sub-adult herotilapia multispinosa I > > need to find homes. These guys are built like tanks but look beautiful. >If > > you've never seen a rainbow in courship colors you are missing out on a > > truly beautiful fish. They breed like rabbits. I have been feeding the > > eggs to my corys to keep the population under control but I still have > > billions! > > These guys love spirulina based foods as they scrape filimentous algea >in > > their native habitat. Not picky about water conditions and just want >some > > love. Breeding behaviours are interesting and brood care is phenomal to > > say the least. Please help me find homes for these guys. I am giving >them > > away or am willing to take trades or donations. > > > > Eric Cisar > > 425-531-2287 > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Need Mail bonding? > > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 > > _______________________________________________ > > GSAS-Member mailing list > > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >GSAS-Member mailing list >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. >Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. >http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html >_______________________________________________ >GSAS-Member mailing list >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member