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Hi apisto lovers
Success has visited me! last week my cacs spawned and the fry have survived this time, about a week now. Mom brings them into the cave every night. I have a night light set up, because she doesn't always get them in there before the lights go out. But the night light seems to...
Lemon tetras
Hi,
I can tell you that when I had lemon tetras in my tank, they were not in any way peaceful. they were always chasing each other & other fish around. I was glad when they were gone.
Why don't you try something like rummy nose tetras? They school nicely and NEVER chase or...
Neil,
thanks for the reply. I actually DID see him doing that, although I guess the actual milt is "invisible" to the human eye?
Anyways, I anxiuosly await another batch--this time there are no loaches in my tank.
:)
vancat
I know it happens, because it has happened in my tank, but HOW does the male fertilize the eggs when he can't fit in the cave with the female? I have a female-only-sized hole in the top of an overturned clay pot, and have had fry once. The pair are getting ready to spawn again, but I just wanted...
Spawn rates
Oh, good!
I am gonna work my tail off to get him outta there by then.
A funny side note: how I caught one of the yoyos was- he had his head stuck in the spawning cave hole (I purposely had made it too small for him to get in). So I nabbed him while he was stuck, the little dope...
Hi guys & gals
well, they did it! I placed another clay pot in the male's favorite spot. the female guarded the pot for 4 or 5 days (in & out, in & out)-and I had fry on saturday morning! I had a great time watching her chase the other fish away & pick the fry up in her mouth...
YOYOS
omigod, i've been trying to catch them for months now. My tank is heavily planted. I've tried all kinds of traps & pvc, baited with snails even. I know I can get them if I drain down the tank but I didn't want to do that (that's the only way I could catch an SAE).
I'd LOVE to get...
new clay pot, new behavior
New development:
I put a new clay pot over in the male's favorite territory, one with a hole that only the female can fit through. She keeps going in & out & is definitely guarding it! The reason I made the hole smaller on this one is that I had seen a yoyo...
Thanks!
I've been enjoying the displays and watching their interaction for a few months now. Love these fish. And I'd say that the female is almost as pretty as the male!
vancat
Hi all,
I have a pair of cacatuoides in a 72 g planted. It seems the female likes the far right end, with the clay pot, and the male likes the far left end, with the driftwood. They haven't spawned yet, and it seems the male is always trying to lure the female to his favorite spot and the...
Bloodworms?
Hi all,
I read on somebody's apisto page that they don't recommend bloodworms for apistos. Something about a casing and digestion problems. Anybody subscribe to this notion? I've been feeding frozen bloodworms but have held off recently after I read that.
vancat in frozen CT