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Re: Question about Diapterons

They must be kept on the cool side. I have kept them for years at around
68-70 and occasionally get enough to offer them through the F&E list. I have
also noticed a slight tendency towards seasonality.
I would have to agree with what else has been posted also.

Ted Klotz
9969 Bethel Rd.
Remsen,NY 13438
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Essary <sessary at mail_com>
To: killietalk at aka_org <killietalk at aka_org>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 1:04 AM
Subject: RE: Question about Diapterons


>I wrote a little paper on this, to be found on the aka site.
>
>Diapterons are rainforest dwellers, meaning they live in the streams under
>the canopy.  Very little, if any, light reaches them there, which also
means
>that there is little to no aquatic vegetation.  I imagine them being found
>in the same kind of environment some dwarf cichlids are found in:  leaf
>litter, leeching tannins into the water.
>
>I've only kept A. cyanostictum, abacinum, and fulgens (3 out of 5 ain't
>bad), but only had success with abacinum.  I kept them as follows:
>
>2.5 gallon "kritter keeper" plastic tanks, 3 sides painted flat black.
Used
>peat substrate.  Water was:  pH 6.5ish, sometimes lower, sometimes a bit
>higher, 50 ppm, temp was room temp (ranged from high 50's in extreme winter
>to 85ish in the summer).  two mops per tank.  With this setup, I'd get
about
>a dozen eggs a week in peak weeks, none in the summer when the temps were
>high.  Lighting was ambient room lighting and food consisted of 99% baby
>brine with the occasional grindel or white worm.  Fry were rather easy to
>raise, but I noticed a little cannibalism (6 fry in a shoebox turned into 2
>really big abacinum in about 2 weeks).
>
>As to your planted idea:  Probably not.  I tried growing out my surviving
>aba in a 30 long with Water Sprite completely covering the tank (A. scheeli
>loved this tank).  I kept the water level about 2/3's full.  The tank was
>lighted and got a bit of direct sunlight every morning.  The abacinum were
>constantly hiding and would never come out to feed and withered away.  They
>also looked very washed out.  Fry left in the parent's tank grew nicely
with
>decent color, but I never got them to breeding size/age due to summer heat,
>when I lost all my ABA and a few others.  Living upstairs in an apartment
>can have its disadvantages.  I want to keep halfbeaks, but "the hammer"
says
>temps in the 80's will sterilize them.  I know my tanks get that hot,
so....
>
>The fish reach maturity in about 1.5 years, be prepared to wait.
>
>Diapterons are really cool fish.  I wouldn't mind getting back into them
one
>day.  :)
>
>-Shane
>
>------Original Message------
>From: "Jon Aquì" <ohimo at hotmail_com>
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Sent: July 19, 2000 1:36:37 AM GMT
>Subject: Question about Diapterons
>
>
>Hey folks, I read somewhere that Diapterons are not only aggressive towards
>each other, but they also require a temperature below 70 and need only
>partial sunlight, no artificial lighting.  Also, they're notoriously
>difficult to breed and raise.  Is this true?  I can't help but ask this b/c
>I'm interested in keeping them.  They are just really pretty fish to me and
>it sounds like they apreciate a lushly planted, naturally lit setup, which
>is something that also intrigues me b/c of the natural colors that come
from
>sunlight.  In any case, any info on Diapterons is greatly appreciated.  Who
>knows, maybe these aren't the fish for me, but I'd sure like to find out.
>Thanks again.
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