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Re: shy aphyosemion
Hi Doug,
First - the natural breeding set-up question. I used to have one pair of
exigoideum that produced fry in the tank with the parents, and another
from which I had to pick eggs to get anything. So it's possible, but
depends on a lot of variables i can't define.
Two pairs in a 3 gallon may be your problem. My exigoideum were shy, but
not that shy. However, if there is a lot of aggro in the tank, the fish
may be hunkering down in their corners. Stick a male in tank by himself
that he can make his own, give him a week or so, then pop in a female.
I've seen that bring male aphyos out.
BTW - I lost my little colony of exigoideum several years ago. I'd
gotten my excellent exis from Ed Warner, and I've got to say, I'm
impressed that Ruth Warner is still making that wonderful aphyosemion
available to everyone. The Warner killieroom has had that fish for
years. One of these days I'm going to get some again.
-Gary
Doug Karpa-Wilson wrote:
>
> Hey,
>
> I've got two pairs of very shy aphyosemion exigoideum that I wouldn't mind
> seeing now and again. They are in a three gallon tank with a bunch of java
> moss where they seem to live all the time. Occasionally, I stir the tank a
> bit to try to see if they've all died, but so far so good. I put in food,
> it disappears a few minutes later. Any thoughts for getting them to perhaps
> wander out more? Dithers? The light's already fairly dim.
>
> Also, has anyone bred this using this kind of natural method?
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Karpa-Wilson
>
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