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Re: Some thoughts... Forgot the questions, doh!
Hi, Tony -
You've probably received a number of replies already to this question,
but I'll add my two bits' worth here.
Killies seem to prefer darker substrates. It makes them more
comfortable, and their colors show off better. I use brown/tan gravel in
some of my tanks, darker brown to black in others. The contrasts over the
darker gravel are better. Lots of plant cover helps them feel secure too.
Shyness? Depends on the species, and on the fish. Fundulopanchax
gardneri, for instance, are up front, inquisitive fish that seem to always
be near the front of the tank. Some of my Aphyosemion bivitattum group are
nearly never seen, spending all their time hiding in the plants and breeding
mops. As for traffic, I haven't noticed that it makes much difference. The
shy fish hide, and the ones that don't are always swimming around, no matter
whether there are people around or not.
Neat fish, anyway. Hope you enjoy learning about and working with them.
I certainly do!
donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Braga" <basf767 at hotmail_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Some thoughts... Forgot the questions, doh!
Great, now I'm talking to myself.
Anyhow, Gravel color, does it make a difference to killies? As far as
security, showing color...
Also, are killies shy? Meaning, should I put the tank in a very low traffic
area, or do they do alright with people and dogs walking by often?
Thank you in advance
Tony
>From: "Tony Braga" <basf767 at hotmail_com>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: Some thoughts and a couple more ?'s... (was Which killie is right
>for me)
>Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 18:51:39 -0400
>
>First I'd like to thank everyone who provided all of that valuable
>information. I really do appreciate it, killies are pretty confusing to a
>newbie, but I'm learning. I didn't wanna spam up the list by replying to
>all individually lol.
>
>Okay, armed with the info I got yesterday about live plants, I did a little
>plant reseach, and you guys talked me into it... I'm gonna go with the real
>plants for my killies. Seems like if I stick to the more hardy species
>that were recommended to me I should be okay.
>
>I read a lot of stuff on the net about killies last night/today, and it
>looks like I'm all set to go, just have to set up the tank (after I clear a
>space for it lol)
>
>A bit off topic here: I went to a LFS today hoping to find a killie book
>(no luck) and saw "something" called "bubble" mollies - they look they have
>dropsy and can barely swim. I'm still pretty horrified, lol, I hope nobody
>actually buys these things. Just had to share, sorry =)
>
>Regards
>Tony
>
>
>
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