Re: cameronense question

[Frauley Elson <fraulels at videotron_ca>]

I'd like to thank both Tyrone (who responded privately so he could send
me photos) and Nevin for their help. When I tried group-keeping with
elberti N'douzem, I had a period of eggless truce followed by a slow
attrition and lots of ripped fins. I have found in my largely
unsuccessful past attempts at the cameronense group that males were much
less aggressive than Kathetys can be. They also didn't eat eggs with the
same passion.
So my understanding, Nevin, is you keep a large group with mops? Just
out of curiosity, what's a good day's egg production from a group like
that? One a day would beat some of my cameronense experiences, but I'm
just wondering about egg eating.
Gary (Montreal) 

Aspinwalln at aol_com wrote:
> 
> Hi Gary, Nevin here in St. Louis. I am specializing these days in the
> cameronense group (mimbon, maculatum, cameronense halleri, cameronense haasi,
> and cameronense cameronense. I always keep them in large groups in a 10
> gallon tank, maybe up to 30 adults per tank. My rationale for this is that it
> will help reduce inbreeding with so many adults contributing to the gene
> pool. when I distribute these fish to other killie keepers I try to give them
> individuals which are not brothers and sisters. When I maintain a strain of
> cameronense I try to start off with  more than 10 individuals from the
> original population. For my mimbon and maculatum, the initial founding
> members numbered around 25 adults. In keeping 30 adults together in one tank,
> I don't see any nipped fins on the males I think primarily because their
> aggression toward other males is spread out among many males. I see lots of
> male-male displaying but it appears to be short lived. One thing I like about
> the group spawning thing is that the males that are displaying against other
> males in the tank really turn on their most brilliant colors. Quite a show
> all for a little sex. I wouldn't recommend trying only two males in a tank. I
> once tried this and found out that one male becomes dominant and the other
> kind of withers. Nevin in St. Louis
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