Re: [Killietalk] Dithers for killies - I like guppies

[Carlos Rodriques <sword1131 at msn_com>]

What are dithers?

Carlos
 
> From: Panchax1957 at aol_com
> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:02:30 -0400
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Dithers for killies - I like guppies
> 
> I have used common feeder guppies for years as dithers, with pretty good 
> results......only species for me that seem to be un-easy with them are my 
> e.dageti...not sure why.
> The important part is to find a good source of feeders, then just set 
> up a tank to cultivate them yourself......(yeah I know, common sense, but 
> you would be suprised)...seen way too many disease ridden feeder tanks in 
> LFS over the years.
> Ray
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/19/2009 11:30:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> igotadose at hotmail_com writes:
> 
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> > 
> > Dithers for killies? How odd. Certainly goes against the common notion
> > of single species tanks. But then one can imagine that in many habitats
> > it would be perfectly normal as long as the dithers are not predatory or
> > larger than the killies, and occupy the upper layer in the tank. Cool
> > post. Thanks
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> I've had great luck with, of all things, guppies (generic store-bought but 
> healthy ones) as dithers. Especially just females, they're very docile, 
> fairly clueless and provide the occasional live-food snack for very shy 
> killies. They've enabled me to raise quite a few killies in fairly large (29 
> gallon, 55 gallon) tanks (large by Killi-measure), as I always could see what 
> the killies were up to because they came out to feed when the guppies were 
> eating. Plus they showed the killies that flake food's an o.k. thing too.
> 
> 
> 
> Hadn't thought of the CPD's. Now I regret getting rid of them, but guppies 
> are easy and cheap, and don't mind the killi temps.
> 
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