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Apisto Dave (David Soares) at Aquabid always has a good selection.
Tony Orso (sp.) has a wonderful selection, but he says he doesn't update his site very often.
Ken Davis sells quite a few http://fishfarm.home.mindspring.com
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Tony Orso (sp.) has a wonderful selection, but he says he doesn't update his site very often.
Ken Davis sells quite a few http://fishfarm.home.mindspring.com
www.apistoman.com
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Southern Apistos http://www.southernapistos.com
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Hey Error,
All those links have me thinking extra hard on getting some dwarfs LOL.
but it does leave me with some questions:
1) let supposed German rams...if I got a pair, and they were in a tank with other fish..say tetras, would I have population control, or would it just turn into a breading grounds? I'd hate to have a tank get overpopulated due to breeding fish.
2) suppose a 40g well planted. How many pairs could I keep in there? if breeding was an issue and I jsut wanted males, how many then?
..didn't mean to hijack so much, but it seamed sorta relevant LOL.
All those links have me thinking extra hard on getting some dwarfs LOL.
but it does leave me with some questions:
1) let supposed German rams...if I got a pair, and they were in a tank with other fish..say tetras, would I have population control, or would it just turn into a breading grounds? I'd hate to have a tank get overpopulated due to breeding fish.
2) suppose a 40g well planted. How many pairs could I keep in there? if breeding was an issue and I jsut wanted males, how many then?
..didn't mean to hijack so much, but it seamed sorta relevant LOL.
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great forum with well informed members http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/
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1) This depends on how well the pair defend their fry, but I don't think over population is an issue in a community tank as other fish will always find their way around the parents to get to the fry.Gomer said:
2) I think you could go with two pairs in a 40g, and Rams are better off in pairs. It's especially interesting when the two males show off(it's more like a dance) to each other to show off who's the more dominant male.
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Did you see southernapistos's TETRAS? $&%(*$%%&@#&#%@*(&^!!!!!!!!! The Morado one was my favorite.Gomer said:
1) Since the fry would probably tend to stay around the bottom, and most of the tetras I know of tend to stick to the middle of strata of the tank, I wouldn't bet on it. However, there are always places to dump extra fry ::hint hint::
If you went with something that does proactive hunting, for example barbs of some kind or bettas, you'd probably be better off. These are just assumptions based on what I do know, since I've never tested it.2) I personally would keep only one pair plus dithers to a tank, unless there is an extraordinary amount of cover or the species you are keeping claims very small territories and both parents tend the fry. With some species, sometimes a parent goes on "border patrol" and can get a little nasty. In general, however, most new world dwarfs are (relatively) docile. Some Apistos, I hear, do well in colonies.
I have found tetras to be quite the efficient proactive hunters. I have seen them gang up and steal mouthfuls of angelfish fry right under the noses of large wild-type angelfish. Typically, one acts as the distraction while one or two see the opportunity to sneak in from the back. I was impressed -- those cardinals looked so ...
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