Re: NANFA-- Red Shiner Help Please

Sajjad Lateef (sajjad_at_acm.org)
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 12:20:35 -0600 (EST)

If you can really prove that it is mouth-brooding and not stuffed
to the gills with other fishes' eggs, then you have the makings of a
scientific breakthrough (or at least, an article).

Sajjad

On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Ty Hall wrote:

> Yeah, the water temp is between 68 and 70. I have them in a tank in my
> Dining room.
>
> Ty
>
> Sajjad Lateef wrote:
>
> > It's a crevice spawner. Male and females make egg-laying passes in
> >some crevice between rocks or between layers of flat rocks. I believe the
> >eggs are sticky. They aren't mouth-brooders.
> >
> > It's a little early for them to go into spawning mode. Mine are
> >turning silver (or loosing the red) as they usually do in Fall/Winter.
> >Spring is the right time for them color up. Is your fish room warm?
> >
> >Sajjad
> >
> > On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Ty wrote:
> >
>
>
>
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