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what to do about my steel blue?

uberape

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Ok from what ive read on here and elsewhere, the sp steel blue could be a hybrid and the rate of female spawning is very low. I do however want this little guy to have some kind of company and although i would not breed them, Is there a female i could get (perhaps resticulosa or borelli) that he could at least partner with and have some sort of natural life???
 

Mike Wise

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First of all, no one is 100% positive that the original form from Singapore was a hybrid. It's high fertility makes me wonder at time. Second, "the rate of female spawning" is not really low. The problem was that very few females entered the hobby in the beginning. Personally I see no need to get your fish a 'lady friend'. He will be quite content to live as the only apisto in the tank.
 

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