dither fish

[One_Trick_Pony]

what are they

i have heard them mentioned a few times with respect to cockatoo and otehr dwarf chcilids so what does it mean??

OTP

 

[Annastasia]

Here is another thread about it...that can probably answer your question better then I can!

And, here is another link Discomafia posted in that thread, that is very informative:
http/www.fishinthe.net/html/section-viewarticle-18.html

 

[One_Trick_Pony]

thats great thanx! i must learn to use search!!!

 

[SirMinion]

Here is another link Discomafia posted in that thread, that is very informative:
http/www.fishinthe.net/html/section-viewarticle-18.html

How incredibly interesting.

We have a pair of parrot cichlids that spend 99% of their time hiding in a hollow log, only coming out if lured by irristiable foods such as jumbo bloodworm.

Perhaps if I add a small school of barbs as dither fish they might come out more!

Hmm. *thinking*