Hi everyone! Here's a question...how well does Heterandria formosa work as a dither fish (in this context, to encourage shyer species to come out of hiding)? And if they work as dithers, what is the largest fish that could be safely kept with these midgets? I understant that bluefin killies have been kept with adult 'hets' without incident, but was wondering whether Fundulus cingulatus or rubrifrons would also be safe. Thanks 
Heterandria formosa as a dither fish
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Joshaeus
, Jul 11 2020 07:46 AM
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Joshaeus
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Posted 11 July 2020 - 07:46 AM
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Michael Wolfe
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Posted 12 July 2020 - 07:32 AM
I dont understand the concept of dither fish... the fish you mention are always near cover in nature... its the way they are. The beauty of some of these fish is at least in part, how they act in their habitat. They are not on display all the time, they are lurking in and around plant cover.
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Joshaeus
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Posted 12 July 2020 - 08:35 AM
I dont understand the concept of dither fish... the fish you mention are always near cover in nature... its the way they are. The beauty of some of these fish is at least in part, how they act in their habitat. They are not on display all the time, they are lurking in and around plant cover.
I wasn't expecting them to be out and about every second...I just wanted them to feel comfortable coming out so I can see them, and my thought was that seeing a top dwelling fish swimming calmly around would encourage them that the coast is clear and they can come out if they want to. The tank is going to be heavily planted, so they will have the option to hide if they wish.
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