apisto2024
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Hello!
I think I finally completed my 40g Apisto tank (initially I kept a breeding discus pair here). I tried several dither fish combos:
1. silver hatchets
2. Pencil fish
3. glass bloodfin tetra
4. Corydoras sterbai
Nothing seems to have worked: the silver hatchets were bigger than the Apistos, and when they became comfy they spent their time bickering with each other near the bottom and saw one of them nipping the female Apisto when she got too close; the glass bloodfin swimming movement felt wrong and looked dull color-wise, and The Corys were making the bottom look like theres a party going on, and I did not like the pencil fish (maybe because they were color silver?). Overall complete lack of harmony with those fishes and the Apistos here.
Finally decided to go with 5 Cardinals. I like how bright they look in the stained water. Im not sure I like the empty look but for sure I dont like a very busy-looking tank.
Im just wondering if I can add 3 more fishes here, what should they be? Something maybe red or blue but not bigger than the Apisto since I want them to be the biggest fish here.
Looking for something not as lazy as the cardinals (they just hover in 1 spot); something that will swim around the water column but whos movements are not fast or eratic, or I can also just add 3 more cardinals.
I think I finally completed my 40g Apisto tank (initially I kept a breeding discus pair here). I tried several dither fish combos:
1. silver hatchets
2. Pencil fish
3. glass bloodfin tetra
4. Corydoras sterbai
Nothing seems to have worked: the silver hatchets were bigger than the Apistos, and when they became comfy they spent their time bickering with each other near the bottom and saw one of them nipping the female Apisto when she got too close; the glass bloodfin swimming movement felt wrong and looked dull color-wise, and The Corys were making the bottom look like theres a party going on, and I did not like the pencil fish (maybe because they were color silver?). Overall complete lack of harmony with those fishes and the Apistos here.
Finally decided to go with 5 Cardinals. I like how bright they look in the stained water. Im not sure I like the empty look but for sure I dont like a very busy-looking tank.
Im just wondering if I can add 3 more fishes here, what should they be? Something maybe red or blue but not bigger than the Apisto since I want them to be the biggest fish here.
Looking for something not as lazy as the cardinals (they just hover in 1 spot); something that will swim around the water column but whos movements are not fast or eratic, or I can also just add 3 more cardinals.