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Thanks Ted. I figured if I had more males it would be the other way around. Would they not harass the females similar to what male guppies do to their females?
Thank you. So I get the impression if the less agressive species are kept it is okay to have more males. I was concerned that with males, if there were no females, there would be a lack of display colors.
This is my tank. I was thinking 2 trios and 4 other males that do not look similar to the trios. I'm not apposed to some agression but just not out right carnage. Can you suggest some species that will co-exist. I honestly cannot find a chart or site that has this kind of information.
Hi Mike and thanks for the reply. Based on what you're saying then I am looking at only 2 trios. If the tank was more community based than breeding would it be okay to house a few more males of various species, say 9 fish or so vs 2 trios?
Phil.
Hi folks, just joined the forum. Nice place you have here. I have pretty heavily planted 6 foot tank and wondered how many Apistos and what species would be acceptable? I am interested in keeping Trio's. There are 7 cardinal tetra's, 8 SAE's, 50 amano shrimp, 6 dwarf corydoras and a few small...