A. borelli alone?

[Yeronimo]

Hi everyone,

I have one short question: Is it okay for a male Apistogramma borelli to stay alone in a tank (together with some swarm fishs) or does he need females to be "happy"?

Thanks a lot,
Gerd

 

[Aquaticloch]

A solitary male would be perfectly happy on his own in a tank like that.

 

[Rapophie]

I have kept a male alone to for breeding purposes (separating it from the fry and female) for quite a while and there were no signs of stress or similar, he was coloring up like normal and looking healthy. Behaviour was normal too, he was eating well and mostly ignored the other fish (white clouds) in there.