Rycraft
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So I had a bonded pair of A. Velifera. They were getting along great for months. The male was occasionally aggressive but nothing out of the ordinary. A few weeks ago that shifted and the female started suddenly harassing him like crazy. I thought maybe she was getting some revenge (I never saw any eggs) so I didn't think of it too much since he was quite larger than her. Long story short the next day after the dynamic changed I found him tucked behind some plants in a bad state. I tried to save him but was not able to.
So wondering what my options are here? A. Velifera is not common and I know that usually the female chooses the male so finding another male and then getting this female to accept it seems slim. I have read that Peacock Gudgeons can work with Apistogramma. Anyone have any experience with this? The female is a little over two inches and outside of the occasional flaring at the ember tetras she's very calm. I have two separate caves in the tank. As you can see from the attached pic there is a lot of plant cover and places to swim in and out of. Tank is 20 gallons
If anyone has other ideas for tank mates I would be interested to hear those as well. Or should I just have her enjoy her peace as the only larger fish in the tank?
Tank stocking: 1 female A. Velifera, 14 ember tetras, 4 otos, some Amanos and snails.
So wondering what my options are here? A. Velifera is not common and I know that usually the female chooses the male so finding another male and then getting this female to accept it seems slim. I have read that Peacock Gudgeons can work with Apistogramma. Anyone have any experience with this? The female is a little over two inches and outside of the occasional flaring at the ember tetras she's very calm. I have two separate caves in the tank. As you can see from the attached pic there is a lot of plant cover and places to swim in and out of. Tank is 20 gallons
If anyone has other ideas for tank mates I would be interested to hear those as well. Or should I just have her enjoy her peace as the only larger fish in the tank?
Tank stocking: 1 female A. Velifera, 14 ember tetras, 4 otos, some Amanos and snails.