Mr. Friendly
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hello everyone! I've been out of aquariums for close onto 10 years, but have thought about starting up a tank for some apistogramma cacatuoides, as they fascinated me then and still do today. my previous tank was a planted 20gal with 2 male Bolivian ram's, a smattering of neon tetra's and a couple of small pleco and two catfish...their name eludes my memory at the moment.
anyhow, it wasn't a biotope and I really would like to get as close to that when I restart, but I have a couple of concerns.
a) to keep their sanity, there should be at least three in a tank. I haven't the slightest interest in breeding, so I don't really want any females in there, but don't know how small a tank I can get away with to house 3 males. I live in a small bachelor pad, so I don't have the room for some of the bigger options out there.
b) also need to know what other fish I can include, that would live with these guys in the wild...same thing for the plant life. I have a lot to learn...media for the bottom, what filtration is best, heater (I've had a heater go wild on me and cook a tank once. I never want that to happen again!) etc.
of course, being given the answers up front is cool, but I'm not afraid to read and decide for myself, so if there is good reference material I can/should read, please, point me in the right direction!
I'm eager to learn, so thank you up front for your patience and assistance!
anyhow, it wasn't a biotope and I really would like to get as close to that when I restart, but I have a couple of concerns.
a) to keep their sanity, there should be at least three in a tank. I haven't the slightest interest in breeding, so I don't really want any females in there, but don't know how small a tank I can get away with to house 3 males. I live in a small bachelor pad, so I don't have the room for some of the bigger options out there.
b) also need to know what other fish I can include, that would live with these guys in the wild...same thing for the plant life. I have a lot to learn...media for the bottom, what filtration is best, heater (I've had a heater go wild on me and cook a tank once. I never want that to happen again!) etc.
of course, being given the answers up front is cool, but I'm not afraid to read and decide for myself, so if there is good reference material I can/should read, please, point me in the right direction!
I'm eager to learn, so thank you up front for your patience and assistance!