Apistogramma hongsloi breeding

[clusty]

Hey,

Two weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to pick up a pair of apisto hongsloi. I stuck them in a 10 gallon tank with graver substrate and a few easy plants.
Was wondering what could I do to coax them into breeding? Twist their fin ?

Temp is 84f with a ph of 6.6. I am feeding them an assortment of cichlid dry food, frozen brine shrimp and live grindal worms.

 

[merlin]

Temp is high. Around 76 about right.

 

[Mike Wise]

IMHO a 10 is a bit small, but possible. I assume that you have some sort of cave in the tank, too. If the water isn't overly hard, everything else seems OK. I guess you just need a bit of patience.

 

[clusty]

IMHO a 10 is a bit small, but possible. I assume that you have some sort of cave in the tank, too. If the water isn't overly hard, everything else seems OK. I guess you just need a bit of patience.

10 is all I had. This is actually a quarantine tank, that I liked too much and decided to make it a permanent home for the apistos.
Water has a KH of about 4 with a GH of 9-ish.
I placed 1 mossy cave and 1 big rock with an anubias growing on it.
I saw the fish are occasionally flirting but nothing happened in 1 week

 

[MonteSS]

Water change with cooler water.

 

[clusty]

On a slightly different note: I will be adding discus to my main tank which prefer a temperature of 86. Think the rest of my apisto can take it? (cacatoides, panduro, agasizii). They are all now at 84.

 

[ChuckinMA]

86 degrees is on the high end of the recommended temp range for Discus and I've often read 80 to 84. Is there a reason you're going that high?

 

[clusty]

86 degrees is on the high end of the recommended temp range for Discus and I've often read 80 to 84. Is there a reason you're going that high?

The discus are fairly small, 3.5", and the breeder keeps them at that temp.

 

[wethumbs]

86F is perfect for discus. I was breeding them at 86 to 90F. I keep them at a lower temp around 82 to 84 when they are off the breeding cycle.

 

[Mike Wise]

At this high of a temperature, your apistos will age more quickly than at more normal temperatures.