Hi there,
I picked up a pair of apistogramma velifera in October last year but I have difficulty to have them breeding.
The water parameters are as follow:
pH: around 6.5-7 (currently using peated water to lower)
TDS: 100
kH: ~6
The fish shop told me I’ll have to keep the pH at around 6 for them to breed but I am also aware that the female is monogamous. Currently, only the male is chasing the female and the female only turns yellow when I’m feeding.
I am wondering if the current water parameters are suitable for breeding and if I should get one more female in my 20G tank just in case they don’t pair? If I separate them for a few weeks, would they forget each other and increase the chance of mating?
thanks you!!
I picked up a pair of apistogramma velifera in October last year but I have difficulty to have them breeding.
The water parameters are as follow:
pH: around 6.5-7 (currently using peated water to lower)
TDS: 100
kH: ~6
The fish shop told me I’ll have to keep the pH at around 6 for them to breed but I am also aware that the female is monogamous. Currently, only the male is chasing the female and the female only turns yellow when I’m feeding.
I am wondering if the current water parameters are suitable for breeding and if I should get one more female in my 20G tank just in case they don’t pair? If I separate them for a few weeks, would they forget each other and increase the chance of mating?
thanks you!!