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Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum and new to apistos. I've got a pair of blue rams and bolivians, and want a change of pace with apistos. For the most part, I've been reading through every thread that I've found interesting and bookmarking for future reference.
I currently have a 29g that's moderately planted with the blue rams, two different tetras, and pygmy cories. Last night I just got a 20g long and it's got the two bolivians in it, along with a brand new sponge being seeded by a mature sponge. I've also got a 20g high and two 10g empty & laying around.
I'm hoping to keep apistos not for any substantial profit but instead so I can successfully keep a nice fish that will easily spawn in the right conditions. I want the challenge of raising a pair of apistos together along with fry and to keep that cycle going so I don't have to buy new fish every now and then.
At this point I've narrowed down my choice to either Cacatuoides or Macmasteri. I've read some really great things about the Cacatuoides, but the only place I can get them is online. No one here in Sac sells them except one shop that has just a single raggedly looking pair for forty bucks. I'm sure I can get better specimens online for the same price, shipping included, if not cheaper.
On the other hand, the Macmasteri because in San Francisco (where I used to live) a shop had a few generations of this one apisto for sale for 30 bucks a pair.
I wanted to go for availability first off. But if I'm going to have to buy online, then I'd want to go with a great track record of both looks and tendency to spawn, hence the cacatuoides. I figure I could get one now and get the other later after my experience gets better.
Other than that, I know the tank should be well planted with many nooks and crannies to hide. Is my 20g long good enough for a pair? Or is even a 10g enough for a pair? Also, I'm trying to find an inexpensive way to aquascape the tank since money doesn't go too far with plants, driftwood, & rocks, plus I have the 29g to worry about. I even thought of taking rocks from outside the house if need be.
Sorry for the long post! I greatful if anyone made it this far....
Dave
I'm new to this forum and new to apistos. I've got a pair of blue rams and bolivians, and want a change of pace with apistos. For the most part, I've been reading through every thread that I've found interesting and bookmarking for future reference.
I currently have a 29g that's moderately planted with the blue rams, two different tetras, and pygmy cories. Last night I just got a 20g long and it's got the two bolivians in it, along with a brand new sponge being seeded by a mature sponge. I've also got a 20g high and two 10g empty & laying around.
I'm hoping to keep apistos not for any substantial profit but instead so I can successfully keep a nice fish that will easily spawn in the right conditions. I want the challenge of raising a pair of apistos together along with fry and to keep that cycle going so I don't have to buy new fish every now and then.
At this point I've narrowed down my choice to either Cacatuoides or Macmasteri. I've read some really great things about the Cacatuoides, but the only place I can get them is online. No one here in Sac sells them except one shop that has just a single raggedly looking pair for forty bucks. I'm sure I can get better specimens online for the same price, shipping included, if not cheaper.
On the other hand, the Macmasteri because in San Francisco (where I used to live) a shop had a few generations of this one apisto for sale for 30 bucks a pair.
I wanted to go for availability first off. But if I'm going to have to buy online, then I'd want to go with a great track record of both looks and tendency to spawn, hence the cacatuoides. I figure I could get one now and get the other later after my experience gets better.
Other than that, I know the tank should be well planted with many nooks and crannies to hide. Is my 20g long good enough for a pair? Or is even a 10g enough for a pair? Also, I'm trying to find an inexpensive way to aquascape the tank since money doesn't go too far with plants, driftwood, & rocks, plus I have the 29g to worry about. I even thought of taking rocks from outside the house if need be.
Sorry for the long post! I greatful if anyone made it this far....
Dave