best apisto for a ten gallon?

[slightlyhector]

I have had a ten gallon aquarium running for about a year i had guppy fry in there and i moved them into my community aquarium im looking to add a pair of apistos in there to try to breed them. i also live about 30 minutes from a store that sells several types of apistos does anyone have suggestions on what i can add in there

 

[wethumbs]

It also depends on what type of water you have or willing to provide.

 

[henkh]

Hi, maybe look at this thread:
http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/showthread.php?11886-Apistos-in-a-10gal

 

[Linus_Cello]

i also live about 30 minutes from a store that sells several types of apistos does anyone have suggestions on what i can add in there

Lucky you. Where do you live where there are so many apistos available? Here in DC, some of the larger LFS have closed recently (Scales, Tropical Fish World; SuperPetz, which is renovating).

 

[JasonC]

Lucky you. Where do you live where there are so many apistos available? Here in DC, some of the larger LFS have closed recently (Scales, Tropical Fish World; SuperPetz, which is renovating).

If you are willing to make the trip out to Glenn Burnie (about 30-45 mins from DC) there is House of Tropicals... they usually have several species of Apistos available... most likely commercial, tank forms, but its something.

 

[Linus_Cello]

If you are willing to make the trip out to Glenn Burnie (about 30-45 mins from DC) there is House of Tropicals... they usually have several species of Apistos available... most likely commercial, tank forms, but its something.

Yes, I've been to HOT. They had some really nice orange flash A. cacuatoides, but they were a bit pricey. I luckily just got a mated pair of "orange" flash (little more red than orange) A. cac. at the PVAS auction last Saturday at a great price. I got one opaline A. borelli at Pristine Aquariums in Alexandria VA (I should have gotten all 3 they hand); looking for some females. When I was up in NJ, I stopped by Shark Aquarium. They had wild borellis and agassazi. I picked up the only black-chin (sp. "Black-chin/Schwarzkinn" , but sold as juruensis) left. Occassionally Congresisonal Aquarium in Bethesda MD has some; I'll hopefully be able to go next week.

 

[slightlyhector]

I live in Oregon and there is a cichlid wholesale that also operates a public fish store named the wet spot they have a website that has all the apistos listed http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=66

 

[Algae Beater]

i have successfully bred A borelli and A panduro in ten gallon tanks but my water is pristine. What are your water parameters?