Hello everyone!
My planted 70Lit/20G (60cm/23inches L x 40cm/17inches H x 30cm/12inches W) will be empty as of next week and I'm thinking of getting back to Apistos. I can only buy the exact number of fish i'm going to house in this tank and I don't have the option of buying 5-6 specimens and waiting for them to pair up. I've read that the ''easiest'' Apistos to do so are the ones related to the regani-group. I really like Panduro, Nijsseni and some Agassizii forms but since they can be picky about their mate I think I should avoid them.
A. Borellii (that I've successfully kept and bred some years back) could be an option as well as Macmasteri (sold as Viejita Red II). When I had the Borellii's I initially started with 4 fish (3f 1m) because they accidentally added one extra. For almost a year everything was ok ( I even had 3 females breeding at the same time) but one day all of a sudden 2 of the females started fighting nonstop and I had to give away one of them.
I also visited an LFS recently and they had some oversized ''Viejita Gold'' , the male was easily 9cm TL, and this got me thinking if they truly are a good choice for my tank.
I'd like your opinion about which of the 2 species is the most suitable and if they should be kept in a pair or trio. I don't want to overcrowd the tank, I just want to have the best ratio to minimize stress/aggression.
Thanks,
Billy
My planted 70Lit/20G (60cm/23inches L x 40cm/17inches H x 30cm/12inches W) will be empty as of next week and I'm thinking of getting back to Apistos. I can only buy the exact number of fish i'm going to house in this tank and I don't have the option of buying 5-6 specimens and waiting for them to pair up. I've read that the ''easiest'' Apistos to do so are the ones related to the regani-group. I really like Panduro, Nijsseni and some Agassizii forms but since they can be picky about their mate I think I should avoid them.
A. Borellii (that I've successfully kept and bred some years back) could be an option as well as Macmasteri (sold as Viejita Red II). When I had the Borellii's I initially started with 4 fish (3f 1m) because they accidentally added one extra. For almost a year everything was ok ( I even had 3 females breeding at the same time) but one day all of a sudden 2 of the females started fighting nonstop and I had to give away one of them.
I also visited an LFS recently and they had some oversized ''Viejita Gold'' , the male was easily 9cm TL, and this got me thinking if they truly are a good choice for my tank.
I'd like your opinion about which of the 2 species is the most suitable and if they should be kept in a pair or trio. I don't want to overcrowd the tank, I just want to have the best ratio to minimize stress/aggression.
Thanks,
Billy