Caca trio in heavily planted 20g long?

[Thalassa]

I have a heavily planted and very structured 29G same footprint as a 20G long. wondering if that would be enough for a trio 1 male and 2 female caca?

 

[MacZ]

Heavily planted and very structured are subjective terms.

I see at least a pair already in the tank. Planning on adding a second female? Just don't. The tank's too small.

 

[Thalassa]

I have a 10 with a single male, would that be a better option for her?

 

[MacZ]

No. It is even smaller and less structured than the other one.

By structure I mean something like this:
The lowest 10-15cm have to be sight blocked. Otherwise males will follow females relentlessly.


This tank was not designed for Apistogramma, but you can well see how to create structure.

 

[Thalassa]

Thanks, that is helpful.

 

[Thalassa]

if I add a lot of driftwood to the 10 to obstruct lines of sight could that be sufficient?

 

[MacZ]

if I add a lot of driftwood to the 10 to obstruct lines of sight could that be sufficient?

Not longterm. That tank size is actually only useful for a breeding setup, when the male is removed after they spawned.

 

[Thalassa]

my goal is to get them to spawn.

 

[MacZ]

Then, if you have a third tank to move the male to, use the smaller one with better structure and remove the male after spawning.

 

[Thalassa]

Thanks, I will do that.