Compatibility Question

[Rikadyn]

i was thinking of putting 3 trios in my 30g long tank, would A. Agassiz, A. Cacatuoides and A. Trifasciata be compatible with each other?

 

[Rikadyn]

fwiw, the tank is gonna be a black-water type tank, lots of wood, leaf litter and the such.

 

[farm41]

Sounds pretty crowded, all three will be competing for the same territory, it would be better to have just a pair, or a trio.

 

[aspen]

multiple male dwarfs or cross species has never worked for me- too much agression.

rick

 

[Rikadyn]

well after reading some stuff, decided not to include A. cacatuoides in this tank (maybe get them a nice little 10-15g for themselves) but i'd still like to have agassizii and trifasciata...

 

[heslipst]

be prepared for lots of chasing and fighting

 

[skwelch]

its not gonna work with all three species in there
probly wont work for very long with two species either
i know they are tiny but they take up a lot of space in territory, and as soon as one specoes tries to spawn, the others are in for a bad time
stick to a group )1m, 2/3/4/ f) of the same species in one tank, and they will be much happier

btw, im from england, whats a 30g long tank measure?
we normally measure tanks in litres over here, or length in feet and inches, just wanna know what a 30g long is for future reference, is it about 3 foot long?

 

[cootwarm]

Hi skwelch,

Yes, the 30 gallon long is 3 feet long x 1 foot wide and 16 inches tall. It's my favorite tank size for apistos. It'll comfortably hold 1m & 3f of most apisto species and a trio (1m2f) of the more aggressive types. I think their behavior is more interesting this way, rather than craming a pair into a little 10 gallon. Also it's fairly roomy for the fish, yet I'm still able to move one around by myself when I have to. Compared to a 55 gallon tank which I wouldn't trust myself moving very far without help.

Michael

 

[skwelch]

thanks micheal

well im sure your fish appreciate the extra space, i have pairs in much smaller tanks than that, when im rich and have a huge house they'll all have palace size tanks to live in hehehe

so far my littluns seem to get on ok in 2 foot tanks