Copella species as dithers?

[raymond82]

Hi,

I was wondering: do Copella species make fry-save dither fish? C. nattereri is being offered now but I also like C. arnoldi a lot.

Three of my aquariums have N. marginatus as dither fish, I like them a lot but I would like to have something else for the fourth...

Thanks?

 

[Mike Wise]

I've kept Copella sp. in apisto breeding tank in the past with no real problems with predation. I even brought back a small school from Peru. Most Pyrrhulina sp., however, tend to grow rather large for me to use for most apistos.

 

[raymond82]

Thanks Mike, that's good to know and I am going to try to get some soon.