Good morning,
I am new to apistogrammas and to aquarism in general.
First acquired a small (1 inch or so), supposedly male, apisto sp abacaxis.
3 weeks later I acquired 1 pair of Borelli, quite big, and 2 small males 1 Elizabethae and 1 Cacatuoides.
First the Abacaxis chased to other 2 small males for 1-2 days, but afterwards became very shy and reclusive, lives hiding on back of the tank. And now the only fish that it creates some trouble is the female borelli, which despite being almost twice as big gets intimidated by the abacaxis.
Looking at some pictures, I am now believing that this Abacaxis is a female and not a male. It is still very small, but I don't see any black strip, when angry it becames somehow yellow and has black fins. I would take a picture, but it is always hiding now.
Question for the group: if this Abacaxis is indeed a female, will it create trouble with the Borelli female? And will this prevent the pair from breeding?
The other 2 males live quite well together, the Elizabethae sometimes runs after the Cacatuoides but not very aggressively. The Borelli male ignores everyone else and vice-versa (ok, he is 3x bigger).
My tank is 100cmx55cmx50cm, 250liter (~65 gallons) and has 4 angels, some neons, some corydoras and 4 colisas.
best regards
Marcelo
I am new to apistogrammas and to aquarism in general.
First acquired a small (1 inch or so), supposedly male, apisto sp abacaxis.
3 weeks later I acquired 1 pair of Borelli, quite big, and 2 small males 1 Elizabethae and 1 Cacatuoides.
First the Abacaxis chased to other 2 small males for 1-2 days, but afterwards became very shy and reclusive, lives hiding on back of the tank. And now the only fish that it creates some trouble is the female borelli, which despite being almost twice as big gets intimidated by the abacaxis.
Looking at some pictures, I am now believing that this Abacaxis is a female and not a male. It is still very small, but I don't see any black strip, when angry it becames somehow yellow and has black fins. I would take a picture, but it is always hiding now.
Question for the group: if this Abacaxis is indeed a female, will it create trouble with the Borelli female? And will this prevent the pair from breeding?
The other 2 males live quite well together, the Elizabethae sometimes runs after the Cacatuoides but not very aggressively. The Borelli male ignores everyone else and vice-versa (ok, he is 3x bigger).
My tank is 100cmx55cmx50cm, 250liter (~65 gallons) and has 4 angels, some neons, some corydoras and 4 colisas.
best regards
Marcelo