Elizabethae in pair or trio in 20G tall?

[Nelsonfeelscool]

The question as mention in the tile.

So I am setting up a 20 gal, 60 Length 45 Height and 30 Depth (cm), I wonder if properly decorated planted black water tank could host a trio of Elizabethae or a pair, due to I don't know too much about breeding them, but I would love to try since they have given the full potential of the 20 Gallon (jk, I know it's probably the bare minimum of apisto keeping tank.)

I do have another pair of Dicrossus filamentosus in a 5 gallons grow-out-tank that will(might) move into the 20....tell me that's a bad idea.

 

[Mike Wise]

If properly (densely) decorated a trio should be possible. For me a 20H is the bare minimum for a trio of a polyagmous species.

 

[Nelsonfeelscool]

If properly (densely) decorated a trio should be possible. For me a 20H is the bare minimum for a trio of a polygamous species.

Thx Mike, i wonder is there not polygamous sp. apisto?

 

[Mike Wise]

Yes, species of the pertensis-, iniridae-, nijsseni-groups and many in the regani-group among others. In an aquarium without predators some of the males will take advantage of the situation and show polygamous tendencies.