help please....

[slmon]

i am plannin on starting a tank(29 gallons) with a male and female apisotgramma morado...i am brand new to EVERYTHINg and would appreciate any suggestions on tank mates, setup and even if this isjust a bad idea

thanks,
Simon

 

[jase101]

hi there,

use the search feature on this website to find other threads about morado. i haven't kept them (or seen them in australia for that matter) but from what i've read, aggression is the only real problem with them. so i would imagine they need a lot of cover and cavework, hideyholes etc, a quiet, small dither fish that stays near the surface (white cloud mountain minnows, for example).

have you kept other dwarfs before? it may not hurt to cut your teeth on a more well-known species.

 

[bigbird]

Hello Simon,

Would suggest that you look at
http://forum.apistogramma.com/archive/index.php?t-141.html

Gives you some tips . Also go an google the fish name and you will find lots of information on them. I have not kept them and it seems on the readings that they are more agressive than others. If you live in SYD call Aquapets in bondi junction or B and C aquariuys, they stock up on a lot of imported Apistos.

Cheers Jan-kurt