Santa brought a nice entry-level R.O. system for Christmas. With that I dare give apistos another try - after my initial failure. I'm thinking for R.O. in the winter and rainwater the rest of the year. I'll re-setup the tanks in an apistofriendly style during the holidays. Sand, lot's of wood and leaflitter + plants. But keep in mind, I'm still a beginner in this game.
Species-wise I'm looking for one(1!) species. I'm interested in keeping apistos that can display their natural behaviour in the tank(s). One male is not what I'm into. "Production" of a lot of fry neither. Breeding behaviour is definitely something I'd be interested in - but not raising hundreds of fry. Pair forming or harem-style behavior could both be interesting I think.
Tank wise I have two tanks: A 70 Gallon display tank currently with tetras and Corys (footpriont: 100cm*50cm). And a 30 Gallon (80cm*35cm) that could work as a breeder or species tank. Gonna pick up a 15 Gallon for quarentine, when I find a cheap one locally.
There are lots of apistos to choose from at local fish stores at the moment (and I'm sure I can find others at local breeders). But what species would be ideal for me?
Some of the locally available species:
Apistogramma kullanderi f1
Apistogramma panduro F1
Apistogramma sp rio Tefe F1
apistogramma trifasciata
Apistogramma cf. ortegai ex. sp. “Pebas” F1
Apistogramma sp. “Alto-Tapiche” F1
Apistogramma sp borellii Opal
Apistogramma atahualpa f1
Apistogramma sp. hongsloi
Apistogramma sp. Viejeta II
Apistogramma baenschi (wc)
+ different agazzisi & Cacatuides colorfull strains
But also:
Wild caught Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Nannacara aureocephalus “Rio Armontabo” f1
nannacara aureocephalus rio kaw
Laetacara flamannellus f1
Species-wise I'm looking for one(1!) species. I'm interested in keeping apistos that can display their natural behaviour in the tank(s). One male is not what I'm into. "Production" of a lot of fry neither. Breeding behaviour is definitely something I'd be interested in - but not raising hundreds of fry. Pair forming or harem-style behavior could both be interesting I think.
Tank wise I have two tanks: A 70 Gallon display tank currently with tetras and Corys (footpriont: 100cm*50cm). And a 30 Gallon (80cm*35cm) that could work as a breeder or species tank. Gonna pick up a 15 Gallon for quarentine, when I find a cheap one locally.
There are lots of apistos to choose from at local fish stores at the moment (and I'm sure I can find others at local breeders). But what species would be ideal for me?
- Beginner
- R.O./rainwater (preferably mixed with tap water at least in the big tank)
- Interested in natural intra-species behaviour
Some of the locally available species:
Apistogramma kullanderi f1
Apistogramma panduro F1
Apistogramma sp rio Tefe F1
apistogramma trifasciata
Apistogramma cf. ortegai ex. sp. “Pebas” F1
Apistogramma sp. “Alto-Tapiche” F1
Apistogramma sp borellii Opal
Apistogramma atahualpa f1
Apistogramma sp. hongsloi
Apistogramma sp. Viejeta II
Apistogramma baenschi (wc)
+ different agazzisi & Cacatuides colorfull strains
But also:
Wild caught Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Nannacara aureocephalus “Rio Armontabo” f1
nannacara aureocephalus rio kaw
Laetacara flamannellus f1