Macmasteri ratio

[Spidy]

Hi guys, tried searching to find if anyone has answered this but didn't find anything. My question is, what is the ratio of males to females recommended for A. Macmasteri for both community and breeding tanks?

 

[Mike Wise]

I don't recommend keeping both sexes of apistos in community tanks. They often cause problems with other members when they decide to breed. Macs are what I call 'casually polygamous'. This means that males will breed with any female who is available (and accepted by the female), but does fine living with just one female. This, of course, varies with tank size and decor.

 

[Spidy]

I don't recommend keeping both sexes of apistos in community tanks. They often cause problems with other members when they decide to breed. Macs are what I call 'casually polygamous'. This means that males will breed with any female who is available (and accepted by the female), but does fine living with just one female. This, of course, varies with tank size and decor.

Thanks for the response Mike.
They're in with Discus and Rams, so breeding aggression is the norm.
I just hope they're nice to each other. So far so good.

 

[Drayden Farci]

My pair of macs were introduced to a tank with a few Rams and they put them in the corner of the tank very quickly. Good luck.

 

[Spidy]

My pair of macs were introduced to a tank with a few Rams and they put them in the corner of the tank very quickly. Good luck.

Thanks. I haven't really noticed any more or less aggression than what I normally see from the Rams. They seems to leave them alone. Of course if the Rams are breeding, even the discus are kept to one corner.