Hi,
I attempted to introduce one male and two female Mcmasteri into my 20 g community tank. The male was sick and died within a week. One of the two females turned into a terrible bully to the other female but she was beautiful and always out. Still, I wanted a male so I returned the females to my lfs and got a male. The male is beautiful too. Problem is, he hides in my caves most of the time. I do have a female betta in the tank. She challenged the female apisto I had but pretty much left her alone. The male on the other hand, she seems to go after more but still not that much. He seems to be doing okay. He comes out to feed and eats well but then retreats back into his cave. Is this normal behavior or do I have to do something with the betta? I've had her for months and she was never really a problem before. Or will the male apisto mature and hold his own at some point?
I attempted to introduce one male and two female Mcmasteri into my 20 g community tank. The male was sick and died within a week. One of the two females turned into a terrible bully to the other female but she was beautiful and always out. Still, I wanted a male so I returned the females to my lfs and got a male. The male is beautiful too. Problem is, he hides in my caves most of the time. I do have a female betta in the tank. She challenged the female apisto I had but pretty much left her alone. The male on the other hand, she seems to go after more but still not that much. He seems to be doing okay. He comes out to feed and eats well but then retreats back into his cave. Is this normal behavior or do I have to do something with the betta? I've had her for months and she was never really a problem before. Or will the male apisto mature and hold his own at some point?