Mixing different species of Apistos

[whaddisfish]

Hi, im new to this forum
I have a 75 gallon heavily planted aquarium with lots of driftwood and hiding places (no artificial pots or breeding material). I dont intend to breed any fish anw
I know about the hit and miss stories about mixing apistogramma species. In my tank i already have a pair of A.agassizii and a pair of A.macmasteri which co-exist perfectly, absolutely no aggression at all and hang around together. (i added both pairs at the same time)
Major rearrangements of the aquascape is not going to happen due to the plants, but I am willing to move a few pieces of driftwood and rocks around.
The question is, will it be possible if i add a pair or just a male of A.bitaeniata to the 75 gallon? Will the bitaeniata be chased and fin-nipped because its introduced after?

 

[atmagoulick]

I think it is a great idea to add more Apistogramma. If I may suggest, add a tetra species at the same time. This will allow the aggression to be shared.

 

[whaddisfish]

I forgot to mention the dither fish in there.
i have 10 of each: cardinal tetras, forktail rainbows, black phantom tets
I guess i could add just a few more tetras along with the bitaeniata. So the bitaeniata will do fine? chances of agression?

 

[Mike Wise]

Should be OK to have 5 apistos in a 75. You never know about aggression. These are cichlids after all.

 

[atmagoulick]

I do not think you need any more non cichlids.