New member with a question

[JfromHouston]

Hi all,

New to the forum but wanted to jump right in. I currently keep a few tanks which house a variety of fish from kribs to altums. I'm new to apistos though so I'm looking for a little advice.

I have an Oceanic 30 "cube" (20.5x18.5x21) that's heavily planted with pressurized CO2. I designed the layout with numerous "natural" caves made with the driftwood. In this tank I have T. espei, hatchets and a few small cories. I recently purchased a pair of macmasteri and am really happy with them. My main question is will the 30 support another pair or apistos? I know there is always potential for problems but due to the cave situation (at least 4 that I set-up purposely) I was hoping to have another pair.

Thanks for any advice...

Jason

 

[Mike Wise]

You might be successful, depending on the amount of plants and hiding places. A. macmasteri can be highly territorial. There are reports of a single male claiming the entire bottom of a 2 meter (7 ft.!) long aquarium. If you do try to add another species, make it one that is differently shaped, like A. agassizii. Just keep an eye out for problems.

 

[JfromHouston]

There are reports of a single male claiming the entire bottom of a 2 meter (7 ft.!) long aquarium.

Wow! With reports like that I think I'll just keep the peace and enjoy them on their own.