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summerboy1958

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Hi. You might say I'm an apisto owner wannabe.

After an abortive attempt at African's (lack of research on my part and lack of knowledge by my LFS), I wanted to put together a much calmer community tank based on cichlids. I love their inteligence and activity. Anyway, after discussion on another cichlid forum, they suggested SA dwarfs. I am looking for something forgiving and reasonably hardy. They suggested 2 pair of Bolivians or a trio of Apistos. I am not interested in breeding at this time, I just want an interesting, happy community tank.

So, I have my 30 gallon (36" long) set up, planted, chemistry good, some rocks, caves, wood, silver tipped tetras as dithers and some oto's to handle the algae.

And here I sit. My LFS doesn't carry Apistos. They will order them, but no guarantee on delivery and what they will get. They only order in pairs. They would charge $18 each for a "regular" caca or agassizii. They didn't understand "double or triple red". :frown:

So I Googled and found your forum!!

I would love to know if there is a reliable source that doesn't cost an arm and a leg where I could get my trio. Is $18 a good price? There seem to be a number of places that will sell Apistos, but I really don't want sick or unhealthy fish that die as soon as I get them.

HELP!!
 

slimbolen99

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Welcome!

With your "chemistry good" comment, what exactly are your water parameters, specifically, pH and temp. That will be a good place to start for those making recommendations of dwarf cichlids. There are also other dwarf cichlids that are not apistos but are just as much fun.
 

summerboy1958

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I don't have an RO system and don't treat my water. The pH is ~7.3. The hardness is currently 105, but is coming down. My tap water had a snow salt spike and is now about 53. A few more water changes ought to bring the tank down more. The temp is about 80 f. I have a 150 watt heater.
 

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