Single or group of A.panduro?

[ApistoCommunity]

Hi I have recently upgraded my tank to a 250l which has dwarf pencilfish and 1 panduro, and I was thinking about getting some more apistos.

Do these apistos prefer to live in a group or alone? I'm completely happy to just have one if that's best for the fish

 

[Mike Wise]

They live in groups in the wild, but a 240L tank is much, much too small to imitate Nature.

 

[ApistoCommunity]

So its best if i stick to just the 1?

 

[Mike Wise]

Do you want to breed panduro or just be part of a community?

 

[ApistoCommunity]

If my apisto would be happier in a group i have other tanks i could use as grow out, but if he is fine alone then I wouldn't go out of my way to breed them.

 

[MacZ]

If you want to keep a display without breeding then stick to a single fish. They have hierarchies in the wild, but a fish tank has limits. Low ranking fish can't escape, they will be killed or die from stress.