Hi there, we've previously posted about a problem with A. Agassizi wasting away and now having camullanus worms which we're about to treat for.
I'm sure this question has been asked loads of times, but there seems to be no general rule or consistent answer that I could find, so I thought I'd ask again...
We're beginning to wonder whether we've overstocked our tank, we have a 125l (33gal) Fluval Edge tank, with lots of pots, caves, plants and hiding areas. Line of sight is fairly well broken between most of the hiding areas.
We currently have a handful of community fish, mainly variants of tetra's and a couple of Cory's, plus Apisto's: 1 male, 1 female and 1 probably female, all A. Agassizi in this tank.
We also have a male and female double-red Agassizi in a QT, but not introduced yet.
So we're basically wondering if we have a stocking issue with the Apisto's (not bothered about the other fish in the same way!). We were led to believe that Apisto's were Harem spawners and a couple of males and females in this tank would work fine.
Our water levels are
pH 6.5
GH (not 100% sure, just run out of test kit, but it's usually around 8-10D)
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 40
We do (usually) weekly 25% water changes or at the very longest, fortnightly. Using mainly RO (our tap water has 8.2pH and is very hard water).
We're planning to move house in the next 3-6 months and plan to have a dedicated tank area, with several large tanks, but for the moment are limited by the space we have available to this tank and a couple of 20l (5gal) tanks.
So what do you think? Do we risk a bloodbath? What is the general rule of thumb around stocking these types of fish?
Thanks for your advice...
I'm sure this question has been asked loads of times, but there seems to be no general rule or consistent answer that I could find, so I thought I'd ask again...
We're beginning to wonder whether we've overstocked our tank, we have a 125l (33gal) Fluval Edge tank, with lots of pots, caves, plants and hiding areas. Line of sight is fairly well broken between most of the hiding areas.
We currently have a handful of community fish, mainly variants of tetra's and a couple of Cory's, plus Apisto's: 1 male, 1 female and 1 probably female, all A. Agassizi in this tank.
We also have a male and female double-red Agassizi in a QT, but not introduced yet.
So we're basically wondering if we have a stocking issue with the Apisto's (not bothered about the other fish in the same way!). We were led to believe that Apisto's were Harem spawners and a couple of males and females in this tank would work fine.
Our water levels are
pH 6.5
GH (not 100% sure, just run out of test kit, but it's usually around 8-10D)
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 40
We do (usually) weekly 25% water changes or at the very longest, fortnightly. Using mainly RO (our tap water has 8.2pH and is very hard water).
We're planning to move house in the next 3-6 months and plan to have a dedicated tank area, with several large tanks, but for the moment are limited by the space we have available to this tank and a couple of 20l (5gal) tanks.
So what do you think? Do we risk a bloodbath? What is the general rule of thumb around stocking these types of fish?
Thanks for your advice...