stocking question

[PsYcHoTiC_MaDmAn]

I currently have 7 Apistogramma eremnopyge "fresa"

as they are still quite small their in a 10g, however I would like to set them up a long term home

What it looks likely to be is a 36by12by18high (unless I buy the glass and build a 36by18by18)

now from my research I found their from the Rio Itaya, however, I only discovered 1 kilifish and 2 catfish species are from that tributary as well, (and they would be somewhat hard to track down)

so I have decided to be more generalised in the "biotope" and have it based on the Ucayali system in general.

as such I was thinking that my general setup would be bogwood and sand, with live plants such as vallis and crypts, and some moss growing on the wood. and then some leaf litter.

and stocking I was thinking; the 7 apistos, 7-10 Nannostomus mortenthaleri, 6 Otocinlus Cocama and maybe 6 corydoras trilineatus

any thoughts??

 

[Mike Wise]

Only 1 thought right now: if you want to have a breeding colony, whittle it down to 1 male & 3 females or 2 pair (and probably expect to lose 1 of the males). Males have a history of being more aggressive than many apistos. You probably could get away with all of them if you layered to bottom about 10"/25 cm deep with leaf litter, or better, sections of PVC pipe.