Stocking questions

[Dante066]

Hello, I'm kinda new to to apistogramma keeping and would like to have some advices. (sorry for my butchered grammar, english is not my first language)

I had just repaired my tank that had been ignored for almost 5 years. The measurement of the tank are :
- Length :2 meter
- Height :80 cm
- Width: 80 cm

The tanks will have lots of woods, rocks, caves (made from small rocks). And currently my LFS had several apistos species ready :
- Apisto agassizii fire red
- Apisto agassizii double red
- Apisto macmisteri
- Apisto cocaktoo

The tankmates are no problem as I'm sure they can handle the apistos aggressivenes (Barbs and serpae tetra). But I also have a pair of Bolivian rams in there.

Which apisto are the best for my tank?? My mother wants me to get the double red while I actually prefer the fire red. Can i mix them as they both agassizii species?? And how many can i get? (I planned to get 1 male 3 females for boths of the fire red and double red)

Your input will be very much appreciated

 

[Mike Wise]

First question: do you want your apistos to reproduce in this tank or be members of a community?

 

[Dante066]

First question: do you want your apistos to reproduce in this tank or be members of a community?

Hi mike thx for the reply. Sorry for not replying for so long. My ip address got banned for some reason and just today I can open this forum...

I hope they can reproduce in the tank, but I won't interfree when the fry finally hatch (I won't be able to catch any fish due to the tank's height), but i also want them to be a centerpiece fish for the the tank's bottom..

 

[Mike Wise]

I doubt it will matter which species you pick since few, if any, fry will survive in a tank with those fry predators. Numbers depend on how the tank decor is set up for territories. Do a search here on the subject.