so winter is ending, and I am looking to finally fill out my 55g. I am thinking of not doing the large centerpiece fish (angel, festivium) and instead sticking with tetras (cardinals, greenfires, maybe a third species at some point) for the top. However, apisto's have caught my eye surfing aquabid and I am wondering how much territory they really need. I realize that many of them actually are harem breeders so two females may be a must which will also limit the number.
tank is 55g 36x18x20, so it has a nice footprint, well planted with dwarf swords, a couple of smaller amazons and ruffled swords. theres one major vertical driftwood structure, and three other driftwood structures forming caves and holes as well as some slate i mght rework. flurorite substrate, filtration is an eheim 2213 and a 2217 hooked to a co2 mixing chamber with fluval media in it. I also run an overnight airpump through the co2 chamber due to the plant load.
for bottom dwellers I already have three dwarf pleco's. All three seldom set fin on the actual floor of the tank. one usually inhabits the vertical driftwood I have in the center, one moves all over the tank (but is uasually behind one of the filter intakes or on the center piece) and the third has taken up residence next to the heater in a corner of the tank so most of the actual bottom is unclaimed. I had thought of getting a group of cory's but will probably have to abandon that if i get more then one group of apistos.
species I was especially looking at include cacatuoides, trifasciata, hongsloi, borelli, Agassizii and Viejita. Trifasciata and borelli sound like they are especially harem breeders while the others are ok in a pair? Now, i am not really looking to breed them as much as I am concerned a male hounding a lone female to death. I was thinking two, maybe three species out of those? Thoughts?
tank is 55g 36x18x20, so it has a nice footprint, well planted with dwarf swords, a couple of smaller amazons and ruffled swords. theres one major vertical driftwood structure, and three other driftwood structures forming caves and holes as well as some slate i mght rework. flurorite substrate, filtration is an eheim 2213 and a 2217 hooked to a co2 mixing chamber with fluval media in it. I also run an overnight airpump through the co2 chamber due to the plant load.
for bottom dwellers I already have three dwarf pleco's. All three seldom set fin on the actual floor of the tank. one usually inhabits the vertical driftwood I have in the center, one moves all over the tank (but is uasually behind one of the filter intakes or on the center piece) and the third has taken up residence next to the heater in a corner of the tank so most of the actual bottom is unclaimed. I had thought of getting a group of cory's but will probably have to abandon that if i get more then one group of apistos.
species I was especially looking at include cacatuoides, trifasciata, hongsloi, borelli, Agassizii and Viejita. Trifasciata and borelli sound like they are especially harem breeders while the others are ok in a pair? Now, i am not really looking to breed them as much as I am concerned a male hounding a lone female to death. I was thinking two, maybe three species out of those? Thoughts?
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