Tool13x
Fish Fanatic
I have been looking for something to do with a 30 gallon tank thats been sitting empty for a while, and I have been leaning towards an Apistogamma tank. I was really hoping to find Cacatuoides around but no such luck. I have been able to find:
Apisto Tefe
Apisto Agassizi
Apisto Nijsseni
Apisto Macmasteri
Are there any of these species that are more difficult to keep than the others?
Id like to pick up a few of the Macmasteri, I have read that you can keep them in pairs or in a harem. Is the 30 gallon (36"x12"x16") big enough to keep a male with 2 or 3 females as long as I try to give the females different territories? I will be setting this tank up with driftwood, rocks to form caves, I have some floating water sprite from another tank I am going to add to diffuse the light, and some low light plants like java moss, anubias, and java fern.
Also what kind of tankmates would be ok with this setup? I want the Apistos to be the focal point of the aquarium soI was just thinking of maybe adding some dither fish like cardinal tetras, neons, rummynose, or perhaps some sort of pencilfish.
My tapwater parameters are 6 dGH, 5 dKH, and around 7.6 pH
Apisto Tefe
Apisto Agassizi
Apisto Nijsseni
Apisto Macmasteri
Are there any of these species that are more difficult to keep than the others?
Id like to pick up a few of the Macmasteri, I have read that you can keep them in pairs or in a harem. Is the 30 gallon (36"x12"x16") big enough to keep a male with 2 or 3 females as long as I try to give the females different territories? I will be setting this tank up with driftwood, rocks to form caves, I have some floating water sprite from another tank I am going to add to diffuse the light, and some low light plants like java moss, anubias, and java fern.
Also what kind of tankmates would be ok with this setup? I want the Apistos to be the focal point of the aquarium soI was just thinking of maybe adding some dither fish like cardinal tetras, neons, rummynose, or perhaps some sort of pencilfish.
My tapwater parameters are 6 dGH, 5 dKH, and around 7.6 pH