Apistogrammas

[mattbond]

i like both variaties of these apistos, but i would like peoples opinions because i would like them to be reasonably hardy and tolerant of a ph up 2 7.5

my ph is curently 7 and i can lower it if necessary

GH is 11

 

[jb12288]

7.5 is ok for new worlds IMO. Most LFS keep their pH at a somewhat neutral level. But they would thrive in acidic conditions of a pH of 6.5.

 

[foley69]

7 is ideal or maybe 6.8 for captive bred fish and personally there is no sexier dwarf cichlids that a triple red cockatoo cichlid

 

[Craster]

I've kept agasizzis in pH7.8 with no problems.

 

[Colin_T]

if they are captive bred fish then either species will be fine. If they are wild caught then go for the cacatuoides as they are a little bit tougher.

 

[mattbond]

i think im gona go 4 cockatoos but i would like to breed them, anything i should bear in mind? or know?

 

[Colin_T]

Unless the tank is 3ft or bigger, only get 1 pr. If you have too many in the tank they don't breed as readily because the females will be arguing over territories.

 

[mattbond]

mines 110 litres? its 80cm long? 35 wide? 45 high?

thoughts?

 

[Colin_T]

if you have lots of hiding places then you can get 3 females and 1 male, but if you don't have many hiding places (plants, wood, rocks, etc) then just get 1 male & 1 female.

 

[mattbond]

thats allrite, theres 5 coconut halves in there, and i sell custom made coconut shells so theres plenty if they need some lol