Checkerboards And Apistos

[afroturf]

I'm planning a 200L+ tank and would like to keep some Checkerboard cichlids and possibly some Apistos. Has anyone kept these two fish together? I'm just a little worried that the Apistos may be a little the territorial for the Checkerboards.

 

[paul-discus]

I have kept chequerboards and they are a fanatstic little fish and dart around the tank looking great. I would only keep 1 pair of apistos with them in that size tank but you coulsd add rams and maybe some rummy nose tetras or black neons. Trimar aquatics in Cornwall is a great mail order place for your chequerboards and they only charge £10 delivery, you will find them if you type Trimar aquatics into your search engine and ask for Monty.

 

[severum boy]

They should both mix well. Apistos tend to dwell nearer the bottom, and checkerboards near the middle.
I would get a pair of checkerboards and one male apisto with two females with seperate caves.

 

[afroturf]

Cheers guys I was thinking of having a small group of checkerboards 4 or 6 as they seem to be quite active and not territorial, and a pair or trio of apistos would this be ok?

 

[severum boy]

Yep, sounds like a fine idea. Get two female apistos so the male spreads his attention.