Which Dwarf?

[Corydoralover]

apistos, kribs or rams? which ones for my 125l tank?

 

[Samuran]

I'll go first, what else is in there?
Ben

 

[thereverendturtle]

Apistos are generally the best for community tanks.

 

[Sammy1911]

apistos, kribs or rams? which ones for my 125l tank?

I've had apistos, great to watch can be aggressive when spawning - be warned, u shud get 1 pair. Munw bred and I've just sold my juvies so fancy a change now. i'm going for bolivians next but am torn with gbr's..... Just waiting for payday n i'll decide then lol

 

[Corydoralover]

there in with corys neon tetras kuhlie loachies and a bn plec the ph is 6 i think ill go with apistos then. which spiecies would you guys recomend?

 

[Samuran]

+1 for the Rams p

 

[Fishy friend2]

Apistogramma cacatuoides or German Blue Rams

 

[Sammy1911]

Apistogramma cacatuoides or German Blue Rams

+1 for caca's, my male was stunning - see my avatar!!

 

[Corydoralover]

kool i like these so i think i am going to chose out of

a.cautoids
a.agazzi
a.macmastiri
a.nijsseni

these would be kept in harems 1m/2f or 1m/3f i assume

 

[gregswimm]

I have kept both kribs and rams, i would say kribs for sure. So much more personality, and they aren't as aggressive as most people make them out to be. Most of the aggression is to conspecifics. Give them plenty of caves (try digging small holes at the base of wood or rock). I have kept kribs with corries, they go well together, sometimes the corries get nipped if they get too close to one of their caves but they are armored so it's no biggie seeing as how it happens so rarely. You are a corrie guy so im assuming u are using sand, which kribs do very well in. They will dig and adjust the size of the caves you provide them. They are omnivores and enjoy nibbling on algae that is growing in your tank.


I love my kribs

 

[Corydoralover]

kool ty for the input

 

[craig855s]

Another krib lover here, i have some apisto agazzis too but they do nothing and the female is so small i barely notice her. The kribs however breed regularly and arent a problem to the other fish if you give the other fish places to go that are out of the way of the kribs breeding area (put a slate cave in a corner and the kribs will move in, they will defend this area when breeding but the other fish shouldnt end up getting killed as they'll stay away...which is why you need a big chunk of bogwood to keep the kribs out of sight of the tank)