Apistos for beginner - pair or harem?

[Kristo K M Kulju <kulju@cc.helsinki.fi>]

Hello!

I have 140 l (= ~ 37 gallons) well planted community tank (ph ~ 6.7-7, NO2
0ppm NO3<15ppm) with black neon tetras, small corys (C. similis), SAEs
and Ancistrus sp. I'm planning to get some apistos, but I'm a little
confused about polygamous nature of these fish. I was told by many
hobbyists that you _have to_ have many females per male, otherwise the
male will harass the female to death. But after reading this mailing list
and The Krib archives I got the impression that people do keep apistos
also in pairs.

So, what would be suitable setup for my tank (1M + 1F / 1M + 2-3F / 2M +
2F)? Is this very species specific? Species I have been considering
(limited mostly by availability here in Finland): A. agassizii, A.
borelli, A. cacatuoides, A. macmasteri, A. nijsseni, A. steindachneri.

Thanks for any help,

	Kristo



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