Re: compatibility??

["The Harpers" <harpers1@hotkey.net.au>]

Thanks for that, I should've known that they would be too territorial for
that to work.
Thanks anyway,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: compatibility??


> Alex,
>
> I imagine that you could get all of these species
> in a 4'/120cm tank, but I don't think you would
> like the results. No matter how small dwarf
> cichlids are, they are still cichlids. They are
> territorial just like the big boys. Single
> macmasteri-group males like A. hongsloi & A.
> viejita, which are highly polygamous, have been
> reported to claim the bottom area of an entire 55
> gallon tank. A. panduro tends to be more
> monogamous, but the pairs can destroy other fish
> that enter their territory when they want to
> breed. Your Rams do best in warmer water (85º F /
> 29º C). They probably won't hold their own with
> the more robust apistos that you list. I doubt
> that you would get many fry from this set up and
> likely lose a lot of fish in the bargain.
>
> If I were you I would consider moving the Rams to
> a warm water tank. Use your larger tank to house a
> pair of A. panduro or a trio of either A. hongsloi
> or A. viejita along with the L. curviceps. Since
> the apistos & dwarf acaras spawn in different
> ways, the tank can be aquascaped to make separate
> territories for each species. Laetacara curviceps
> (as it's now called) is robust enough to handle
> the apistos listed. Other species that don't use
> the bottom 1/3 of the tank will be chased away,
> but not persecuted.
>
> As for cost, none of the species you list are
> especially hard to reproduce & they are all fairly
> popular. Because of this they aren't especially
> expensive. I'd expect to pay closer to
> US$25-30/pair as opposed to some that run in the
> US$50-100/pair.
>
> Mike Wise
>
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> Mike Wise
>
> The Harpers wrote:
>
> > Hi all,I have been looking on the net for some
> > nice apistos to add to my somewhat small
> > collection (a pair of rams).  I have a community
> > 4ft tank and a 2ft breeding tank.  I was
> > wondering if I could put A. hongsloi, A.
> > viejita, A. panduro and Aeq. Curviceps in this
> > community tanks with the rams, tetras, gouramis
> > etc.  Reading previous posts, I think that
> > having multiple pairs of apistos in a community
> > is a misconception.  If I had a pair of each and
> > moved them into the breeding tank, which I can
> > get more of, to spawn, could I have a community
> > and a successful breeding tank? Also, are any of
> > the above mentioned fish overly expensive,
> > aggressive, large, hard to keep or hard to
> > breed?  Also, are any harem spawners or trios
> > etc? Thanks,Alex
>
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