Re: unknown fish

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Archie,

Many of the apisto species will cohabit a large tank as long as there are a lot
of hiding/breeding places and is aquascaped to make visible territorial
boundaries. A well aquascaped 75 should be able to house 3 different looking
apisto species in pairs or trios (e.g. A. sp. Masken, A. borellii, & A.
cacatuoides). In this example all 3 species have different shapes and fairly
mellow dispositions. The same tank will be lucky to keep more than 1 pair of A.
atahualpa if it has virtually no aquascaping. This fish tends to be more
aggressive to others of its own & other similar species than most apistos. My
suggestion is to buy a copy of Römer's atlas and read about the fish you are
interested in keeping.

Archie Christian wrote:

> Does anyone have any ideas about cohabitation among different apisto's
> in aquaria?  In other words, can I put a couple different apisto types
> (two or three at most) in one tank (75 gal), and still get some spawning
> with minimal aggression?  also, what about monomagous vs. polygamous
> fish?  would it be better to have 2 or 3 monogamous pairs, than 2 or 3
> triplets?  forgive me if i'm using "triplet" wrong...i kinda assumed it
> meant one male and 2 females in order to maintain a suitable habitat for
> polygamous apistos.  I know the atahualpas won't share with any other
> apisto.  my aggi is pretty aggressive too.  since he is solo, i have him
> in my crappy hex show tank, and he and the dwarf gourami go round and
> round.  is it true that adding a mate will quell this behavior?
>
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