Re: Beginner needs help! (Was: High density fish tank)

[mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com]

.....super point Patricia and true......I experience more trouble with 1 pair 
(sometimes) in a tank rather than 4-5-6 (more) of the same fish in a 
tank.........with something for dithers.  The quesion of course becomes what is 
crowded......but people should remember that when buying apisto's basically the 
more the better.....but then there are some of the super agressive apistos like 
the Sunsets........the ratio of fish to fish is sometimes dependent on a rogue 
male or something like that............but crowding.....is that the word we are 
after......someone find a better word...............I'm off to the AKA in St. 
Louis this weekend....should be fun!

Mike



> For my 2 cents, I find that my Apistos do better when I crowd them a bit.  I
> do have to work hard to make sure that good water quality is maintained, and
> although having a lot of plants helps, water changes are key.
> In my 55 gallon tank I keep 8 juvenile rams with a pair of A. "papagei", and
> 6 Cory cats.  The rams and Apistos flare at each other, and there is some
> chasing, but the agression seems to spread out to the point where no one
> gets hurt and everyone gets a chance to eat.
> In my 40 gallon tank I have 6 juvenile A. trifasciata (from D. Soares) 3
> males, 3 females, with 6 Cories, and 12 Nannostomus beckfordii 4 males, 8
> females.  Yes, this is a VERY crowded tank, but the Apistos are healthier
> and more active than they ever were when I kept them in pairs in their own
> tanks.
> Anyway, just my opinion.
> Patricia
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