Cute new fish! Yes, female cichlids can be tough. I like her attitude!
I like the clay background too. It really does add nice depth
I like the clay background too. It really does add nice depth
Yeah she's a brute loo but isn't concerned with the other fish. Maybe just snails look yummy lolCute new fish! Yes, female cichlids can be tough. I like her attitude!
I like the clay background too. It really does add nice depth
LOLApisto females can breed when smaller than you might think! If she's taking on your big ramshorn snails, well, she's likely ready for any & everything. She'd like a few smooth rocks (or wood or big leaves) to lay eggs on, gentle on ovipositers, but so would he in a different way
Pay attention to her behavior toward the male...she may beat the crap out of him if he ignores her breeding advances. You may need to separate them, she can injure him or even kill him ...don't let that happen! You have lots of tank space, he "should" be able to get away if she's too intense...lots of caves, wood & plants. Break up their sight lines. But I hope he understands his breeding job. Sometimes males are a bit slow on the breeding idea (ugh). He may need a "time out" away from her for a week or so, you know, absence & fonder hearts (or other parts)...
Just remember this species does not pair; so the female will not be friendly towards the male when she has frys and will viciously attack him if he gets too close (hence a 10 gallon would be way to small for an actual pair); borelli are among the more passive species of apisto but there is no fury like an angry woman. Not all species of apisto have the same breeding pattern as some are pair forming. Also these are almost certainly not wc and will likely come from some breeding farm (which has its own negatives).So I did a thing
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They are from the same river systems as both my tetras and my cories, and opportunity came up... besides Bolivian ram, I've not had cichlid experience. First foray into apistogramma, going with apistogramma borelli "opal"
Toning flow down slightly anyways, the tetras are a little iffy with it, and my Bolivian ram in my blackwater contends great with the same flow rate there, so I'm expecting similar. Plus seeing wild videos of these guys, they contend with flow already naturally, more than we expect in aquaria.
They were imported from Europe, according to the store, so I definitely assume farm raised.Just remember this species does not pair; so the female will not be friendly towards the male when she has frys and will viciously attack him if he gets too close (hence a 10 gallon would be way to small for an actual pair); borelli are among the more passive species of apisto but there is no fury like an angry woman. Not all species of apisto have the same breeding pattern as some are pair forming. Also these are almost certainly not wc and will likely come from some breeding farm (which has its own negatives).
He was "flirting" again last nightYoung or smaller cichlid males often try to look like females so they don't get beat up. "She" may be too small but to me "her" fins look more girly rounded...so far.
The bigger male's behavior says to me he thinks he's flirting, not having a territory fight...But he could be fooled for a while too. Time will tell, I'm with the smaller fish's interest in food over breeding, lol.