waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hey guys I currently have a well planted 300L comunity tank which houses 5 GBAs (1M-2F) 9+ Panda Cories 3 SAE 6 Widow tetras 6 Angels (4 peruvian altums & 2 Black) and soon to be aprox 50 Baby mystery blue apple snails. My question is would a few different dwarf cichlids do ok in this tank? I thinking more of the angles and whether they would be to bossy. Was looking more at Kribs, cockatoos and maybe rams. either a pair ok each or about 5 of one species. has anyone tried this? My siamese fighters were originally in with the angles and they seemed to get on ok just a few neighbourly arguments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Should be okay. When it comes to breeding time you may run into problems, but with only 3 pairs in a 300L tank that should also be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 heres a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 well so far cichlids never breed for me just everything else lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 They will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 long time no see Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Earthquake + fish tank water ruined my laptop... Got a new one now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yep, I'd go for 2 pairs or 5 of one species. Once paired off and breeding they get pretty aggressive and territorial. It looks like you've got heaps of room for fish to get away and lots of good hiding places for some dwarfs so go for it. In good water all you should need to do is add little pots and apistos will breed as soon as they're ready (in my experience (which doesn't say much)). Oh, I've got cockatoos and blue rams in the same tank at the moment and they don't really care about each other at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 don,t really want more breeding fish lol so much hassle lol i know what i'm saving for now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Kribs will almost definitely spawn. But also, you're angel fish should keep control of the numbers of baby fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 i've only seen one colouration of apistos here in nz. how many do we have over here? i saw a realy cool blue one on google. the tank needs a bit of colour just blacks, yellows, whites and browns lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Kribs will almost definitely spawn. But also, you're angel fish should keep control of the numbers of baby fish... Bored? Dwarves will be fine in that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Bored? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Are you talking Agassizi's? All Agassizi's I have seen are double reds. I have some 3 day old Macmasteri's that will be for sale in 4 to 5 months, fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 yea same. what colour are they? any pics of parents? could potentially be interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Not as nice as Agassizi's but you can see pics at this forum... viewtopic.php?f=13&t=51150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 hard to tell by that pic but is the blue on the check and red fins and tail bright? looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 They are a great fish, heaps of character, but rare here in NZ. The males vary in appearance... Check out photo of the month to see a true representation of this fish. Thanks Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 sweet :nilly: how much will you be wanting for a pair? or just 2 fish if to young to sex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 do we have badisBadis in nz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Keep in touch... AS long as I can get them to maturity, but i'm pretty confident.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 sweet as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 As far as I know these are the Dwarfs we have in NZ: Apistogramma agassizii 'Double Red' Apistogramma cacatuoides Apistogramma eunotus Apistogramma hongsloi Apistogramma macmasteri Apistogramma sp. Steel Blue Laetacara curviceps Microgeophagus altispinosa Microgeophagus ramirezi Microgeophagus ramirezi 'Electric Blue' Microgeophagus ramirezi *German Pelvicachromis taeniatus Pelvicachromis pulcher Shellies Here's some pics of my Macmasteri: http://www.fishkeepers.co.nz/forums/vie ... =18&t=4001 They are very cool fish, and very active and peaceful. I highly reccommend them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 do we have badisBadis in nz? there are scarlet red badi at HFF - males only but they are cool fish. About $14 each last I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 i quite like the Apistogramma sp. Steel Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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