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@anewbie For sure! Yes her territory is much smaller. The juvies are smart so they should keep away. Ok thank you! It would help a lot if i can consolidate temporarily. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🙏🙏🙏 I’m sure you’ll hear from me again 🤣🫣

@anewbie I have 2 little apisto trif from the pair’s first batch in a 10G. I want to consolidate tanks to raise the fry and remove the dad for a while. If I remove the dad from the 22L, can I add the 2 juveniles into the 22L(36x12x12) with the mom and new fry to finish growing out? There’s a lot of hardscape and plants for them to hide from their mom while she protects her new fry. I will try to sell/give them away once they get big enough. Thoughts? Here’s a pic of the 22L tank again.

Yeah…thx for the tips. The cory are very naive and keep going into the mom’s area, but she is actually not too bad towards them. She is more aggressive with the male. But yeah, i hear you. It hasn’t been too terrible but there is a bit of chasing. Poor cories. It’s hard to ignore the fry. I get too excited when they’re in there and then I want to keep them 🙈 But yeah I shouldnt feed them. Or maybe it’s best to separate the male/female. I do need a top dwelling fish, my tank always looks empty. I dunno, i guess i’ll just feel bad either way 🙈 Next time all male apisto tank 🫠

@anewbie thank you! I don’t have any tetra in this tank yet, just corys and a few endlers that always stay at the top. Ive been using a baster to target feed with infusoria and bbs, i think thats how i have so many fry versus the first time. My male seems very persistent when it comes to breeding, i may have to take him out sooner to let mom care for the fry 😅🤦 But they are also a young couple so maybe he will learn to be more patient. i got kind of panicky last night thinking about how to care for all the bebes in the future 🤣🙈 I am def going to raise this batch, but it occurred to me this cycle will continue if I leave the pair in the display tank - they were so quick to respawn! I prob can’t handle multiple batches, I still have two fry from two spawns ago and still waiting to sex them (been since last September!). I guess the only real way to control breeding is with tetras (predators) or separating the male/female apistos. I have a decision to make 😭🫥

@anewbie It looks like my trifasciata spawned again and we have 23-25 little fry hanging out with the mother!! How long should I keep the fry with the mother in the display tank before I remove them? My thought is to let the mom raise the fry for a few weeks and remove dad when he starts to get agro. After a few weeks, I’ll suck the remaining fry out with a turkey baster and put them into a 10G to grow out. I could keep them in the planted display tank but i’m also thinking how painful it will be to remove them when they get too fast for me to catch. What do you think?

@anewbie Omg THANK YOU SO MUCH for such a detailed and informative explanation! I wish i had a different species 🤣🫥 Ironically i got them bc i saw ppl mention that trifasciafa are good beginner apistos and a trifasciata breedinf video said you could keep the parents together 🤣☠️ Now I’m uncovering all these other truths! Unfortunately my QT is being occupied and the other tanks are high flow or housing my first set of apisto fry (another story ). I’ll try to move him out asap, but i am worried about their aggression 🫣 Thank you again! @anewbiehere’s a photo of my setup. I redid it to try to do more sight blocks but i dunno 🤷 I added more leaf litter and twigs to do more blocks but it might be too late 🫣

@anewbie- My male trifasciata is currently somewhat harrassing my female apisto as well, as she is trying to raise fry. They seem to be bickering more. The fry are still super small and need her around. So it’s okay to keep the male in the tank? The first time I did this, I removed him, but it would be my preference to keep him in the 22L (36x12x12) b/c I’m out of tanks and space 😕 Thanks for any insight!

Ok thank u @Colu🙏🙏🙏 You’re so helpful and considerate. I went over to apistogramma.com to ask the same question and it is definitely a different vibe over there 😅🫥 Thank you again and I’ll watch the fry closely , do more water changes just in case.

Than you @Colu ❤️ hopefully the other 3 fry won’t catch what it had. They are half the size and seem to fine so far 🤞

Thank you @Colu, i’m doing it now 💔 it’s so small and chubby 😿

@Colu @tolstoy21 i think the little one is not so good, i found it on its side. Its in a measuring cup right now but yeah…i wonder if clove oil would be the kinder thing to do :(( It’s strange this is happening to the biggest/strongest one - i think it is an injury of some sort in the gill or mouth, it hasn’t opened it’s mouth much at all the last couple days. Sad.

Thank you @Coluand @tolstoy21so much for your insights. Yeah it does look inflamed right? :((( I know, things like this happen to fry all the time - I only have 4 babies that “made it”, and this one is the biggest and a little piggy. I’ll be sad to lose it…i’ll see if i can find another container . Omg i was trying to downsize tanks 🤣🙈 @Colu - i will try the maracyn2, i have some. I need to get a container. Def something wrong. I threw in some live daphnia it normally goes crazy for and it is not going after them :((( It is a little more active than yesterday, but not eating 😭

Hi Community, I’m not sure but wondering if one of my apisto fry is sick? This little apisto trifasciata juvie has been sitting in the hair algae all day. I think it’s a she? Her gills seem swollen - or sticking out’ish - and she’s breathing a little fast? Does the inside of her head seem a little pink too or am I just overthinking? Posted a video link. I did a big water change and added 2 tsp of salt to the 10 gallon growout tank just in case and wondering if there’s anything to be worried about. The other 3 juveniles seem fine. Any insight us much appreciated!! 🙏🙏🙏

@Tlindsey Thanks for your input, appreciate it!

Hey @Tlindsey they have not spawned yet. They had (obviously that first time) but now that they’re back together, the daddy has not been that happy with mom back in the tank. Wondering if adding another female might help? But yeah i dont want the little babe to get too harrassed generally as it’s about 3/4”.