Lavender

Aw, dang it. I saw a lot of people on another forum keeping them together…Is there another apistogramma that matches the temperament of either species I could keep? I’m eyeing Panduro and Macmasteri. Good news on the BN: was slightly worried. Someone made a post saying that apistos would occasionally peck BN’s eyes out, but all the examples I could find were in small 20-30 gallons.

So, I’m planning my 75. Most of it is basically finished, but I am wondering about this. I’ve already planned it to be mostly with Amazon species, have tetras up top/middle, cory catfish, otos, and kuhlI loaches on the bottom (yes, I know kuhli’s aren’t amazonian: I just like them). The centerpiece is supposed to be two trios of apistogramma. I plan to add borelli first, and if that goes well, to add cockatoo apisto. However, one of the big things I want in this tank is a lemon blue-eyed bristlenose pleco. Will breeding apistos hurt my pleco? I don’t care about or want fry, I just want my fish to stay unharmed.

Just wanted to introduce myself! I have two betta tanks and one 75 gallon in the works currently! Looking forward to getting stocking advice and posting pics of my bettas on this forum!