tolstoy21 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 This is my second spawn of these, still growing out the first. Need to see if I can separate the males and females this weekend (of the first spawn). I'm not familiar enough yet with this species to feel confident about sexing them very young. They all look identical to my eyes up until recently. And the fact that they hide a lot makes it harder to observe them. Also, anyone have any suggestions for a bottom feeder that's good to keep with apistos that won't 1) eat the fry 2) get killed by the mother? I find it hard to keep their tanks clean without routinely siphoning out uneaten food (and yes I do try feeding less). Once they spawn, I don't siphon at all for the obvious reasons and this makes the tanks get pretty gunky. The water itself stays clean through auto-water changes. But it would be nice for some kind fish to help me out, but I don't want to out it in a steel-cage match with a new mother! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 That’s a very cool looking fish. Even nicer that it’s spawning. I don’t know what could go with her but I’m interested in what others recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Beautiful fish! What’s the minimum tank size btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 @TheSwissAquarist I would say 10g is minimum, but they would probably prefer something a little bigger. So a 20g long is probably more than enough for a pair of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Teeny tiny babies! Love the mom fish looking after them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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