Stephen Zawacki Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Hey y’all so if you can give me info on this species, I got a dedicated, pair of this fish, and I am putting them in a 30 gallon planted tank if your could give me info on them, like water temp and food, I have it set at 80 degrees, if I need to lower it I can any info is appreciated! thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I have a pair I keep at 76-78F. I have read that they don't like high temps, but I cannot confirm whether or not that is true, nor do I know what is meant by 'high temps'. But, mid to upper 70s has been working for me. They eat pretty much anything that slowly sinks. Their favorite and preference in my experience is Hikari Vibra bites. They also like live black worms and my cull neocaridina shrimp. They like lower Ph levels and can withstand all the way down to the mid 4s. I keep mine between 4.5 and 5.5. I'm raising fry right now and am experimenting with raising the Ph to 6.6 - 6.8 with them. My guess is they will do fine in the 6s. They also appreciate a more dimly lit environment with some sort of canopy of leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 One of fish in my bucket list. Haven't kept them but from what I've read they are very aggressive towards each other and they are normally found in super soft acidic water. They will do fine in harder water if they're not wild caught. But if you want to breed them then you'll have to make their own water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 8:19 PM, knee said: from what I've read they are very aggressive towards each other I don't know if the pairs are aggressive towards one another, but my pair seems like the happiest couple of fish I have. They love to hang out in the same apisto cave together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Zawacki Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 Ok awesome thank you guys I changed the temp to 76, also I have my light set to 40 percent on my fluval flex 32 should I turn it to 20 percent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) They can be very aggressive towards each other until a pair forms; but they are pair forming and therefore not aggressive towards each other during breeding cycle with both parents helping to care for the kids. Not sure if they form pair for life or just until things no longer work. They can be extremely aggressive towards other fishes even when not breeding so probably not the best fish to keep with 'dithers' or tank mates. hard water is bad for their long term health Edited February 18, 2023 by anewbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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