Jaspyjasp Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11  Hey community ! Is it ok to move a 5 month yr old apisto female in with her parents in the display tank? I JUST rearranged their tank so im thinking this could be a good time? 👀Their tank is 36x12x12  with a lot of plants and nooks/caves. Or should I continue to raise her bigger? I’m asking bc there are two more apisto fry that are also 5 months but 1/4 if the size!! Want to get them to be bigger but maybe they can’t because the dominant one is so “big” (??)  Thank u for any insight! Theres not a lot about when to add juvenile apistos back with their parents on the web :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 1/10/2024 at 11:10 PM, Jaspyjasp said:   Hey community ! Is it ok to move a 5 month yr old apisto female in with her parents in the display tank? I JUST rearranged their tank so im thinking this could be a good time? 👀Their tank is 36x12x12  with a lot of plants and nooks/caves. Or should I continue to raise her bigger? I’m asking bc there are two more apisto fry that are also 5 months but 1/4 if the size!! Want to get them to be bigger but maybe they can’t because the dominant one is so “big” (??)  Thank u for any insight! Theres not a lot about when to add juvenile apistos back with their parents on the web :(( @Jaspyjasp I personally would be worried if the parents spawned. The smaller apisto would be harassed by the parents. Your aquarium is heavily planted that may help.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspyjasp Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 On 1/10/2024 at 8:30 PM, Tlindsey said: @Jaspyjasp I personally would be worried if the parents spawned. The smaller apisto would be harassed by the parents. Your aquarium is heavily planted that may help.  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”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 1/10/2024 at 11:45 PM, Jaspyjasp said: 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”. I would let the little female grow a bit to atleast sexual maturity. I'm no expert on apistogramma and hopefully others chime in with their thoughts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspyjasp Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 @Tlindsey Thanks for your input, appreciate it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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