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A couple of weeks ago I purchased my first pair of apistogrammas - triple red cacatuoides - one male and one female.
My intention was to add them to my 29 gallon tetra tank, but first I placed them in a 10 gallon quarantine set up.
I don't know how old they were when I purchased them, they are of sufficient age to sex. The male is colored up and they are defiently male/female, but they were smaller than I expected when they arrived.
I've been feeding New Life Spectrum Thera + A which they immediatley accepted.
I feed once a day, same time in the mornings.
I skip one day a week.
I am on well water so I do not use any type of water additives or "fixers".
My ph is 7.4
I've been consistently performing 50% water changes in the 10 gallon in every 4 days.
My set up includes the standard 10 gallon sponge filter driven by an air pump.
The female inhabits a flower pot and the male an opened ended cave like structure.
The fish have really grown and colored up nicely since their arrival.
A few days ago I noticed the female would swim next to the little male and turn on her side and kinda "shutter". At the same time she kinda flutters her tail at him.
He hasn't really seemed to respond, although I did notice yesterday that he fluttered his tail back at her and he'll follow her over to her flower pot where she goes inside....
This morning she again danced and fluttered at him and as he moved away she went after him as to say pay attention!
I'm assuming this is a corting behavior(?), but my real concern if it is and he doesn't respond will she get nasty aggressive with the little male and do him harm?
I'm also a little concerned that he might get annoyed with her behavior and do her harm - yes/no?
I didn't purchase the fish to breed, I just like them... but if they do decide to spawn that would be pretty special as well.
I'm new, so if my question is primitive bare with me... I'm tired of google searching and just want some input on what I am experiencing.
My intention was to add them to my 29 gallon tetra tank, but first I placed them in a 10 gallon quarantine set up.
I don't know how old they were when I purchased them, they are of sufficient age to sex. The male is colored up and they are defiently male/female, but they were smaller than I expected when they arrived.
I've been feeding New Life Spectrum Thera + A which they immediatley accepted.
I feed once a day, same time in the mornings.
I skip one day a week.
I am on well water so I do not use any type of water additives or "fixers".
My ph is 7.4
I've been consistently performing 50% water changes in the 10 gallon in every 4 days.
My set up includes the standard 10 gallon sponge filter driven by an air pump.
The female inhabits a flower pot and the male an opened ended cave like structure.
The fish have really grown and colored up nicely since their arrival.
A few days ago I noticed the female would swim next to the little male and turn on her side and kinda "shutter". At the same time she kinda flutters her tail at him.
He hasn't really seemed to respond, although I did notice yesterday that he fluttered his tail back at her and he'll follow her over to her flower pot where she goes inside....
This morning she again danced and fluttered at him and as he moved away she went after him as to say pay attention!
I'm assuming this is a corting behavior(?), but my real concern if it is and he doesn't respond will she get nasty aggressive with the little male and do him harm?
I'm also a little concerned that he might get annoyed with her behavior and do her harm - yes/no?
I didn't purchase the fish to breed, I just like them... but if they do decide to spawn that would be pretty special as well.
I'm new, so if my question is primitive bare with me... I'm tired of google searching and just want some input on what I am experiencing.