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Hi,
No doubt I. adoketa is an very interesting and attractive species. Thanks to blueblue and other guys we all I convienced about that.
Unfortunettaly it is not so easy to find (especially in Europe) at reasonable price. There are some hopes (i.e. see one of latest post of Mark (Microman) to have them more widely "distributed" so maybe there is a time to start thinking about tank set-up for them.
As far as I know I. adoketa is very agressive fish towards other fish of their own species and fish of other species. That means they can not be put together with "average" apisto.
But what about new desribed L. fulvipinnis. "Old friend" as Mike said seems to be big enough and (I hope) tough enough to be a good tank mate for "dragon fish" (acc. to BB ;-)) I also have heard such opinion a few years ago so I am wondering if it the right one.
Second option is setting-up tank with I. adoketa and (wild of F1) Heckel discus (S. discus acc. to one of latest revision of genus). They both come from the same area - Rio Negro basin. They both required some (or at least similar) water conditions so maybe keeping them together with (big enough) tank is an idea worth to be considered?
I do prefer to keep apistos in bigger tanks (and bigger groups as well) just to have better opportunity to watch on their social behaviour. That is why I am wondering if I. adoketa could be keept that way too.
I'am waiting on your comments
No doubt I. adoketa is an very interesting and attractive species. Thanks to blueblue and other guys we all I convienced about that.
Unfortunettaly it is not so easy to find (especially in Europe) at reasonable price. There are some hopes (i.e. see one of latest post of Mark (Microman) to have them more widely "distributed" so maybe there is a time to start thinking about tank set-up for them.
As far as I know I. adoketa is very agressive fish towards other fish of their own species and fish of other species. That means they can not be put together with "average" apisto.
But what about new desribed L. fulvipinnis. "Old friend" as Mike said seems to be big enough and (I hope) tough enough to be a good tank mate for "dragon fish" (acc. to BB ;-)) I also have heard such opinion a few years ago so I am wondering if it the right one.
Second option is setting-up tank with I. adoketa and (wild of F1) Heckel discus (S. discus acc. to one of latest revision of genus). They both come from the same area - Rio Negro basin. They both required some (or at least similar) water conditions so maybe keeping them together with (big enough) tank is an idea worth to be considered?
I do prefer to keep apistos in bigger tanks (and bigger groups as well) just to have better opportunity to watch on their social behaviour. That is why I am wondering if I. adoketa could be keept that way too.
I'am waiting on your comments