Hi guys, I'm new here!
I'm currently setting up a 46 Gallon tall (36 x 12, 24T) and I plan on having 3-4 Pearl Gouramis, and I was thinking of having Corydoras (I have 7 peperred in another tanks, and 3 Sterbai. I was thinking I could either put the 8 peppered, or up the Sterbai to 7 or more and put them there), and a school of schooling tetras or Rasboras (most probably Cardinal Tetras).
My girlfriend and I really like A. Cacatuoides, but from asking on different forums we're understanding that Apistos are pretty fierce when breeding, and that it could be deadly for Corys since they aren't smart enough to understand the signal and they keep coming back (and end up with missing eyes and such).
So yeah, I saw different possible solutions and was wondering what you thought of them :
- Getting Pigmy Corydoras instead, since they behave more like tetras and don't try to eat the fry (but would they be so small that the Pearl would see them as snacks ?)
- Getting males of different species of Apisto, in order to prevent breeding/mating aggression
- Getting a single Apisto, and maybe put a single Keyhole cichlid (but I've been told having 2 types of cichlids would increase the chances of them beating up the Pearl Gouramis)
If I go with solution 2, (3 single Apistos of different species) would they fight for territory in a different way ? Would it be better to have 3 males of the same species of Apisto, or it would be better a male of each different species ?
Would some species be better than others, and what would be the best amount ?
Would the three Apistos gang up on the Pearl Gouramis ? Or the opposite : if the Pearl Gouramis get babies, would they provoke the Apistos and then get beaten up in retaliation ?
If you have other suggestions too, I'm open to them all!
Thanks !
I'm currently setting up a 46 Gallon tall (36 x 12, 24T) and I plan on having 3-4 Pearl Gouramis, and I was thinking of having Corydoras (I have 7 peperred in another tanks, and 3 Sterbai. I was thinking I could either put the 8 peppered, or up the Sterbai to 7 or more and put them there), and a school of schooling tetras or Rasboras (most probably Cardinal Tetras).
My girlfriend and I really like A. Cacatuoides, but from asking on different forums we're understanding that Apistos are pretty fierce when breeding, and that it could be deadly for Corys since they aren't smart enough to understand the signal and they keep coming back (and end up with missing eyes and such).
So yeah, I saw different possible solutions and was wondering what you thought of them :
- Getting Pigmy Corydoras instead, since they behave more like tetras and don't try to eat the fry (but would they be so small that the Pearl would see them as snacks ?)
- Getting males of different species of Apisto, in order to prevent breeding/mating aggression
- Getting a single Apisto, and maybe put a single Keyhole cichlid (but I've been told having 2 types of cichlids would increase the chances of them beating up the Pearl Gouramis)
If I go with solution 2, (3 single Apistos of different species) would they fight for territory in a different way ? Would it be better to have 3 males of the same species of Apisto, or it would be better a male of each different species ?
Would some species be better than others, and what would be the best amount ?
Would the three Apistos gang up on the Pearl Gouramis ? Or the opposite : if the Pearl Gouramis get babies, would they provoke the Apistos and then get beaten up in retaliation ?
If you have other suggestions too, I'm open to them all!
Thanks !