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well after reading some stuff, decided not to include A. cacatuoides in this tank (maybe get them a nice little 10-15g for themselves) but i'd still like to have agassizii and trifasciata...
its not gonna work with all three species in there
probly wont work for very long with two species either
i know they are tiny but they take up a lot of space in territory, and as soon as one specoes tries to spawn, the others are in for a bad time
stick to a group )1m, 2/3/4/ f) of the same species in one tank, and they will be much happier
btw, im from england, whats a 30g long tank measure?
we normally measure tanks in litres over here, or length in feet and inches, just wanna know what a 30g long is for future reference, is it about 3 foot long?
Yes, the 30 gallon long is 3 feet long x 1 foot wide and 16 inches tall. It's my favorite tank size for apistos. It'll comfortably hold 1m & 3f of most apisto species and a trio (1m2f) of the more aggressive types. I think their behavior is more interesting this way, rather than craming a pair into a little 10 gallon. Also it's fairly roomy for the fish, yet I'm still able to move one around by myself when I have to. Compared to a 55 gallon tank which I wouldn't trust myself moving very far without help.
well im sure your fish appreciate the extra space, i have pairs in much smaller tanks than that, when im rich and have a huge house they'll all have palace size tanks to live in hehehe
so far my littluns seem to get on ok in 2 foot tanks