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Hello
I was wondering how much dwarf cichlids, particuly apistos, I could keep and breed in a 190L (50G) aquarium (120cm long, 35cm wide, 45cm high) which is moderatly planted with several clay caves hidden amongst the driftwood plants and rocks. I have been keeping fish for about a year and in this aquarium I keep;
9 cardinal tetras (will soon be 11)
A pair of dwarf gouramis (M, F)
A bristlenose pleco
A trio of bronze corys
A pair of bolivian rams
I also plan on adding 4 otos
I like the following species of apistos;
Apistogramma cacatuoides
Apistogramma agassizii
Apistogramma nijsseni
Apistogramma gephyra
Apistogramma trifasciata
Obviously I would not be able to keep pairs or harems of every one of these species. So how much pairs or harems could I sustainably keep in this sized aquarium? I put the fish in this list in an order of my likeingness, so the one I like the most is at the very top, the 2nd most, second from the top etc etc.
My water conditions are as follows;
pH- 7.4
kH- 3dkH
gH- 4dgH
temp.- around 27C
ammonia- 0ppm
nitrite- 0ppm
nitrate 0ppm
Thank you for your help
from Shaun
I was wondering how much dwarf cichlids, particuly apistos, I could keep and breed in a 190L (50G) aquarium (120cm long, 35cm wide, 45cm high) which is moderatly planted with several clay caves hidden amongst the driftwood plants and rocks. I have been keeping fish for about a year and in this aquarium I keep;
9 cardinal tetras (will soon be 11)
A pair of dwarf gouramis (M, F)
A bristlenose pleco
A trio of bronze corys
A pair of bolivian rams
I also plan on adding 4 otos
I like the following species of apistos;
Apistogramma cacatuoides
Apistogramma agassizii
Apistogramma nijsseni
Apistogramma gephyra
Apistogramma trifasciata
Obviously I would not be able to keep pairs or harems of every one of these species. So how much pairs or harems could I sustainably keep in this sized aquarium? I put the fish in this list in an order of my likeingness, so the one I like the most is at the very top, the 2nd most, second from the top etc etc.
My water conditions are as follows;
pH- 7.4
kH- 3dkH
gH- 4dgH
temp.- around 27C
ammonia- 0ppm
nitrite- 0ppm
nitrate 0ppm
Thank you for your help
from Shaun