lexi
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Hi all, this is my first post. I'll do an intro soon. Just got home from the lfs with a much much larger than expected male cacatuoides.
I also bought 3 juveniles, 2 females and a male. When they called to tell me the fish had come in, I had planned on quarantining them all in the same tank. I wasnt expecting them to source this jumbo beast. Lol I'm guessing it's probably not safe to quarantine home with the juveniles so I'm scrambling to set up a 2nd qt tank with a seeded filter.
I'm not 100% sure what to do with this guy long term. I ordered them so my solitary female would finally have a mate. He is way bigger than her though. Not to mention he could easily fit my little neon tetra dither fish in his giant maw. I am new to apisto keeping and a bit flustered at the moment, as you can probably tell.
My female is about 1 inch, maybe 1.5 inches long max, from her nose to the end of her tail. She is around 10 months old. This male is huge. Easily 3 inches. They said he's only a bit over a year. Do they usually get so big by that age? I'm honestly worried about putting them together with such a huge size difference. Will he hurt her or will they pair up peacefully?
Thanks in advance for your input!
I also bought 3 juveniles, 2 females and a male. When they called to tell me the fish had come in, I had planned on quarantining them all in the same tank. I wasnt expecting them to source this jumbo beast. Lol I'm guessing it's probably not safe to quarantine home with the juveniles so I'm scrambling to set up a 2nd qt tank with a seeded filter.
I'm not 100% sure what to do with this guy long term. I ordered them so my solitary female would finally have a mate. He is way bigger than her though. Not to mention he could easily fit my little neon tetra dither fish in his giant maw. I am new to apisto keeping and a bit flustered at the moment, as you can probably tell.
My female is about 1 inch, maybe 1.5 inches long max, from her nose to the end of her tail. She is around 10 months old. This male is huge. Easily 3 inches. They said he's only a bit over a year. Do they usually get so big by that age? I'm honestly worried about putting them together with such a huge size difference. Will he hurt her or will they pair up peacefully?
Thanks in advance for your input!