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hi there -
been keeping tropicals for 30 years and apistos for 10 - started with cacs, then aggies, then panduro, nijssenni, hongsloi...BUT, i've always kept them seperately, ie, one species per tank in a pair or trio.
my 6 foot tank houses royal whiptails as the feature fish and large schools of cardinals and rummynoses. i'm thinking of adding apistos to this tank, but of course 6 foot is a lot of room for only a pair/trio.
so my question is, does anyone have experience keeping different species together successfully, ie minimal fighting/bullying? OR are there any species that are compatible in a group, eg 2 males, 4 females...successful breeding is not an issue - fry wouldn't survive in this tank of micropredators anyway. the tank is heavily planted, lots of rocks and caves, so territories will be easy to establish and maintain.
don't limit yourself to my above species list - i feel a new year fish-treat coming on!
thanks in advance for your help,
justin
been keeping tropicals for 30 years and apistos for 10 - started with cacs, then aggies, then panduro, nijssenni, hongsloi...BUT, i've always kept them seperately, ie, one species per tank in a pair or trio.
my 6 foot tank houses royal whiptails as the feature fish and large schools of cardinals and rummynoses. i'm thinking of adding apistos to this tank, but of course 6 foot is a lot of room for only a pair/trio.
so my question is, does anyone have experience keeping different species together successfully, ie minimal fighting/bullying? OR are there any species that are compatible in a group, eg 2 males, 4 females...successful breeding is not an issue - fry wouldn't survive in this tank of micropredators anyway. the tank is heavily planted, lots of rocks and caves, so territories will be easy to establish and maintain.
don't limit yourself to my above species list - i feel a new year fish-treat coming on!
thanks in advance for your help,
justin