Mixing species

[Exasperatus2002]

I will be setting up a 55 gallon tank and want to add some Apisto's. I like agassizii but was wondering if its safe to mix them with another Apistogramma species with out the risk of them either hybridizing or killing one another?

 

[Mike Wise]

Apisto species live together in the wild, so (given proper size territories) they will in an aquarium. Just avoid mixing similar species belonging to the same species-groups.

 

[Jonathan Aquair]

I'm not to sure a 55 is large enough IME. I can barely house a trio of A. Bitaeniata [Rio Tigre] in a 75 with several inches of leaf litter.