Need suggestion/Help?

[skytech76]

Hi, I new to apistogramma and when i saw them I really like it. now I setup a 55g with some plant and three cave. I got 13 apistogramma( 2 male double red, 1 male orange flash, 6 female orange, 4 female double red) off craigslist the guy sell all for me for pretty cheap, so I just take it. Can someone suggest how many I should keep in the 55g, my LFS say they are willing to make a trade for store credit.

Thank you.

 

[skytech76]

I just wanted to add. 1 male double red is about 1 year and ther other one is 6 month. the other orange flash male is also 1 year old. here is my tank and some pic of the fish.

 

[skytech76]

Hi, no reply if I posted in the wrong section please forgive me. I will trade in today. about 4 apisto. 1 m, 3f.

 

[Mike Wise]

In such a bare tank you will have aggression problem. I personally recommend 1 square foot of territory per apisto. Do a search here on discussions for properly setting up apisto breeding and community tanks. All of your fish are color strains of A. cacatuoides so they with cross with unpredictable results.

 

[skytech76]

Thank Mike, I will get some more plants.