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I was recently aquired a pair of apisotgramma eunotus. I set them up in a sand bottomed 10g tank, with several flower pots a few plastic plants and a sponge. A few cories were with them as they were purchased at the same time. In a few days it appeared that they had spawned, the female was bright yellow and guarding a cave. I removed the cories.
The next day, the female was back in normal dress, and being very submissive. I added 2 tetras as dithers, which were completely ignored. I began performing 30% daily wc with room temp ro water, which brought the water down to 76, and it would subsequently rise up to 80 overnight. For a few days she wouldn't leave the cave, only to eat, and just poked her head out. There was nothing in the cave though. I moved the cave, as I thought that the male couldn't fit inside, and then she wouldn't choose another. She spent 2 more days lodged between the sponge and the glass, being constantly harrased by the male.
I removed the male, and added back some cories (they needed the sand bottomed tank as they were having a hard time in the gravelly community tank)
I put the male into the 35g community with some young angels, a few tetras and a retired female a. cacatuoides.
Both fish now appear to be very happy and are coloured up nicely. The female's fins are healing well from the harrasment, and they're both eating well (earthworms, bbs, bloodworms, flake, pellets)
I am not able to obtain any more of these fish, so I can't breed them as a trio. I'd still *really* like to breed them however.
What can I do to expediate the breeding process in these fish? I feel as though the female feels a lot better when there are other bottom occupying fishes around, but hesitate to use cories as dithers for obvious reasons. I've thought of setting them up with the old female caca, as per a breeding trio, only removing eggs if the caca happened to spawn. Is this a good idea?
I have a few 15g tanks and a few 10g tanks available to work with, as well as lots of plants, oak leaves, ect.
The next day, the female was back in normal dress, and being very submissive. I added 2 tetras as dithers, which were completely ignored. I began performing 30% daily wc with room temp ro water, which brought the water down to 76, and it would subsequently rise up to 80 overnight. For a few days she wouldn't leave the cave, only to eat, and just poked her head out. There was nothing in the cave though. I moved the cave, as I thought that the male couldn't fit inside, and then she wouldn't choose another. She spent 2 more days lodged between the sponge and the glass, being constantly harrased by the male.
I removed the male, and added back some cories (they needed the sand bottomed tank as they were having a hard time in the gravelly community tank)
I put the male into the 35g community with some young angels, a few tetras and a retired female a. cacatuoides.
Both fish now appear to be very happy and are coloured up nicely. The female's fins are healing well from the harrasment, and they're both eating well (earthworms, bbs, bloodworms, flake, pellets)
I am not able to obtain any more of these fish, so I can't breed them as a trio. I'd still *really* like to breed them however.
What can I do to expediate the breeding process in these fish? I feel as though the female feels a lot better when there are other bottom occupying fishes around, but hesitate to use cories as dithers for obvious reasons. I've thought of setting them up with the old female caca, as per a breeding trio, only removing eggs if the caca happened to spawn. Is this a good idea?
I have a few 15g tanks and a few 10g tanks available to work with, as well as lots of plants, oak leaves, ect.