new juvie apisto. cacatuoides!

[Smcoyle87]

Hey I just got a juvenile apisto caca (orange flash) and am wondering if I should keep him alone, or maybe with a dither fish to make him feel comfortable and establish his territory?
He's real small, like 1.5 inches.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[IvanMike]

you should get more of the same species (they don't all have to be orange flash)- more females than males. a nice Apisto "community" tank is a 40 long. You can often keep a few males and several females there. They are harem polygamists, and you miss out on a lot of behavior by keeping a specimen, a pair, or even one male with a few females.

 

[Smcoyle87]

To be honest I can't get a bigger tank yet, by the time he matures I will most likely be able to get one. I will definitely invest in a 40 when I can though. Thanks for the heads up

 

[cyberkat]

Hi Steve, I thought I woud share with you something I learned recently since your going to be saving for a larger tank. Hopefully this will help you out as it did me. Did you know that aquarium's have footprints?

The area at the bottom of a fish aquarium is referred to as the footprint of the tank. The size of the fish tank's footprint is important because it provides the living areas/territories of the fish you keep. Cichlids especially require more livable footprint space to establish their territories in rock work and other aquarium decorations.​

You can read more at the following link: Fish Tank Shape​

A 40 gallon breeder tank is 36 x 18 x 16 where as a regular 40 gallon long is 48" x 12" x 16".
For myself I can't decide between the 40 gal breeder or a 50 gal long (36 x 18 x 18)!! ​

 

[Smcoyle87]

@ivanmike.
My kribs just hatched from their eggs, my question is, the mom is in there with them, should I keep feeding them the regular food regimine because the mom will take care of telhe babies?