Apisto Questions, Cacatuoies with baenschi?

[Gundy]

Well I ordered some Apisto from ApistoDave, and to my surprise I got them really fast for ordering them monday morning.

Anyways I opened the package to find a bag with a trio in it with my triple red and then another bag labeled Baenschi as a trio as well!?

I'm not sure if I can place them in the same 20L? It's all I have cycled at the moment, I setup a 10G the past couple of days as a pruning/cutting tank to put my plants I trim up in but I don't think its cycled properly yet even though I've been using media from my other tanks.

Whats the call? Will they be alright together?

 

[rich311k]

I assume they are young. You should be fine for quite a while. I have apistos sharing a twenty long and they are doing just fine. It is heavily planted with a lot of cover. I am planning to move them each into their own tanks, that is more for breeding reasons than for aggression among them.

 

[Gundy]

Thanks so much for the quick reply.

Basically there will be 6 apisto in one 20. I estimate just 3-4 days though. And its a exteremly heavy planted tank, driftwood and caves and such.

 

[gheitman]

I wouldn't keep them together long term but they should be fine for just a few days. I got some Apistogramma baenschi from Apistodave and have found them to get aggressive towards other fish when they are spawning.

 

[bs6749]

I just received my apistos from Apisto Dave today and currently they are in a 10 gallon that was recently setup. I haven't had the time to setup the other tanks that they are all going in due to school and work, etc so right now I have 2 pairs of triple reds, one pair of viejita CF 2's, and 5 trifasciatas all in my ten gallon! It was the only 10 setup with a heater at the right temp. I didn't even have a power strip to plug in the air pump and lights until I went to the store today, and when I got home the package was waiting for me.

I think mine (and yours) will do just fine for a few days. There are 8 3" and 4 4" clay pots in my ten that they seem to be hanging out in until they get used to the water and me LOL. Good luck with your apistos!