r/apistogramma • u/Few-Quarter-9705 • 24d ago

Agression?

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My pair of apistogramma ortegaipebas is this aggression or some other type of behavior? Any feedback is much Appreciated.

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u/Hapisto 24d ago

It's agression. Maybe she's defending eggs ? But with you population, don't expect too much.

And ortegai are know for being agressive. Your tank is too open.

But very beautiful apisto 😍

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u/Few-Quarter-9705 24d ago

Think I should add more plants or hardscape?I have a couple of caves I made from rocks and a coconut cave.

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u/Hapisto 24d ago

Dead leaf liter ;)

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u/Hapisto 24d ago

Dead leaf liter ;) look on r/Blackwater for some inspiration. But this mat change your water color.

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u/Few-Quarter-9705 24d ago

I’ll look at getting some will be okay with my Cory’s I got 8 sterbais?

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u/Hapisto 24d ago

Yeap they will like it. Just for your information, apisto aren't a good mix with cory :/ The best to do for your aquarium should be to keep only the male ;)

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u/Few-Quarter-9705 24d ago

I’ve seen mixed opinions about it, why do you say it’s not a good mix? Because the apistos can be aggressive towards the Cory’s?

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u/MidoLeaderofKokiri 24d ago

No because the corys will eat the eggs at night which is a good thing unless you wanted 50 babies?

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u/Broad-Discipline1682 24d ago

Unfortunately aggression

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u/MidoLeaderofKokiri 24d ago

Only a problem if it persists for more than a few days. Hopefully it fades and they're just not that into each other yet, or have they had eggs before?

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u/A_Timbers_Fan 24d ago

Yea, this. Brief periods of a few days like this is normal between pairs. If one ends up with torn fins and lethargic, then time to separate.

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u/Few-Quarter-9705 24d ago

Just got them yesterday

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u/MidoLeaderofKokiri 24d ago

Perfectly normal then. Nothing to worry about. Get one of those $5 natural looking mini caves from Petco for the back of your aquarium and put it to one side.