Help chosing one

[MartialTheory]

Lately I have fallen in love with apistos. But I'm not 100% sure one which one to get.

I need one that will disturb a planted tank. I have several tanks and my foreground is UG, HC, microsword, and eriocaulon austraian red.

I love keeping shrimp. And I fear it may eat my CRS or my blue tigers so I need one that is also invert friendly. I also have boraras so they must not eat little fishes as well.

And the last thing I like in and ideal apisto is color. Something colorful.

So far I like the apistogramma cacatuoides triple red. But can you give me a few more suggestions? I appericate any feed back.

Thanks

[james595]

A. borelli might be a better choice if you want to decrease the chances of losing a small shrimp or fish to predation. borellis are smaller and the males dont have the massive mouth gape.

[dw1305]

Hi all,
I kept A. borellii in a very small tank dithered with cherry shrimps, they were eaten, but managed to survive OK with A.borellii as a colony.

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I was going to try them as dithers with all my fish, but eventually I over-estimated their abilities, and I made the mistake of moving them in with Apistogramma cacatuoides, and they were all fish food by the evening.

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cheers Darrel

[Hudson Ensz]

I have found that shrimp arent the best mix for apistos but then i have never kept borelli
Good luck!