Here was my 150 gallon guapote community
Other than some territorial scraps, it worked well for over a year.
All the fish were over the foot mark.
The P. motaguense pair were very aggressive as time went on.
The P. dovii female laid eggs once a month and became very aggressive at this time, but other than that a very placid fish.
The P. managuense were both male and very peaceful, even though the larger male (bottom right) was regularly challenged by the P. motaguense male.
Eventually I sold all the fish but the P. dovii and gave her a mate where several broods were successfully raised and sold on.
I do miss this set up very much and would love to have the fish back, however for it to have worked for 2 years or more I definately would have needed at least an 8x3x2 as the fish grew and their territorial-ness increased.
I cannot comment on if this set up would ever work again but I would someday like to give it another go!
Other than some territorial scraps, it worked well for over a year.
All the fish were over the foot mark.
The P. motaguense pair were very aggressive as time went on.
The P. dovii female laid eggs once a month and became very aggressive at this time, but other than that a very placid fish.
The P. managuense were both male and very peaceful, even though the larger male (bottom right) was regularly challenged by the P. motaguense male.
Eventually I sold all the fish but the P. dovii and gave her a mate where several broods were successfully raised and sold on.
I do miss this set up very much and would love to have the fish back, however for it to have worked for 2 years or more I definately would have needed at least an 8x3x2 as the fish grew and their territorial-ness increased.
I cannot comment on if this set up would ever work again but I would someday like to give it another go!
