Apistogramma cacatuoides decided to spawn

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coryjac0b

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So last Friday I added some coconut shell pieces, and noticed the male chasing away others from one of the shells and saw the female in their guarding the eggs. Since this is a community tank, I am not sure how long or if any of the fry will survive. I just enjoy watching natural behavior.


Female with eggs:

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Male:

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Full Tank shot:
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How cool! I have never seen anyone use coconut shells before in a tank. Did you buy them sold for that purpose or use ones from the store?

Congrats on the spawn:)
 
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I got the idea from a SA/CA cichlid breeder in my club. I wanted something more natural looking and not half clay pots. I ordered them from ebay, not sure if they are sold for that purpose thought. Price wasn't bad, about 10$ shipped for 4 halves.

Thanks!
 
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coryjac0b said:
So last Friday I added some coconut shell pieces, and noticed the male chasing away others from one of the shells and saw the female in their guarding the eggs. Since this is a community tank, I am not sure how long or if any of the fry will survive. I just enjoy watching natural behavior.


Female with eggs:

8d1pSTk.jpg



Male:

trQ1VFX.jpg


Full Tank shot:
NLAGReA.jpg
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Congrats☺
 
That's awesome. I might have to look around for some.
Clay pots would look out of place for my tank decor, but those coconut shells look natural and beautiful.
 
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I may be overstocked, but I have an auto-drip doing 40g a day and also a boatload of pothos and other plants. I have little to no aggression.

120g (60"x18"x26") 55g sump.

Stock is.
6 Angels
3 German Blue Rams
3 Bolivian Rams
3 Checkerboard Cichlids
4 Apistograma Cacatouides. 1m:3f
2 Keyhole Cichlids
12 Cardinal Tetras
8 Rummy Nose Tetras
8 Corydora aeneus
1 Clown Pleco (that I never see)

It's definitely not a biotope, but I wanted to stick with SA/CA species.
 
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Stanzzzz7 said:
Very nice.I like the tank and it's inhabitants. I like to see smaller cichlids in a nicely decorated natural looking tank.
I've always had a soft spot for angels.
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Thanks!, I started with a few larger cichlids, severums, texas, nicaraguan etc. and didnt enjoy the aggression and the fact that at 3-5 fish I was over stocked.
 
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