Possible to do an all female Apistogramma tank setup?

[thanantosis]

hi i seach around.... cant really find infomation on this

i was wondering whether its possible to keep a tank with all female Apistogramma... will they fight it out? as i seen my female viejita flare when she saw herself in the mirror.

if one of the female give birth... will the rest eat the egg or baby?

thanks

[nicktc]

I don’t think you will get any breeding activities with a all female setup.

So assuming a lucky male will be introduced periodically.
Yes females will fight among themselves. They are even more aggressive when caring for the fries.

Imagine if all the females are breeding at the same time, I think the poor male will be hammered big time.

[thanantosis]

hi bro

thanks for the reply

i mean a tank without a male....

case1
3 female in 1 tank. no male
is it possible?


case2
and if currently i have a breeding female in a tank with eggs... and i intro 2 more female... will they fight it out?

[Fei Miao]

BTW, what kind of apisto. In both cases I think it's possible, just have enough hiding place to be safe. do post a pic of the tank.

[trident]

Hans,
you starting a harem or what?
all female bo swee leh.
females are agressive when breeding.

[thanantosis]

BTW, what kind of apisto. In both cases I think it's possible, just have enough hiding place to be safe. do post a pic of the tank.

hi
oh i have not set up yet.. just wondering is it possible

Hans,
you starting a harem or what?
all female bo swee leh.
females are agressive when breeding.

ha i was just wondering if they keep on breeding.... then i better serperate all pair... and place all female in 1 or 2 tank...

and male in one tank each....

[doppelbanddwarf]

If you put all females in a tank you wouldn't get any breeding activities at all. It'll be almost like an all-male tank i guess.

[Cacatuoides]

Whats the reason for setting up an all-female tank?

Is it for long term purposes or temporary only?

[thanantosis]

If you put all females in a tank you wouldn't get any breeding activities at all. It'll be almost like an all-male tank i guess.

ha yep i know that

for example:

i got 3 pair of Apistogramma. and they keep on breeding

can i place all 3 female in 1 tank...

and each of the male in a tank of their own?

just like fighting fish, all female in 1 tank and each male in a tank of their own

Whats the reason for setting up an all-female tank?

Is it for long term purposes or temporary only?

for long term... possible?

[wks]

Hi thanantosis, currently I have 2 female Aipistogramma agassizii and 1 female Apistogramma macmasteri left ( all their mates have gone to fish heaven) in my 4 ft tank. So its a sort of all female tank now, unfortunately they are not living peacefully together.

[thanantosis]

even in a 4ft tank they are not happily together!!!! hmmmm

i was even thinking puting 3 female in a 1.5ft tank....

i must be dreaming then...

[trident]

.........it's like keeping two wives in a three room flat

[thanantosis]

errrr 1 woman in the house is enough! ha

o i guess my tank set up of 3 female is immposible...

hmmm even if i put in some tetra to "confuse" them... i think also cannot