FilterGuru
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So my apisto pair finally spawned after like 3 months of nothing. I was starting to think they were both males lol. But nope, she laid a clutch on the coconut shell cave and now she's guarding it like a dragon. And she is chasing EVERYTHING. The male, the rummy nose tetras, even the nerite snail that's just minding its own business. The male is hiding behind the filter intake and I haven't seen him eat in two days. I'm worried she's going to kill him.
Tank is a 20 long, pH 6.5, temp 78, lots of driftwood and java moss. I've bred German blue rams before and they were aggressive but nothing like this. Is this normal apisto behavior? Should I pull the male? Or just let nature take its course? I really want the fry to survive but not at the cost of the male. Any advice from you apisto veterans?