Triglachromis otostigma

[polarpuffs]

Hi all, acquired some these tanga apistos recently and i must say this is really one fascinating tanga fish. From my observations, they show zero conspecific aggression but yet can be quite relentlessly when chasing other fish. I find this really intriguing as my grp of 6 would simply just flare at each other at best. This was really in stark contrast to other tangas.. say... lelepi/buescheri. Was wondering if any old birds or slping dragons out there can share their experiences in keeping this amazing fish.




Anyway, i have separated 2 of them into a 2x1.5 tank as shown above. Read on some forums tt their dorsal can be used to sex them although there are diff accounts on which shld be the f/m. Im in need of advice from anyone who had kept/bred them before. Is this setup ok?? Old birds please come forth! Slping dragons pls awaken! Huat ah!

[CCT]

Why you spilt them? Should let them.stay together. Sand and rock.just fine. Whats their max size? 6?

[polarpuffs]

Nah... i cut a hole on the sponge divider for the pvc pipe to go through... they can swim freely between both sides. Din wanna forgo the sponge cos i thot it helps with my bio filtration. And shld the pair fight... i can just flip the sponge the other way

[johannes]

Tunneling ah?
Interesting concept there haha
How's feeding wise? Picky?

[wildbear]

Interesting. ...how's the filtration and water movement?

[Young Man]

haha interesting setup. but i guess it does help to provide a good break if fights occur.

[zonkkie]

new tank in play already! interesting setup indeed but makes a lot of sense - no copyright hor.

[polarpuffs]

Originally Posted by johannes

Tunneling ah?
Interesting concept there haha
How's feeding wise? Picky?

Haha... i read on forums said they love pvc pipe.. so i specially bought 1... and true enuff, they love it. Always tpgether inside.... dunno doing wat :X ...they very greedy too.... takes whatever i throw into the water... ofc not as tum jiak as ur tropheus

Originally Posted by wildbear

Interesting. ...how's the filtration and water movement?

Only 1 airstone, 1 sponge filter and 1 aponge divider. Dun see the fish gasping so i fuess the hiblow20 is doing its job .

Originally Posted by Young Man

haha interesting setup. but i guess it does help to provide a good break if fights occur.

Lol... apparently they prefer the pvc pipe compared to the other caves... both will chiong in the moment they get startled. Aggression wise im not too worried cos they dun fight at all... which makes identifying a pair difficult... really cant tell sia. Was hoping to get some advice from exp keepers...

Originally Posted by zonkkie

new tank in play already! interesting setup indeed but makes a lot of sense - no copyright hor.

Lol... anyhow whack only lah... just rather put the sponge divider inside the tank than see it lying ard my storerm. Hahaha... boh copyright lah... but u can called it the PP style :X

[Wind]

Hi Jason,

Congrats on your new buy and interesting set up

*time for me to google on more information *

[amiidae]

Nice!

These mud fish can really dig.... so much so that even heavy rock piles can also collapse if they are built over sand or gravel.