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Hi all, I’ve found these two Bolivian Rams in fb marketplace. Owner says they are a female and a male yet Im not sure. This is the clearesy video of them that I have, Im %100 sure one of them is a male but dont know about the other. They are living with other cichlids in what I think is 30G tank

Hi all, I’ve found these two Bolivian Rams in fb marketplace. Owner says they are a female and a male yet Im not sure. This is the clearesy video of them that I have, Im %100 sure one of them is a male but dont know about the other.
I will post few more vids in the comments

I’m getting close to adding a centerpiece pair to my 60 × 40 × 50 cm (120L gross) planted community aquarium, but I keep going back and forth between a few Apistogramma species.

Current stocking:
8 Threadfin/featherfin Rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri) a mid-top dweller specie. Somewhat fast, males has longish fins like “thread”
9 Forktail Blue-eyes (Pseudomugil furcatus) a top dweller specie, relatively fast. Doesnt have long fins
Planning to increase my Clown Killifish group to 4 again mostly top dweller but comes to bottom time to time, no long fins and fast
6 Pygmy Corydoras, will add 2 when I find
1 juvenile + 1 young L144 Bristlenose
3 juvenile L262 Plecos, size of a pygmy cory

I also have two Rhinogobius at the moment, but they’ll be moved to another tank before adding the Apistos, just to be safe. They are semi-territorial botton dwellers, never saw any aggressiveness but Im not sure how would apistos approach to them. Added a pic of my rhinogobius and L262 to end.

The aquarium has decent amount of caves, and visual barriers, I hope. There’s a Tiger Lotus growing on the left, Rotala filling in the center (will add more), Bacopa between the rocks (will add more), got a coconut cave that Im tryinh to figure out where to put, and I’m aiming for a lush, natural-looking aquascape with tannins that will give it a tea color.

I’ve narrowed my choices down to Apistogramma borellii, agassizii, baenschi, and cacatuoides, but I’m having a hard time deciding. Although Baenschi is my fav one, I’ve heard they require bigger footprint and are more aggressive.

I’m much more interested in personality and behavior than bright colors. I’d love a pair that spends a reasonable amount of time out in the open, shows interesting natural behaviors, and has the potential to breed without turning the whole aquarium into a war zone. Since I already have Pygmy Corydoras and several plecos using the bottom of the tank, I’d also like to avoid a species that’s excessively territorial.

Im open to any suggestions about my aquascape to make it the best for apistos.

For those of you who’ve kept these species long-term, which one would you choose for this setup, and why? I’d especially appreciate hearing about real-world temperament rather than what care sheets say, since I’ve found those often don’t reflect how individual species actually behave in a peaceful community aquarium.

Hi all,
I’ve purchased this bulb few days ago. It came with some leaves but they fall off. Now I feel like I planted it in the wrong way ? It kinda seems like it has roots on upper side. Is this normal ?

Hi all!
Just wanted to share my excitement of seeing all 3 of my little L262s out here ! I was seeing the little one on the driftwood on entrance of his cave time to time or on stone back to it, sucking vertically. The one I show which is at the entrance of its cave was also out there but I spooked him so little guy returned to its cave. That one and the one on driftwood share two sides of that stone and use it structure as caves.

They are really good at hiding, at first I didnt even notice the first one on stone ! I think that guy is standing on dark spot of the stone in purpose.

Now they are all out! It is a joy to watch them, its their 3rd week with me. I think my dark substrate is helping them also my BN Plecos, Pygmy Corys and rhinogobiuses are dithering them.

My lfs gifted this little guy for my brothers new tank ! This guy is with us for a week now. It should be around 2 months old I think. I’ve been feeding him with tetro pro algae crisps every 2 days, is this guy thinner than it should be ? Or just in good shape ?

Last 2 pic is my little guy, its also from same batch so they are related and my guy is visible bigger and yellower.

Hi all,
Today I noticed this girl is not swimming good, before I take the video she did few sudden rolling, just one roll and turned back ro swimming then one minute later one more.

She was getting close to filters intake so I’ve closed it for few seconds. She swam away, stopped rolling for a hour or so, then rolled again when I was taking this video. Closed the lights after that and she didnt rolled anymore.

Shes showing her fins sometimes to furcatus or other werneris but really weak. Yet shes still not swimming properly with others, her top fin is kinda clamped but she didnt loose her colors. Shes not eating although kind of look like interested with food.

Other fishes are fine, they are doing displays and all.

Today was my water changing day, so I did %20 after I notice this. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites. What could be the cause ?

Its been a week since I’ve got them. This is Iriatherina Werneri a.k.a threadfin rainbowfish btw.

Hi all,
Today I noticed this girl is not swimming good, before I take the video she did few sudden rolling, just one roll and turned back ti swimming then one minute later one more. She was getting close to filters intake so I’ve closed it for few seconds. She swam away, stopped rolling ever since. At the start of the vid, you can see shes even showing her fins for a second to furcatus. Yet shes still not swimming properly with others, her top fin is kinda clamped but didnt loose her colors.

Other fishes are fine, they are doing displays and all.

Today was my water changing day, so I did %20 after I notice this. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites. What could be the cause ? Its been a week sinxe I’ve got them. This is Iriatherina Werneri a.k.a threadfin rainbowfish btw.

Hi all
I’m looking for some advice on choosing the final centerpiece fish for my 60 × 40 × 50 cm (120L gross) planted community aquarium.

Current stocking:
8 Threadfin Rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri)
9 Forktail Blue-eyes (Pseudomugil furcatus)
Planning to keep 4 Clown Killifish
6 Pygmy Corydoras
1 juvenile + 1 young L144 Bristlenose

The tank has driftwood, caves, plants, and has decent amount of visual barriers but will have more once my plants arrive. I use filtered drinking water from a household purification system and like a lightly tannin-stained, natural-looking setup.

Right now I’m deciding between two ideas:
Option 1
A pair of Bolivian Rams
A single female Honey Gourami (Although its a bit hard to find honey so I might get thick lipped or dwarf instead of honey)

Option 2
A group of Peacock Gudgeons (likely 1 male and 3 females)
A single female Pearl Gourami

If I keep any gourami, I plan to keep only one female to reduce the chances of territorial or breeding-related aggression.

My priorities are:
Peaceful coexistence with my current community
Avoiding unnecessary aggression or territorial disputes

One more thing: I absolutely love Pearl Gouramis. If you think there’s a better way to include a single female Pearl Gourami with my existing stocking—even outside of the two options above—I’d really appreciate your suggestions.

Which setup would you choose, and do you see any compatibility issues that I might be overlooking?

Hi all, just wanted to share this beautiful moment. I find them very interesting and wonderful, if you have a stable nano tank or stable big tank, you should get a school of these !

Hi all, I have these 6 pygmy corys for over a month. I had them in a tank with fine sand, but my original tank got cracked so I needed to change it immediately and it was nighttime so I was only able to find this substrate. They are with this substrate for like two weeks. I didn’t notice any problems, but I want to be sure. Should I add fine sand on top of this ?

Hi all, my LFS has these 3 bolivian rams in the store for 2-3 months. One of the bigger one is yellowish and can be seen in photos but unfortunately I couldnt take a clear photo of him/her. I want to get one pair for my 120L community which has one L144 fry, 1 L144 “Teenager”, 8 Iriatherina Werneri, 8 Pseudomugil Furcatus, 6 Pygmy Corydora. What do you think about their conditions and their sex ?

Hi all, my LFS has these 3 bolivian rams in the store for 2-3 months. One of the bigger one is yellowish and can be seen in photos but unfortunately I couldnt take a clear photo of him/her. I want to get one pair for my 120L community which has one L144 fry, 1 L144 “Teenager”, 8 Iriatherina Werneri, 8 Pseudomugil Furcatus, 6 Pygmy Corydora. What do you think about their conditions and their sex ?

Hi all ! Just got 3 L262 frys to my 120L community tank.
It has 8 Iriatherina Werneri, 6 Pygmy Corys, 1 Albino Pleco from Ancistrus genus, 1 2-3cm L144 and some neo caridinias. I wqs thinking getting bolivian rams but I will postpone it since these guys are so little. Look how cute they are. I have Gel Daphnia ready for them. Do you guys have any suggestions? My TDS were around 120.
Thanks !

Hi all,

I’m currently rebuilding my aquarium after my previous tank cracked. Most of the biological filtration and livestock were saved, and the new tank is 60x40x50 cm (120L).

Current stocking:
6 Pygmy Corydoras
3 Pseudomugil Furcatus
1 Clown Killifish
1 Albino L144 Bristlenose Pleco which will go to my brother

Planned stocking:
6-8 Kuhli Loaches
5-6 Clown Killifish
Either 8 Threadfin Rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri) or 8 Furcatus
2-3 L262 Pleco
1 Red L144

The tank will be heavily planted with driftwood, caves, floating plants, leaf litter, and a slight blackwater tint. I’m aiming for a pH of around 6.5-7.5. I know it looks a bit empty right now because I only use materials from my old tank so I will be grabbing more after I decide which pair I will go with because I will design according to them.

For centerpiece fish, I’m considering several options:
A) Pair of Bolivian Rams + single male or two female Honey Gourami
B) Pair/trio of Honey Gouramis only
C) Pair of Bolivian Rams only
D) Pair of Apistogramma (likely macmasteri, baenschi, Trifasciata or borellii)
E) Pair of Cupid Cichlid
F) Pair of German Blue Rams + pair of Honey Gouramis (probably my least realistic option, but I’m curious if anyone has successfully kept a setup like this)

Since most of my fish are top dwelling species, I am not entirely sure if keeping a pair of Honey Gourami would be logical.

My goals are:
Peaceful community tank
Natural behavior and interesting interactions
Potential breeding behavior
Fish that can be raised from juveniles and watched as they mature
Compatibility with Kuhli Loaches and Pygmy Corydoras

Questions:
Which centerpiece option would you choose and why?
Which Apistogramma species would fit best with the stocking above?
I’d love to hear from people who have long-term experience with these species.
Thanks!

Hi all,

I’m currently rebuilding my aquarium after my previous tank cracked. Most of the biological filtration and livestock were saved, and the new tank is 60x40x50 cm (120L).

Current stocking:
6 Pygmy Corydoras
3 Pseudomugil Furcatus
1 Clown Killifish
1 Albino L144 Bristlenose Pleco which will go to my brother

Planned stocking:
6-8 Kuhli Loaches
5-6 Clown Killifish
Either 8 Threadfin Rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri) or 8 Furcatus
2-3 L262 Pleco
1 Red L144

The tank will be heavily planted with driftwood, caves, floating plants, leaf litter, and a slight blackwater tint. I’m aiming for a pH of around 6.5-7.5. I know it looks a bit empty right now because I only use materials from my old tank so I will be grabbing more after I decide which pair I will go with because I will design according to them.

For centerpiece fish, I’m considering several options:
A) Pair of Bolivian Rams + single male or two female Honey Gourami
B) Pair/trio of Honey Gouramis only
C) Pair of Bolivian Rams only
D) Pair of Apistogramma (likely macmasteri, cacatuoides, or borellii)
E) Pair of Cupid Cichlid
F) Pair of German Blue Rams + pair of Honey Gouramis (probably my least realistic option, but I’m curious if anyone has successfully kept a setup like this)

Since most of my fish are top dwelling species, I am not entirely sure if keeping a pair of Honey Gourami would be logical.

My goals are:
Peaceful community tank
Natural behavior and interesting interactions
Potential breeding behavior
Fish that can be raised from juveniles and watched as they mature
Compatibility with Kuhli Loaches and Pygmy Corydoras

Questions:
Which centerpiece option would you choose and why?
Which Apistogramma species would fit best with the stocking above?
I’d love to hear from people who have long-term experience with these species.
Thanks!

Hi all,
Ao just bought her 2 hours ago. She was fine at the store yet I didnt check her when shes at the bag or when Im putting her in the tank. After I put her, I realized she has some organs out. How can I fix her ? Is there anything I can do to help her ? At the store, she looked a bit like she just fed. Had a big belly. All had it. Now the other 3 are normal.
Shes a Pseudomugil furcatus