u/Classic_Listen5481

Hi all! I've got a pair of apistogramma macmasteri that I just added to a tank like, minutes ago, and shortly after I added them in, they began tail slapping each other and forming T shapes. I've read that this means courting behavior, but what puzzles me is that:

1. They were not doing this before other than previously lip locking last weekend so why the sudden fire up?

2. The T shape seems to be in the wrong orientation from what I've read? It's been the male putting himself at the head of the female

Another note, the female does not look ready to breed to me (doesn't look very plump, not yellow and darkened after being added to the tank) but still seems receptive to the male? (Tail slapping him back, going out to find him after he swims away) They were just fed bbs earlier if that's worth anything

Any help is appreciated, TIA!

Hi all, I've been looking at starting a tank for a trio of mouth brooding bettas and was hoping to get some tips on how I can make it work.

The goal is to hopefully be able to colony breed a pair or trio of Betta albimarginata or Betta rutilans. Shortlisted these 2 species as I had seen some mentions of them being colony bred but also conflicting information saying it can't be done.

The tank will also be a sort of blackwater community tank, with plans to add a small school of Boraras maculatus and either a small school of pygmy corydoras or a pair of L168 plecos or snowhite bristlenoses to attempt breeding them in the same tank

Any and all tips and suggestions are welcome, TIA!

Hi all, planning on building my first keyboard and hoping to get some recommendations for a keyboard with per-key RGB and has a similar quality, style and price range as the Zouya GMK87. TIA!