FranciscoB

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

One possible explanation; there could be others - If the rain water collects water that has ran over the roof of a building, the roof material has every chance of altering the pH of the collected water. Rain water collected in the open (not after running…

I meant to say - "...and the fish continue to NOT eat my plants."

My planted Metynnis spp. aquarium continues to go strong, and the fish continue to now eat my plants. Three M. maculatus in this tank are 22 years old, and the single M. lippincotianus in the picture is ~ 4 years old. I had to take out three fish to…

Wonderful!
Thanks so much for sharing!

Hi All,
I appreciate and respect your views and agree with them, up to a point. And I very much thank your for showing your fish and sharing your experiences, which I value highly.
Yes, I would rather have a large school of Hemiodus in a very large tank.…

Hi SailFin and Ralf,

Thanks for your messages and for posting beautiful images of your tanks, of your Hemiodus gracilis, and for sharing your experiences.
I completely agree that I will need a larger tank than my 180cm (125gal). Unfortunately for now, that…

Hi Basti,
These are not books but icthyological works on various groups within the very large genus Crenicichla. Some are useful to aquarists like myself, but are aimed at actual icthyologists. At least the 1st includes pictures of live specimens, which…