Sciurus

Thank you for the advice! I will do that.

He still likes hanging near the bottom, breathing seams normal but I guess it does look a bit fast compared to the others, no flashing or lethargy, when he does take bites he spits them out but he doesnt really go after anything anyway and I havnt seen any poop.

Yes, I have tried high protein sinking pellets. He will look at them as they float down but show absolutely no interest in them whatsoever.

Ive never seen him go after the shrimp, and even if he did, his belly doesnt look full either

I got a bolivian ram a bit more than a week ago from ACO for my 29gal and its still not eating. It will occasionally nibble something but then swim away. Wondering if its just stressed, or maybe internal parasites? Besides not eating its swimming around and behaving normally. I have a bunch of neocaridina shrimp and 3 sparkling gouramis and a bn pleco that are all eating and acting normally. Water parameters: Nitrate: <5 Nitrite: 0 Gh: 75 Kh: 120 Ph: 7.0 Ammonia: 0 Temp: 77F Ive fed freeze dried tubifex worms, repashy soilent green, omega one color mini pellets, xtreme krill flakes, and the xtreme shrimpee sticks

I'd probably like more movement than that, so I'll probably steer away from those guys then. Harlequins look like a good option then instead of the chilis Good to know, It'll still be fun to spot it every time it appears! Besides pleco's, what other bottom dwellers could I do Thoughts on Pygmy Cories or Kuhli Loaches? Also any thoughts on Cardinal tetras?

I'll try that Thanks!

I like sparkling gouramis. How many would fit in the tank without getting territorial/aggressive? Thank you! Personally, I like the look of chili rasboras better than harlequins, and because they're smaller, theoretically I could get a larger school. I do like honeys though, and their larger size might make them stand out better than the smaller sparklings. As of now, stocking is looking like: 1x Clown Pleco 15x Chili rasboras 3x Sparkling gouramis plus the shrimp and snails currently in there

I also love hillstream loaches, and have planned to do stream paludarium with them when I have the time/money! I tend to be a very indecisive person which makes this decision really difficult... I do like color, but I want to stick to something that will look natural. -Maybe chili rasboras or CPDs I honestly don't seem to care too much about activity, but I'd prefer more of a tighter schooling fish compared to a fish like endlers who tend to scatter and do whatever they want. Personality would be a plus, but not a necessity. Which gourami's would you recommend? Would pearl's be too big for this tank? I love the look of Rams, but would like to keep temperatures in more of the 78F range

Hello! Relatively new fish keeper here debating on what to put in my planted 29Gal. Currently it has a quickly growing population of blue velvet shrimp, which I know will probably get snacked upon by most other fish, and will be moved to there own tank eventually. I'm thinking of getting 2 clown plecos, but can't make up my mind about any other fish. Are there any oddball/unique type fish to inhabit it? Some type of schooling fish and some type of centerpiece... Any ideas would be appreciated!