[Male Krib is Always Hiding]

Thank you! I'll give that a shot.

[Share your macro photos!]

Possibly the best photo I have ever captured. Apistogramma Borelli "Opal" displaying for a female. 

Edit: The other one I love is of a CPD, might be my favorite nano fish.

[Male Krib is Always Hiding]

My my male krib has been hiding behind the filter for the past 3 days. His color is good, and he comes out to eat, but he wont come out from there. Is there a chance that he has just become comfortable in this "cave"? The female also chases him quite regularly, but I expected that because she has definitely chosen a spawning location. 

If anyone has any info please let me  know!

P.S. - The attached photo is the female in front of the driftwood she uses as a cave.

[Pea puffers]

4 hours ago, Fish Folk said:

Ours never spawned. However, Mark’s Aquatics has an excellent video series on breeding them. 

I just watched the whole series. Super informative!

[Pea puffers]

Does anyone have any experience breeding pea puffers? 

[Friendly Fish! Post pics and stories of your favorite wet pet😊]

43 minutes ago, Searinaux said:

My buddy Bruiser

Wow! He has some beautiful coloration!

[20 gallon long stocking ideas]

2 hours ago, RyanR said:

I have a 20 long I'm going to setup in a week or so for Neolamprologus Mmultifasciatus (shell dwellers).  I can't wait.  I've heard that are very fun to watch.

I just saw those at my LFS! I really want to start a tank of them as soon as my wife and I get moved into a new apartment. 

[20 gallon long stocking ideas]

23 hours ago, Kieflow said:

What kind of fish do you recommend?

I would recommend zebra danios, as they tend to race back and forth across the whole length of the tank, and then stock the lower third with some corys. That way there will be some separation since the danios can be kinda aggressive.
 

You could also do some tetras and a pair of apistogramma borelli, with Corydoras as well. The apistos will definitely use the full footprint and and the tetras will act as dithers to keep them both active and docile. 

[20 gallon long stocking ideas]

I’ve stocked similarly in a 20 high, and as @Natakusays, as long as you have plenty of fast growing plants that stocking should work. You could even consider getting a group of some faster moving fish that would appreciate the horizontal layout of the 20 long. 

[Friendly Fish! Post pics and stories of your favorite wet pet😊]

I have a betta that no matter where I’m sitting or looking into my tank he will swim as close to where I am as he can. I was watching a small colony of cyclops in the back of my tank and he just came over to watch with me:)

 

(forgive the photo quality but I didn’t want to scrub the glass back there as the cyclops have made their home)

[Hi from Fresno]

Stunning tanks! I hope you enjoy the forum, and we can’t wait to see your tanks progress😁

[Hello from Cheney, Washington!]

@Slick_Nick isn’t it neat? I also really love to see the side by side of when I set it up to where it is now; it helps me see the real difference in growth  

[Is this Val ?????]

I’m with @WeehawkenFishon this one; Vallisneria is truly aquatic so it can’t grow emergent leaves 

[Hello from Glendale, Arizona]

Those plans a look amazing! Cant wait to see how they propagate:)

[Plant Ferts?]

Awesome! Thanks for the help. 

[Plant Ferts?]

Anyone use this Kent Marine fertilizer? My fiancé picked it up for me when we were at a et store in town. Any thoughts??

[Hello from Cheney, Washington!]

My name is Eliot and Im from the Northwestern US. I only have one tank right now as my apartment complex only allows 10 gallons or less, but before I moved I was working on several breeding projects and building out my first fish room. Today I have a 7.1 gallon Aquatop cube tank which is home to a black samurai betta named Alex, and an Amano shrimp named Simon.