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Ok, thanks a ton. I will get this right. Cheer for my Cory's

Question, why would they have excess mucous coating and how can you tell that?

I test my water every week with my water changes as well as wipedowns. I have been battling brown diatoms for months, that stuff is evil. Would it contribute to harmful bacteria, etc that you mention above. I am diligent about cleaning and water changes. I can move my snails to another tank and...

I had a stripe of black and blue gravel at first but suspected it was to rough so removed 90% of it and am using Imagitarium brand Black sand. Maybe it's the wrong sand? It's a fish tank product. There may be a couple chunks of the gravel left but most of it is gone. I will be freeing up my ten...

Hehe, que some Rob Zombie music and lordie lord, would that get ugly

Thanks for the info. Maybe when things settle down I'll get some honeys. They really are pretty little things and if they are mellow, would be welcome. I think what people didn't realize about kissers is that they weren't affectionate kissing. Cheers

What would you recommend?

Ok, here's a pic of my little cuties. The one to the far right has the worst of it and I'm not convinced he has an infection but would like your opinions. Just so you don't have to re-read the post, my question was if Melafix was an appropriate treatment but was told if infected that's not...

Ok, when I get home I'll put up a pic. Interesting thing is I read a bunch of articles about this problem. They claim it's a myth that the rough substrate is the cause. Anyways, I'll get a pic up and thanks

I had no idea Kissers could get that big. I learned alot about dwarf gouramis going through three if them. I'm kinda pissed that my lfs sold me the three with claims of them being ok. Maybe in a group of 10 or more but right from the start there was one bully, I took one back and she immediately...

Sorry, didn't see an edit option. My Cory's have the same issue with their poor little mouths. I have to move them to a ten while I do some work on my bigger tank. They are active eating well, I have bumped their food up to high protein diet, weekly water changes, and removed all gravel, only...

Is Melafix an appropriate treatment for that?

Kribensis, very easy to breed but be prepared for a lot quickly

Cool suggestion, those guys are neat and I had thought about Killi fish. They say I can only put two in the 20 gallon. Maybe a couple of those and some Rasboras?

Maybe a Clown Pleco?

I think after all the hard work she has put in with her babies she deserves a nice peaceful tank. Any type of dither fish you prefer? Rummy Nose or some Harlequin Rasboras or would you think Cardinals? Thanks

I haven't tried it yet but really like the look of Micro Sword plant. Apparently they are good for carpeting and have small leaves. The other small leaf plant that comes to mind are Baby Tears. If someone mentioned those already my apologies

Heyas, In the near future after I get rid of my Mom Kribensis last babies it will be just her in a 20 long tank. I had to get rid of dad awhile ago. I will re- arrange the tank before adding anyone but wondered if a Hillstream Loach might go ok or another type of smaller Botia? As she has been...

Dwarf Gouramis will explore Everywhere! I frequently see mine go on its side and try to go under stuff. I had to remove two castles as they managed to wedge themselves in. Yours may have explored and got stuck. Make sure the rock is pressed down so it cant go under.

The greens are good for your fish. Mine go after algae pellets

I've heard Java Fern is one that's not tasty as well.

Oh man. What is munching on it so fast? Would be frustrating

The floaters should help and dont need a lot of light from what I know

I feel your pain in regards to these evil brown diatoms. Two of my tanks are cursed with it. Would some Anubias survive your plant eaters? They have pretty substantial leaves

Your Botia is super cool

Hi, I'll wish you luck with your female Honeys. I started out with three Female Powder Blue dwarfs and am down to one. They are quite aggressive to each other. I tried two after taking back the third but one was beating her up constantly so now I just have the one and shes fine.

They are hardier than the Germans as well. Make sure to have a sandy substrate for the Ram's and the Cory's. Rams will sift through the sand.

My Cory's love to feed on any niblets on the plants and love the cover under my Wisteria. They look so cool surfing over the plants.

The floating plants like duckweed and frogbit spread incredibly fast. I'd start with 10 or 15, you can always add more.

Here is my entry for ToTM. This tank is still in progress. It is a 20 gallon breeder tank with a Pair of Kribensis in it with babies. Plants are Bucephalandra Green Godzilla, Anubias Nana Petite, Water Wysteria and Pogstomen. I have a double sponge filter powered by a 40g Air Pump, black sand...

Thanks so much for your reply. I can see the signals from Mom and they are such awesome parents. It's going quite well so far. Cracks me up when one or the other parent sucks up a wandering baby in their mouth and takes them back to the flock. Super cool stuff.

Heya folks, My sweet little Kribs just had babies. I had a moment of despair when I turned the lights on this morning and saw no babies. 10 minutes later, presto they were there. Big sigh of relief. Where were they? Do the parents hold them in their mouths over night? I had wondered if they took...

Just an update. I kept these little lovlies alone apparently in wedded bliss. 3 weeks in and we have Babies!!! Such a cool thing.

Thanks for your reply and the good information. The happy little couple is doing great. :cool:

Thanks Colin. They are happily digging digging digging. The female is getting a nice big red belly. I'm excited to see if they make some babies. Kribs are my favorite fish. The males color has changed a lot since putting them in the 20. He is a very dark blue grey with some amazing color.

Nice post thanks. If this is an older post forgive me for replying. :P Wondered why you didn't have Bucephalandra on there. There are alot of awesome choices with them. Cheers and thanks

Howdy folks, I recently got a pair of Kribenisis. They misbehaved badly in my 29 gallon community tank so I got them their own pad, a 20 gallon breeder. Currently they are in there by themselves and doing great. I don't see them much which is ok but wondered if I should pop some dither fish in...