I actually never kept dwarf chain loaches, but I like the size and thickness the yo-yo loaches have, also in appearance I think yo-yo’s look a little better, the chunky greyisch intensely patterned adults are my favorite.
Fishes in the 130 gallon
4 fire mouth cichlids (unknown gender)
2m1f juwel of Panama
10-15 yo-yo loaches
8-15 ruby red barbs
6 Siamese algae eater
1m1f (female not sure) longfin albino bristlenose
7m3f Madagascar rainbow (+1 ayamaru rainbow)
1 polli white syno (no picture)
Japan blue? Those are very pretty.
the new fish in the tank are juwel of Panama (Amatitlania altoflava 2m1f)
and a school of Madagascar rainbow fish (Bedotia sp. 7m3f) (also unfortunately a female ayamaru came with it)
Kribensis are really agressive when breeding, I wouldn’t recommend them.
the cacatuoides is the easier to breed apisto, agassizi will breed on tapwater too, the other too need a lower ph/gh when breeding.
Apistogramma cacatuoides 1m2f
Apistogramma agassizi 1m2f
Apistogramma punduro (pandurini) 1m2f
Apistogramma macmasteri (viejita) 1m2f
all of these are readily available and can handle higher temperatures. Cacatuoides and panduro are quite agressive, the other two are more mild