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Do you think there are tetras and such that come from the same waters as the Mollies? With the same GH/PH

This is along the lines of what I was thinking as I made the post. And I figured it was generally impossible to pair livebearers with other fish from the region since these livebearers are apparently only found in hard water that caters to their biological processes. I wonder what Seriously...

So, I know we hold seriously fish really high level of accuracy when it comes to stocking. I was searching a fascinating fish I saw someone else stock, the Sailfin Molly (Poecilia Velifera), and I wanted to know what y’all think about the screenshots at the bottom. Obviously, like all...

That's what I'm saying. Some of these comments are just crazy

Now this is a dope fish. If only I could find it somewhere.

That's gorgeous. A tetra/hatchet/pencilfish community?

I have to hear about this 115g Amazon tank. Sounds amazing.

If it was you keeping angels, Byron, what would be the solution in this case? It seems quite a conundrum. 5-7 angels are needed, but the more angels the higher chance of a pair, which will leave you with less angels, and adding new angels to an established group is non-ideal. I can't see a...

Thinking from a centerpiece fish for a smallish aquarium, would you say that there is some apistos that would thrive alone in a community tank? Or would rams be really the only dwarf cichlids capable of keeping alone?

Reading this and I have a curious thought. Is the Bolivian ram the only one comfortable as a solo "centerpiece" type fish? Apisto, GBRs, Angels, Gouramis, most of them prefer either a pair or school right?

Would any of y’all suggest a good place for ordering fish online? I can get glowlights and embers locally from Petco but I’ve never seen N. eques or c. habrosus

I think a small school of c. melanistius would look phenomenal in this type of tank and would definitely be the easiest to find. Would it be a problem to fit enough of them in the 20 tall though?

Those are actually far more common and easy to find here than hasbrosus, however I have read they are far more often mid water swimmers than substrate dweller. Would you say that's true? Would that be a problem in a 20 tall with 20 ish mid to low dwelling tetras?

Do you have any recommendations then for a substrate dweller in this glowlight/ember/pencilfish tank?

While having Nymphaea stellata seemed like a good idea, something in me just really wants to stick to the biotope idea and it being a Asian plant, plus the fact that a 20 tall might be a little tall for it has me deciding against having it. Another random side question, what do you think are...

So it could be quite interesting/authentic if the long surface stems are allowed to grow naturally?

Heard Cory from Aquarium Coop hyping up the dwarf aquarium lily and it does look really good in the planted tanks I saw it in. Thoughts on it in a blackwater setup?

Rebumping this message because I’m not sure if people saw It. But where would be a good place to buy? I’ve gathered from other posts that collecting outside is time consuming and dangerous to the fish, LFS supplies can be very expensive, but eBay and Amazon both can be a decent source for...

What would be your suggestion for the botanicals, wood, and litter to create the black water effect if I don’t have the access/ability to dry my own? Amazon? Tanninaquatics? I apologize for all the questions. I genuinely am a novice trying to learn all I can

That interface between the two is stark!! It’s amazing. I’m gathering then that it’s going to be nearly impossible to get local tankmates then outside of typical Amazon Blackwater inhabitants?

This is basically adding up to what we have been mentioning then. River sand, floating plants, little or no substrate plants, plenty of leaf litter, big driftwood pieces. I think that I’m overthinking the glowlights tankmates too much and am confusing myself.

So glowlights may be from a couple of different biotopes?

Curious, reading up some more on the biotope of glowlights (I’m too far into this now to go back), and they are commonly found alongside Hemigrammus stictus, the Red-base Tetra, and found often on in the flood plains where terrestrial grasses find themselves underwater. Thoughts on this as a...

The help is greatly appreciated! I thought of another question as well. With the eques pencilfish, I am reading conflicting reports online that they need live food. Is that true in your experience? How would a novice keeper go about that?

As it’s almost always the case, then, natural is better than unnatural. But that begs the question, can wood and leaves added be from the back yard, or from the LFS?

Also, would dark substrate be preferred to play sand?

For the black water look, is using real leaves preferred to fake? I know some professional aquascapers had almond tea to the water in water changes but that seems above my head. What about real vs fake wood?

That's phenomenal. I could easily see the glowlights taking the role of the green neons on yours too. I think the biggest key to your tank as well is the variety of wood you have in there. I think I will definitely do a school of ~10 glowlights, ~8 embers (actually love the idea of them two...

@Byron I appreciate the reply! So in summary, non-rough play sand Lots of floating plants (what kind are practical + trueish to the biotope?) Maybe a few swords but not a lot However yes to a lot of wood and tannins like dried leave Would the glowlights, cories, and hachets/pencils all 3 be...

Local water report from last years gives average pH of 7.2 and hardness of 45 ppm.

Hello all, So one fish that has always stood out to me every time I go into the LFS is Glowlight tetras, Hemigrammus erythrozonus. Love the way they look and the idea of a large school in a dark, natural biotope aquarium sounds amazing. I am in possession of a 20 gallon tall, with filter...

So I will probably get put on blast for this question but I am genuinely curious as to why this is: A lot of people ask this site and or similar ones stocking questions, and a lot of these lists include guppies and tetras or guppies and cories. And the answer always posted is no, absolutely...

I get that totally. Makes plenty of sense. So if you aren't trying to breed though, larger cories like peppered for instance could probably do fine with an apisto or krib pair in a 20?

I'm curious, when I eventually upgrade to a 55gal community, would those pygmy cats be fine with dwarf cichlids? I've read a lot about cichlids not liking cories in their territory but I feel like the more midwater swimming pygmies would be fine

I honestly think that is exactly what I am going to do. Do you have any recommendations on the care of such a tank?

So say, 10 chili rasboras/ember tetras, and 6 panda cories or 8 dwarf cories?

Hello all, Brand new fish keeper here. I was looking for a 20gal to get my feet wet with, as I really wanted to get into the hobby. In my search however, someone offered me a free 10gal with all the equipment. I know it's not great for a beginner but its doable. What kind of fish/fish combos...

Noted noted. I'll cross that off the list. Any cool oddball ideas for beginners?