Looks like I now have a 2' tank with a change of direction as I can't get these Acestridium any more. No idea what to do with it. Probably need to get a smaller filter for it for starters!

That kaiboshes one of my theories then!

Making an assumption based on your location, but do you know if your Acestridium dichromum came from Aquarian Glaser at all?

Hi Elko,

Thank you for the information! Do you have strong flow in your tank?

Very good pictures you have.

Great clip Jools!

What's your mashed up mixture? I've heard of mixed inconclusive success with these in other quarters for these.

I was beginning to wonder if I'd over done the flow on my tank, but probably not!

You could use a fine net or tights/hosiery over the siphon, prevent any accidents, and also check the water receptacle you use after just in case!

I'm thinking if splitting up my Bronze and Panda Cory. Both are breeding groups, the Bronze regularly spawn in community, the Pandas don't, but have spawned in a species tank. 5-6 Bronze are available, and 10 adult Panda with one offspring juvenile. I also have Bronze Cory juvis/fry for grabs, about ...

Something I completely forgot about. Put the chaps on ice when they perished. Still there. Barring potential tissue damage, they likely to be of any use for any purpose at all? I suspect not, but best ask the question before disposal...

FWIW my vestitus don't eat my Bronze eggs.

It is a bit hard to tell whena thin fish is thin :) It's encouraging that you've had them this long. Obviously eating enough as it's been long enough now to not be running on reserves. I was in a quandry about light, bright or moderate. I've got a 24W T5 abouve it at the minute that I acquired. The ...

Have you tried peas? Mine eat them, and usually squabble over them!

Got a couple that fight the Otos for courgette/zucchini believe it or not!

The tank is about ready, few bits to do. The Redmoor needs to hurry the hell up and sink without needing rocks on it!! Then just awaiting the fish.

Any updates youre able to share on yours Jools? No worries if not of course.

I have BD sand. It's coarser than play sand, doesn't compact like play sand, and isn't sharp. I payed £21 for 25kg at a shop on York Road on Leeds.

Something I've just being trying to have a quick scan for, but have nothing so far - any ideas if or how much the water temperature in the natural habitat would vary by depending on rains, weather etc etc?

As ever, brilliant links, you must have a memory like a sponge to keep on top of where you see this stuff!

Great articles Darrel, thank you!

Hi Darrel, My thoughts as to the occasional submerging of terrestrial leaves wasn't algal content, but larval content, or maybe insect eggs giving them nutrition they won't get from algal or vegetable matter. While aquatic plants are known for biofilm, there must be a terrestrial equivalent for the ...

Hmm, that throws my TDS thoughts off on a bit of a tangent.

Hopefully the remaining healthy looking ones stay with you and healthy. Found some more references to these fish, so I'll start reading up on them.

URL now not working.

Just been looking at your pictures again Jools, Picture 8 really shows up the markings on the fish, amazing detail in those photos. Furter to my comment about these fellas getting nutrition from leaves of fallen trees/shrubs, or branches that get submerged at times of the stream running high, I ...

As I've mentioned before, my Otos don't really touch courgette, for veg they prefer algae or what lives in it. Tried Artemia eggs today, 3 of the 4 Otos went mad for them! Other one stayed glued to the E.cordifolius. That's now on the regular menu.

Back to that video, on asking some plants bods, they believe that the plant in the vid is a submerged branch of a terrestrial plant, possibly Anona or Guava species. Not that we could get a steady supply of those to the domestic tank, but the A.dichromum may regularly graze on the micro-critters ...

That's a real shame Jools. Gutted to hear that. Bit of luck, that'll be the only one. I see what you say about the water, but I'm torn between just clean fresh tap water or going more acidic blackwater now. All stems from looking at some of the general location data I have really, and a pH^ of 6.6 ...

I just got off the phone to Nick about something else, wish I'd seen this before I'd called. Teeth are rather special, wonder if they're for helping latch on better in turbulent water as much as they are for eating? Oddly enough, my Otos won't eat courgette, blanched or boiled to hell, they prefer ...

Mine were part of a batch of 6 via Germany and had been eating at least courgette. On a courgette note, I stumbled across some comments recently by someone who had over blanched his, and it had gone soft which suddenly made it more palatable to more fish and invertebrates. Apparently it became a ...

Thank you for the info Jools. Seems odd how one batch would take prepared foods and others wouldn't.

I know mine came via Germany, later ones I think came from SA. Wonder if anything can be read in to that.

It's baffling as to what makes these tick. I know of some that perished in similar water, pH was a tad higher than yours, soft and low TDS etc. We can reasonably put the demise of mine down to the ridiculous TDS the tank had got to, others, no idea, maybe the trauma of import. Do you mind saying ...

Very rude of me - thank you Jools!

I believe your tap water is very soft with a fairly low TDS?

Interesting to see how they do, they look stunning, how long had you had them before the pics, and how long in total now?

Wonder if they're used on thin-leaved plants, or to scratch a layer off? Find out if you have holey Anubias

Would you mind sharing water parameters?

Good man!

When?! How they doing?