Have a chance at a fish pond. Its 6 long, 3 feet wide and 1 foot deep. Have filled it with sand and plants. Now considering stocklist. Really want to get a school of corydoras. About 20 of them swimming together would look awesome from the top. But I also want a pair of jewel cichlids, to see ...

Should have figured if it could be anywhere it'd be in South America.

Thanks for the link, and thanks for the feedback.

Ultimately, as cool as it would be to have a corydoras cleaning station, it would be more practical to just quarantine and medicate.

Hmmmm...I wonder if captive bred fish even have parasites.

What was the angelfish's reaction like? (and if it was of the sexual type, please keep it tasteful)

I was reading a page on cleaner fish on...well, Wikipedia. Was specifically looking for freshwater species. Thought I might find garra or plecos listed, but instead all it had was this: Cleaning is notably less common in freshwater habitats than in marine habitats. One of the few examples of ...

Can't pretend I'm not dissapointed, but at least I'll get a meal out of it.


I'll have to look more carefully next time I catch one on a hook. For all I know people have introduced African Clarias here.


Thank you very much

I've caught a couple of them, and from what I recall they don't usually have spots. I was exploring a stream today and discovered it was fed by a swamp. Went netting about and got this guy: http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z427/Ashraf_Farid/Mobile%20Uploads/20141023_173012_zps2eea693d.jpg Its got ...