Thank you for sharing those, he is a stunner! The fact so many have lost theirs in a short period of time does give me pause. Most of my fish are barbs and you can`t kill them. Before that I kept Central American cichlids and while they will gladly kill each other (the reason I now keep barbs) it`s ...

Now that is interesting. I have a test kit on the way so I`ll know the specifics of my water.

Mol_PMB, care to share a picture of this two year captive?

The largest I have read about is ten inches, so I have plenty of space when it comes time. Not in the seventy of course.

Thank you for the replies. I know anti-biotics do that to people so it makes sence. Running a tank at 86 might be a deal breaker though.
Fortunately the bn are on hand.
This hobby has always been more enjoyable to me when I have a chance to spawn my fish. I never buy single specimens of anything ...

For most of my fish keeping career I have avoided fish that need soft water because my water is hard. I now find myself coveting some amazing plecos and before springing for them I must know how they will do in less than perfect conditions. I do have a couple kinds of BN and they are doing very well ...