Yep its an L204. I've got five of these. They love wood but do create a hell of a mess.

I forgot to add that I change 40 to 45 Litres on a weekly water change.

The gravel is black and has been for some 10 or 12 months so not recent. They are in a 125 Litre tank with an internal filter and external filter fitted. PH = 7.0 Ammonia = 0.6 mg/L Nitrate = 5 mg/L Temp = 28 degrees C Tank mates includes: x2 L066, x2 Schwartzi, x3 Otocinclus and x2 Botia ...

I have two Punctatus amongst other corys in my community tank. In the last couple of weeks I have noticed their colour is turning a dark brown almost black in colouration which is very differnt from the shiny colour they used to be. Is this any thing I should be concerned about or is it a normal ...

The water is no longer clear and the substrate is in constant need of cleaning of debris, including waste, wood particles/sludge and shards of vegtable. I am daily vacuuming the substrate and changing pre filter sponges two of three times a week. I conduct 40% water change every 5-7 days.

I have been running a 33 Gallon tank (Juwel Rio 125) for a year now with no husbandry problems with the existing fish stock (1x L066, 4x assorted Corydoras, 5x assorted rainbows). Rescently I added a mature wild caught L204 who has since destroyed the tank husbandry with the amount of bog wood and ...

Just introducing myself now I've plucked up the courage to join the forum. I have not been a fish keeper long but have already fallen for Corydoras and Plecs. I'm hoping this forum will help me out with the future breading projects I am researching.