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  1. Yoannikko

    N. beckfordi and a. cacatuoides

    Hello, IIRC, N. marginatus are not known as fry eaters, though I doubt that they would pass up a free meal if it ever came their way. I would think that it would N. beckfordi would have a similar behavior, but more knowledgeable people would likely be able to give you more info.
  2. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hello everyone, Good news, my Hypancistrus is still kicking, er flipping, flapping ? LOL Anyway, she looks like she is on the road to recovery ! She is looking much better than a few days ago, her skin appears to be healing nicely. I used mycopur "in case" for three days, waited two days, did...
  3. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    A local store said it carried it online, but turns ou it was an error. I ended up buying Sera mycopur. I'm in the process of getting the QT ready right now, but I did put my fish in a bucket for the time being. I was able to take some photos, but my phone's camera isn't the best. Hope you'll bé...
  4. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    So, according to ChatGPT, this could be fin rot, and/or a wound that has become infected. In any case, I am going to take my fish out of this tank and place him in the tank that served as QT for my tetras. I will do a 50% WC first, and then I will start the treatment. Furanol Plus 250 seems like...
  5. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Yes, he (or she, rather, I believe) seems to have two open wounds on these two spots. I've tried taking some better photos. Hopefully these will be better. Well, that doesn't sound ominous at all... Thanks for the info, I'm going to look into it. I wonder, if it is a bacteria, could it have...
  6. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hi everyone, Just wanted your opinion on something. Today, while trying to catch a glimpse of my L262 from the side of my tank, as I do everyday, it appeared to me that the skin on his backside looked "weird". But he vanished a couple of seconds later and that was that... So I decided to take...
  7. Yoannikko

    Dicrossus filamentosus

    Nice looking fish ! How are you going to bring the pH down ? Just botanicals ? Though from what I understand, you would need a lot to get below 6.5/6.0 pH. Or are using peat ?
  8. Yoannikko

    Hello! And stocking advice, please :)

    Hello, Seeing as N. anomala are bigger than my A. borellii, and seeing what happened with my personal pair, I would say, no. On one hand, you would think that with just two individuals (if the tank is well scaped), it could work because they would have the tank to themselves. But on the other...
  9. Yoannikko

    Which dwarf cichlid pair for a 13 gallon?

    Hhaha, thanks for the link ! But I did find it, right after posting my previous reply ^^ I see the final stocking decision has been made, and it's a good one imho :)
  10. Yoannikko

    Which dwarf cichlid pair for a 13 gallon?

    I've never owned them, but I've had a soft spot for them for a while. They are a beautiful fish imo, and are very peaceful apparently. Yes, agreed. Though the T. espei would have been ok in this tank I would think. With a tank this size, you have to focus on microfish, as more popular ones like...
  11. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Mine definitely like to be in the flow, I often see them around the outlet of my filter (need to get a bigger filter for more flow ^^). But they also hang out all over the tank, from top to bottom.
  12. Yoannikko

    Which dwarf cichlid pair for a 13 gallon?

    Hello, If you like Rasbora espei, then there really is nothing preventing you from getting them (apart from personnal preference) as water parameters should be similar to the Nanacara. I've never owned Nanacara, so don't know about the predation part. South American alternatives to T. espei...
  13. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Honestly, from having only kept them for a week, I find this fish very interesting. They are always on the move, either doing their own thing, or darting about as a group. I've seen some jousting going on, but nothing too serious, it's actually quite fun to see them do this. Apparently they...
  14. Yoannikko

    Which dwarf cichlid pair for a 13 gallon?

    Hi, I have a male A. borellii in a 15 gallon currently, which has a 16x15 inch footprint (41x39 cm), and he's doing very well. Granted, he is a little on the small side even for a borellii, but I would not put him in anything smaller. His parents were in a tank with a 24x12 inch footprint...
  15. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hello, So I have finally gotten a hold of the second and final species for this fish. I came upon them by chance, as I was looking for a schooling fish that liked faster flowing waters, which wasn't a Corydoras, and that could fit in my tank. Not many such fish out there, I found out ! The...
  16. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hi everyone, It's been a few months since I updated this thread. My little pleco is doing really well since moving him (or her !) to this tank, though I rarely see him ^^ He has put on some size since I first brought him home. In april, he measured around 3-4 cm, and today he's around 6-7 cm...
  17. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hi, thanks very much ! The plants in the back left are Acorus variegata. They measure about 30 cm at the moment, but are supposed to get up to 50 cm. Yeah, I thought about that as well. I wanted to go for some different lights, but will probably just use this one and hang it up with steel...
  18. Yoannikko

    South American river aquarium

    Hello everyone, So the project has moved forward since last month. I've finished the scape, filled the tank with water and added the plants. And today I finally started working on my light stand. Now, it's very still a WIP, but it does at least give the idea of what the finished product would...
  19. Yoannikko

    D39

    Hello, This is looking like a very nice tank ! The nice think about val is that it grows pretty quickly when conditions are right. The inconvenient part is that you have to stay on top of it if you don't want it to completely take over.
  20. Yoannikko

    Hello from the 808

    808, as in area code 808 (Hawaii) ? Anyway, welcome !
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