Pleased to join such an active community so aligned to my own interests. When I lived in California I bred kribs and then, because I had such hard water, julidochromis. Now I am back in upstate NY, and am starting up a few tanks. Luckily, I have my own spring, very soft, acidic water, so I thought I would set up some South American tanks. Right now I have a cycled ten gallon, and am setting up a 29 long. I am planting the tank up nice and thick and researching what would be a viable list of apisto species suitable for my level of expertise. Your forums are very informative. Thx