Lots of pics past and present

[Stanzzzz7]

Exciting to see the Rams already spawning Stan.They are beauties!
I am getting a group of 3 pairs in a couple weeks from a local breeder, hopefully I will get them to spawn as well.

My discus just spawned a couple days ago. Here is a picture of them around the cone:

Beautiful sight Lilyann, your discus look very impressive. I wish you luck with the spawn .
Have you kept Bolivian rams before Lilyann ? If not i think you will really enjoy them. So much character for such little guys. I think they're great.
A group should do really well in your tank.
I presume they will be going with the sveni and cupidos?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Another little update.
Came home from work today and noticed more baby ancistrus . I think this could be the third spawn from this group so far.
You can just see two of them in the background in this picture.



And here is a pic of my male Apistogramma trifasciata . His colours keep getting better and better. Really pleased with this little guy.

 

[BIG-G]

Nice! I wonder if they choose leaves naturally due to the potential antifungal properties they provide?

Of course I can't say what goes through a fishes mind, but I can attest to the antifungal property of leaf litter being a potential reason.
I breed corydoras and for a long time I had trouble losing eggs to fungus. I added some leaf litter to the bottom of the fry tank and never had any more issues.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Little ancistrus are very cute! And nice trifasciatus too looks like he has great coloration.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Lots of spawning going on again.
I now have 2 pairs of Bolivian rams with wrigglers .
You can just make them out at the bottom of this picture .



Closer view


The two pairs are doing a great job guarding so far.


And these little ancistrus are everywhere

 

[Toiletcar]

Very cool, love seeing very different species breeding in a community.

 

[Lilyann]

Beautiful sight Lilyann, your discus look very impressive. I wish you luck with the spawn .
Have you kept Bolivian rams before Lilyann ? If not i think you will really enjoy them. So much character for such little guys. I think they're great.
A group should do really well in your tank.
I presume they will be going with the sveni and cupidos?

Thanks, Stanzzz- The spawns from the discus never comes to anything, sadly. Maybe I need to soften the water- use some RO. My pH is kinda high, 7.4, KH 3 and GH at 5. My TDS at around 125-130. Those that raise discus have told me that they look fertilized, but the pair always ends up eating them.
I plan to put the rams with the cupidos and geophagus. The source I was going to get the pairs from fell through, but, maybe Ill just grab a group of 6-8 from Wetspot and let them pair off. I was going to get German rams, but, I think Ill go with the wilds, Bolivians, instead.

 

[Lilyann]

Lots of spawning going on again.
I now have 2 pairs of Bolivian rams with wrigglers .
You can just make them out at the bottom of this picture .

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Closer view
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The two pairs are doing a great job guarding so far.
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And these little ancistrus are everywhere
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Oh wow, look at those colorful cheeks on the rams, cute little guys. Congrats!!

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Oh wow, look at those colorful cheeks on the rams, cute little guys. Congrats!!

Thanks Lilyann .
How are the cupido getting on?
Love to see some updates on your tank and those guys if you get time.
I think you will really enjoy the rams,I know I do .

 

[Lilyann]

The cupidos are doing great- thanks for asking!! Settling in fine. As soon as I find some more ill add more to the group, maybe four more. There are 6 right now. The geo's pretty much ignore them. I was a bit worried that they might get picked on by the sveni's- but, not the case.

Ive been inspired by your tank, the leaf litter look.... so amazing. I was thinking of getting this geophagus mix from Tanninaquatics ( a couple bags) and I have catulpa and maple leaves. What do you think? Here is the link to it:
https://tanninaquatics.com/collecti...-pack-66-piece-aquatic-botanical-sampler-pack

Im not good with pictures, but I made a video a couple nights ago that I can share. The sveni are growing pretty good, starting to get their trailing finnage. The g. neambi I just got a couple weeks ago from Rapps at TUIC, so they are little guys.