Interesting topic.
Obviously the European fish hobbiest and fish breeding is way beyond our techiques here in the states, as far as the techniques are concerned. A good example is this topic. Funny I thought I came up with a good idea… it is, but an old idea, lol
Very often the recommended plan is to just buy Black Water Extract or throw some leaves in the tank and wait!!
I remember years ago that finding Appistos was a nightmare… but Europe was already years ahead of us.
Thanks to internet and better communications we are now able to share and the lag of info is getting shorter.