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Thanks for the very informative response. I thank the plant growth to the 18w light I’m using. It’s dimmed to about 60%, which is perfect for plant growth and fish coloration, yet not so bright that the fish hides all the time.
I’ve had some algae that came with the java moss, but they died without me having to do anything.
I’ve tried several strains of Pistia stratiotes, and all died, but I found this giant plant at the garden center, that was supposed to be used in ponds. It grew so well that I have some in my 50 litre as well.
The thing I love about this tank, is that it’s sustaining itself. I hardly feed the fish, as the vegetation promotes the growth of microorganisms.
The bintan I can get are from the same dealer, and the same catch location as the bintan I have, but I’ll follow your advice.And, just in case you think I’m not keeping the Parosphromenus the right way:
My tank is 80-90% RO water, using black peat as a ph stabilizer, and rooibos tea to colour the water. The bottom is completely covered in oak leaves. There is one fairly big piece of driftwood where the paros can hide behind, and some loose pieces of spiderwood. The vegetation consists of floating plants (Pistia stratiotes, I believe) and java moss that took over a part of the tank, when I only put 2-3 “strings” in the tank.
This is (part of) the tank:With Blackwater, I mean low ph, low kh & gh, and colored water. The plants are a couple of cryptocorynes and some vallisneria. The amandaes are the “leftovers” of a group that I used to have, and since they benefit from Blackwater environments, I decided to keep them. The honey gourami, although not native to Blackwater environments, does seem to benefit from it, as the coloration, appetite and activity instantly increased.
However, I understand the fact that the fry will be eaten by the tankmates, and that’s not what I want.
I will try to exchange my 30x30cm tank for a 40×25 cm, as the footprint is 11% bigger (thus more suitable for a group), but the volume is nearly the same. Of course, my intention is breeding them, but sadly, my female died a couple months ago, and I haven’t been able to find them until now.Almost 4 months later, here I am again. For a while, I was sure it was a P. anjunganensis, but yesterday, I saw a second fluorescent ring on the tail.
Does anybody know what it could be?
I want to put this fish in a bigger tank with at least a pair of it’s kind, but I don’t want hybrids. Again, excuse me for the poor quality photos.
