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Blue tetras are very active and can be VERY aggressive. They would be constantly chasing the black neons and stressing them out. I would add a few more blues, instead. They’re a very beautiful species and one of my favorites. Unfortunately, they don’t play well with others.

Yep, you have two females.

Croaking gourami, Trichopsis vittata, the sparkler’s larger cousin. They can grow from 2.5 to 3”.

I agree with Chromedome52. They’re gold tetras, Hemigrammus rodwayi.

Three years is a very respectable age for an Apistogramma; it just might be coming to the end of its lifespan. The 80 degree temperature probably helped to age it faster than it would have at lower temps.

You can block off part of the opening with a flat rock or something similar.

Angelfish just can’t help being so delicious.

Many unknown tetra species show up in shipments of wild- caught fish. Most are rather nondescript, but occasionally you’ll find something amazing. I once found a young male Crenuchus spilurus mixed in with a group of rummynose tetras.

I’m sure it wasn’t a deliberate lie. The aquarium industry just happens to be using the same common name for two different species. The reason why your fish is so small is because it’s not yet fully grown. A large specimen of T. labiosa can reach almost 10 cm / 4 inches.

I’m 100% confident that you have a Trichogaster labiosa. I’ve worked with all four Trichogaster species since the 1970s and am intimately familiar with every one of them.

It’s a red morph thicklip gourami. True honeys have a completely different body shape and color. It looks too young to accurately sex.

Gold honey gourami females are bright yellow; wild-types are pale brown.

Possibly Amphilophus hogaboomorum.

Definitely not a convict. Most likely a Jack Dempsey.

I’d wait and see. Gouramis have individual personalities. What size tank are they in?

It’s a thicklip. “Sunset Honey Gourami” , is just another trade name for selectively bred gold or red Trichogaster labiosa. They’re actually a pretty mellow species, but they can grow to be twice the size of true Honey Gouramis. The fish in the background appears to be a true honey, though.

You’re better off with the Panda Garra. A large Chinese algae eater can terrorize an entire tank, and doesn’t consume much algae.

Dwarf Gourami Iridovirus. Most dwarfs contract it sooner or later. Unfortunately, it’s always fatal.

It looks like a female Xiphophorus variatus, The most commonly sold strain are sunset variatus. The species prefers cooler water.

Corydoras sterbai are able to tolerate discus and ram temperatures.