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Look at stocking six or seven Cherry Barbs. One of the few Barb varieties that aren't nippy.

Just a few pics of a recent sunrise, & sunset.

I've seen that sort of thing before.

Some of my favorite smaller to midsized Cichlids that should fit comfortably in your setups are - Salvini Cichlid, only solo or pair. - Electric Blue Acara, can be kept in groups - Fire Mouths, can be kept in groups All three species are very hardy and adaptable, to medium & hard water. They...

I've kept relatively big Cichlids, such as Green & Red Terrors, Texas Cichlids, and many more, in a 5 ft. 120 gal. aquarium. I really enjoyed keeping those fish, but learned that although a120 gallon is a pretty big tank, it's not really suitable for a community of Cichlids that top out over...

I've seen some Prime Time Aquatics videos, including videos Jason's wife produces about miniature setups. I think most of the advice given by the Prime Time Aquatic folks is pretty good. You've got to remember in order for them to make money, they need to constantly pump out advice videos...

Since you like the mountain minnows, you might look at Rosy Barbs, Giant Danios or maybe Black Ruby Barbs. All listed species are shoaling fish, that can tolorate low & relatively high temperatures. They all can adapt to a wide range of water parameters. Although the Rosy's and Giant Danios...

I only have a couple of old, small red mesh nets left. I don't see them for sale very often. Penn-Plax sells them on line.

Its been my experience that red mesh nets are about as close to invisible that exist.

Assuming the temperature and parameters are the same between the QT tank and the display tank, there's really no need to float or drip acclimate. A plop & drop should be okay. Besides temperature and parameters, compatibility issues need to be considered. Established tankmates often don't react...

I don't believe Prazipro or antibiotics will have any effect on the pictured bulges. Praziquantel is primarily effective against flukes. Lumps & bulges are often viruses or genetic defects. Antibiotics are useless against such ailments. If the Rosy's are eating and otherwise acting normally...

Yoyo loaches behave better in groups. They develope a social hierarchy and pick on conspecifics rather than the other tankmates. As noted, the water needs to be warm as well as soft.

If a store employee drops a fish or it flips out of a store container, its either free or opt for a different one. The prices of fish have never been higher and I don't think they are going down any time soon.

I run a pre-filter foam sponge on all of my Hob filters. I give a quick squeeze of the pre-filters once a week. The sponges and ceramic media inside the media boxes might need to be rinsed off once a year. ruud I strongly support your method of filtration.

If the Barb continues to eat, recovery is likely. On the other hand, a hunger strike is not good and things probably won't end well. Bloat is often a precursor to an intestinal infection. Don't waste your time trying to medicate for Bloat. Antibiotics rarely cure aquarium fish and often cause...

If you ever want to add a gnarly wood to your hardscape, look at Spiderwood. I have three big chunks of it in my main tank. Spiderwood is easily found online and is relatively inexpensive. Here's a pic of my Salvini making herself at home in the Spiderwood.

It seems that the majority of fish I like either eat plants or just destroy them for entertainment. Nothing wrong with fake plants. Lol.

The Mono's look to be doing very well. Is the water brackish or is it true freshwater?

He had a good run.

Years ago, I converted my marine tank into a Discus tank simply by draining the tank, removing the dead, bleached coral rocks, scooping out the substrate & rinsing the tank out with freshwater. I replaced the substrate with small grain rounded river gravel & added driftwood. I was running a...