Hi all,
Yes I've never run out, but it has got quite close a couple of times. I've got just over 1000 litres of water at home, and another 2300 litres at work, so it does need to be quite along drought before I get too worried.
This is the back of the house with 3 water butts, I've got 2 more at the front.
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and this is one of my 2 IBC's in the glasshouse.
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cheers Darrel
Are dwarf gouramis difficult fish to keep?
Hi all,
I like dwarf cichlids, and Rams are good if you can get good quality stock, but they are hopeless parents with other fish. I've also seen some very nice Nannacara anomala lately, including the very striking green morph (at Amazon Aquatics in Warminster). Laetacara dorsigera/curviceps would also be good.
But I think it is a perfect tank for some Apistogramma, how about a pair of A. panduro/nijsenii/baenschii or a trio of A. macmasteri/hongsloi/agassizi/borellii/trifasciata or cacatuoides? It is a shame you are in Dublin as I have always have some spare A. cacatuoides that you could have had.
The Apistogramma species also give you a choice of colours with some species largely reds and others blue.
Have a look here for details <http://www.dwarfcichlid.com/index.php>
cheers Darrel
I'm haven't kept Amano shrimps, but Apistogramma cacatuoides was a great shrimp hunter with Red Cherry Shrimps, and I think the "nijsenii" group Apistogramma will be the same. Apistogramma agassizii has a smaller mouth, so it might be a better bet and the same would apply to Apistogramma borellii or Rams which are smaller fish.Great selection of dwarf cichlids - can i ask if any of them are suitable in a tank with amano shrimp? And which of those you mention would tend to stay in the middle/upper regions of the tank, or are they all likely to stay in the middle/lower regions?