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I have kept chilis and don't find them shy whereas CPDs can be very elusive. However I'd go for the latter as I've found chilis struggle with fast flow whereas CPDs seem to quite like it. Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Here is the title and abstract of that paper: Water temp dropped to about 12c in the coldest of the four streams at New Year and went as high as 32c in the hottest in the summer. Of course colony size varied over the year so temperature might have had an impact on that but I haven't read it...

I think for a shrimp only tank you really don't have to worry about heating. I remember reading a paper (will try to find it again) which assayed the water conditions in the HK streams where the wild caridina species come from over the course of a year. I assume these are the shrimp that our CRS...

Seriously fish is good for profiles. Not sure how much is on there about behaviour though: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/

None of my tanks have heaters at the moment. Pulled them out a few weeks ago and am considering not putting them back in again for the winter so would also be interested in people's experiences of unheated tanks.

I had a pair in a 12l nano. Slaughtered my c. meridonalis. Watched one time as the male took the head off an adult shrimp. Beautiful fish but after that I returned them. Wouldn't keep them with any shrimp, not even Amanos. There's a similar thread about this already...

:idea: Thank you mate. Rather obvious now you mention it. There's a bit of frogbit in the tank so could be there. Will have a look when the lights come on this morning. The male is being extremely aggressive. Just saw it kill one of the two remaining shrimp in there before I could get in the...

I have a male/female pair of Trichopsis pumila in a 12l nano. No other tank mates (apart from a couple of shrimp I haven't managed to catch and some snails). For the first couple of weeks they seemed pretty happy, with the male following the female around as they explored the tank. There was...

They were not happy. Have pulled them out and reluctantly put in my home nano Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

They are lovely fish, I have kept them before. They didn't look too happy when I left the office tonight. Hope they're alright come morning.

Well, there are 6 chili rasboras drip acclimatising next to the tank now.

Thanks Darrel. I have to admit I am seriously struggling to resist the temptation to buy them. I'm only 10 mins from aquatic design centre in london and I know they had some in stock last time I was around. However, if they go in then they're not coming out any time soon. Don't have another tank...

Apologies if this is the wrong forum for this topic. I have a new nano that's been cycling for a couple of months and am probably going to introduce some shrimp to it next week. In the meantime it has become a playground for an array of microorganisms. Primarily copepods but also a few worms...

I hear what you're saying. After some time trying to achieve the EI injected co2 planted tank dream I am wondering whether I should stop risking my livestock and adopt a healthier, less dangerous method of keeping plants and fish together.

I have 2 males and 2 females and they're constantly chasing each other. Don't know how ferocious it gets though, no sign of nipped fins or other damage. You're right about the shrimp though. Had loads of berried fire reds recently, seen lots of fry. Absolutely no juveniles so far. At the...

Here's where I got mine. Four for £11 but then postage as well: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Galaxy-Rasbor ... 1517wt_952

Love 'em. Keep eating my shrimplets but still love 'em.

Agreed. Try seachem paraguard. Have used it with shrimp without losses.

The only argument I've seen for how you might stall the cycle is around KH, not PH. There's this thread on PFK: http://forum.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/showthread.php?t=77688 My understanding is that it is a PH of less than 6 that you need to be worried about.

Interesting. Will give them a go. Thanks.

Potato and brazil nut? How do you prep those? BTW I think ADC in London still have some in.

Apologies for the necromancy Luis but what you feeding them? Mine don't seem as fat as my affinis.

Tom, had the same problem myself recently. Also had the issue of wanting to keep the temperature low for shrimp. My brigittae were really struggling so pulled them out. Tried vietnamese cardinal minnows but were a bit too big. Sudandanio axelrodi, though a blackwater fish, seem to quite like...

I think sudandanio axelrodi. Absolutely beautiful fish but a bit hard to find. Quite happy in fast flow unlike most blackwater fish but can be quite sensitive. Had a shoal of about 20. Lost the lot a few weeks back whilst my ember tetras were fine. Devastated. I think either kesgrave or rare...

No, sorry, I meant can you get hisonotus aky. Stupid question as probably impossible but have been looking for them for a while: http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=1456

Hisonotus aky?

And black otos (Hisonotus leucofrenatus) when I was there last Saturday. Might be gone now. Wholesale aquatics have these in also (was up there today).

Thanks Gill. Will keep an eye out for the smaller variety. In the meantime have gone for ember tetras.

Have had them before. Might be a bit too big depending on the variant. Had some very nice small ones: male orange red, females lemon gold. Subsequent ones I've picked up have been a fair bit larger with not so nice colouration. Will they tolerate temps as low as 22?

Thanks Luis. Both ADC and LW have them in right now. Just need to shift my vietnamese minnows first.

Have been advised that tinwini get a lot bigger than seriously fish think. Anyone used ember tetras in a 10x flow tank?

OK, I've seen that thread. Don't know the place but shouldn't be too far a drive. How much was he wanting for them?

Err, where's your local LFS then? Might make a bee line for it, assuming you haven't bought them all up :wink:

Thanks both. Ed, have considered gertrudae before, very tempting, but the main issue other than flow is temp. Seriously fish reckon they like 25-30 c whereas my tank is kept (or at least I try to keep it) at 22-23. Not sure they'll tolerate cooler water. Matt, my vietnamese minnows are very...

Hi All, In my main tank (125l) I'm running a 950lph external and a koralia 1600. Have boraras brigittae in there and they ain't happy since I upped the flow. They huddle in a corner where the water is most still and only come out to play when the koralia turns off. I'm gonna shift them to my...

Thanks Liam, that's helpful. Have you had any joy breeding them in the same tank? I understand they're remarkably easy to breed but would have thought the shrimp would eat all the eggs. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

Could people who have kept Tanichthys micagemmae give me their opinion on them? Especially how are they with shrimp? I know all fish will predate on shrimplets but will these be any worse than microrasbora? Am considering swapping out my chilis as they're struggling with the temp (22-23c) and...

Thanks. Fishbase was down yesterday. Unfortunately the main reference re: temperature is in German although I'm more interested in people's experience keeping them. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

Does anyone keep this fish? If so, what temp do you keep them at? Currently have boraras brigittae/merah/sundadanio axelrodi (as well as cories and otos) at 25c but want to reduce temp to 22c for sake of my shrimp and don't think my current fish will tolerate that so looking to swap them out for...