I've got a whole bunch of preliminary explanation, then a couple of questions:

So I picked up a breeding trio of R. eignemanni lin mid November. I put them in a 20 long. Play sand bottom 1 1/4" thick, locally collected driftwood and oak leaves (boiled). Some round, black river pebbles and a hand ...

Thanks for the warm welcome, folks, and sorry for the late reply. I just now went into the User control panel and turned on email notifications.

Thanks for all the good input.

With regard to the tank size - I agree that a 55 is small for a half dozen festivums. I'm using it to grow them out and get a pair. Since it seems to me that moving the pair is not a good option, howzabout removing the unpaired ones? I have another 55 that I could ...

Hey there, folks. My first post of note, here.
I've tried to get some feedback on this tank in generalist forums, but what is needed is a supporting cast of catfish, so your expertise is appreciated.

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Howdy, folks. Today I am picking up a breeding pair of Rineloricaria eigenmanni, which will be my second loricarid to attempt breeding (like everyone else, my first was Ancistrus). Between those, and a half dozen species of Corydoras, and meeting Jools at the All Aquarium Catfish Convention in ...