Hi

No worries about hi-jacking the thread as I am interested to hear any comments and useful advice about this species. We don't seem to see them in this area of the south so much and this I am sure is due to the preference for softer water conditions - our local water is quite hard and this is why ...

Hi everybody

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I intend in the next few days to adapt an existing small tropical tank for a trio of Scleromystax barbatus. Currently the tank is set up with local water which has neutral ph but is quite hard. The substrate is a thin layer of soft sand with bogwood for decoration ...