they are by no means the greatest photos but i hope they are ok for you to see. This guy (and a girl) arrived last week and has settled in well. I made the horrible mistake to put my only surviving corydora fry in the tank :oops: which i thought would have been big enough... or too big for the mouths. alas,,,, it got hunted down and bbq'd. They are currently eating a mix of tubifex worms and a tiny bit of crushed flake and white worms. The girl has no problem eating anything but the boy just stares upwards with a silly grin on his face. He will only eat if the food is above him and wont dive down to pick up food. I dont know if you can see but he has a small white edge around his fins. Anything to be worried about? I did ask about using salt (in someones threat i hijacked). I have them in the spare room so there's not much traffic but it seems he does a little dance every time i come in. Cute.

N. Korthouse

If that is the white that you were mentioning, nothing to worry about as that is there colour

Are you intending breeding them ?

Nothos are exciting to breed as the fry appare like majic from the peat after being dried for about 3 months

In south America, there is a name for their annuals that translates to fish from the clouds as the fry majicly appare after it rains

hey Barrie, thanks very much for your help. yes i have 1/2 the tank planted for shelter etc, and the other 1/2 will be for a peat pot eventually. I have just brought a brick of peat to sort thru and clean up. the breeding will be more of an experiment for me anyway as im looking for something a little more challenging than my goldies spawning. Plus my other fish are in a comm tank and only some guppys survive.