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mikev
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Have not been here for a while, time to check the place perhaps....

An early morning family photo:

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Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
Currently keeping: gastromyzon spp., hypergastromyzon humilis, pseudogastromyzon sp., sewellia spp., ambastaia sidthimunki, homaloptera spp., serpenticobitis octozona, Yaoshania pachychilus. As well as various catfish, loricarids, livebearers and tetras.
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Show off! :D
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Thanks.
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Nice!!
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Every morning.....the layout always change... the adults leave soon after room light is turned on, babies only when i turn on the tank light.

Not every hillie likes this spot.. I have an identical setup in other tanks and in the Cheni tank I only saw one fry on top one time.
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Since it was mentioned ...

Youtube link

(this is the latest spawn, F2/F3, clip from 3 weeks ago... 15 babies ... same chaps that you see above)
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I remember the days that I used to have swarms like that.
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Lots of fun, is not it?

Unfortunately does not last long... disparis at least grow out of cuteness within a couple of months.... :(
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Did I show you this swarm?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rwDe_j4XE

Also, no more.... the babies are fine, except they are not babies any more :(
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