27 May 16 12:16, you wrote to me:

 ml>> did you see my post on how to build an aquarium?

 AP> Way above my skillset... I just keep tetras... and occasionally some
 AP> livebearers but the babies always end up as food.

yep, i had the same thing with my black mollies, red swordtails and
corydorus'... the corys are egg layers... they stick'em to flat surfaces like
tall broad leaf plants and the side of the aquarium... i used to carefully
scrap'em off and put them in one of my hatching boxes... i started with two or
three corys... one was definitely a female... at the end i had at least 15 or
20 all herding around together in the tank... they acted very much like cattle
and other herd animals...

 AP> I have a couple of black skirt tetras who's lips are turning dark...
 AP> I'm sure I've had this happen before when I worked but now got nothing
 AP> much to do but clean house and notice things.  Is this something to be
 AP> concerned about?

a quick search for

  https://www.google.com/search?q=black+skirt+tetras+dark+mouth

turns up the following links...

  http://flippersnfins.yuku.com/topic/10627#.V0iCap7gU4E
  http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aquariumforum/showthread.php?t=60754


 AP> Also have a devil of a time keeping a Gourami alive any ideas?

i've never had gouramies before but i have had numerous ciclids... oscars
being the largest but i did have about 12 various ciclids at one time...
generally gouramies are hardy and easy to take care of... best if they are
with other fish of roughly the same size (eg: don't put them with larger
fish)... you also don't want too many of them or they will fight... one
article says one gourami or male and female pair of gouramies per 15
gallons... plus they can be shy so having some hiding places for them will
help to keep the stress down...

  http://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-a-Dwarf-Gourami

HTH

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