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I’m UK also, in the sunny south though

The Altus I’ve kept in the past did reach a good size. Never keep schwanenfeldii though, so can’t compare size for those.

Toss up between delhezi and ornate. , not sure I could pick one over the other. Delhezi’s were more active than the ornates.

To be fair, I never got a firm ID on them. The lighter one had developed a bigger hump than it has in the pic. The darker one never had a hump. It was the darker one that beat the black shark.

Had a couple of type of bangana, the last one was fine for years, then one night turned on the black shark and nearly killed her. Had to hospitalise the black shark, and in the meantime, move the bangana on. It was a shame, as the bangana was pretty cool.

Do you mean install a bottom drain to the pump, or just have a pipe coming over the edge of the pond to the pump? If the 2nd, the only thing to consider is the priming of the pump when first switched on, when the pipe doesn’t have water in it. Not all pumps are self priming, so it would just sit...

+1 with that. Mine was a psycho, and I had to get rid in the end.

They are great fish. Only care issue I had with the ones I had (about 14” in size) were that they were very sensitive to low oxygen levels. In a power cut, they were the first to suffer, and how I lost a couple.

Great video. Wish I had those kinda facilities Funny you should mention the giant gourami, I’ve had a couple of red finned GG, they were both complete a-holes once they reached a foot. To be honest, not entirely sure what the other two labeos are, and I’d moved on three other types over the...

Two other labeo species in there too, although to be honest, not that lively a set of fish.

Great update, coming along nicely Nearly lost mine this year, the bangana nearly got the better of her. Had to isolate her for three months so she could heal/recover. Needless to say the bangana was moved on. As much as I loved the bangana, having had the black shark 24+ years, no fish could...

Nice

Kept these a few times, great fish and not had any issues with aggression, although they were the smallest fish by quite a way in the tank, and no other upper level fish other than the chalceus’s in there. They loved daddy long legs/crane flies being dunked in the tank. They gulp them down with...

I had one a few years back, probably 11" to 12" or so in size. Didn't cause any issues, although that may be due to the fact it was dwarfed by the black shark, who was boss in the tank. Didn't need anything special, and at whatever went in tank.

Unfortunately, as adults, they lose the colour and stripes, and turn pretty nasty :(

Always found melafix and Pimafix good for these kinds of injuries.

Very nice black shark. I’ve been fairly lucky with mine, she’s not massively aggressive, and tends to leave most stuff alone. Only really chasing the other labeo’s and bangana.

These are a couple of decent sites for plants. You can browse by placement, difficulty etc. https://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/aquarium-plants-c-255.html https://java-plants.com/

This link is quite useful for finding plants that are from the general area... http://www.aquariumplants.com/category-s/212.htm and practical fish keeping did quite a nice article on an African biotope...

ha-ha, thanks man. That's why, no matter what I've tried in with her, if they cause any problems, they are gone.