Hi everyone,
I've been keeping American cichlids for a long time. I suddenly received 2 discus fish as a gift. I had to put them with my angelfish. Since they're schooling fish, I added eight more. They're in a 350-liter (= 90-gallon) tank. I'm going to change the background of the tank and make...
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