"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
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Curviceps are more available around here, but I liked the looks of the L.
Dorsiger better... and I might just settle on the Curviceps, the L.
Dorsiger
will be nearly impossible to get around here, and would cost an arm and a
leg for frieght....

To be honest, happy/healthy Dorsigers don't look much like they do in the
fancy pictures except when they're dominant and breeding. Most of the rest
of the time, they don't have much of a red/purple collar tend to be quite
bland looking compared to good quality Curviceps, which have more color all
of the time. They're still nice fish, but overall are quite plain looking
compared to their cousins.

What are some good dither fish for Curviceps...????

Hmm. I'd think that pretty much any rainbowfish that's suited to your tank
size would be good, particularly if they were smaller varieties (Praecox or
smaller). They would probably get along with most dwarf gouramis, but
paradise fish could be too aggressive to let them be comfortable. I've also
kept them with Harlequin rasboras, neon and cardinal tetras, and various
Apistogramma cichilds. My friend's 20g tank is heavily planted and has
croaking gouramis, a dwarf Indian pufferfish, a couple of Badis badis, and
some corys, and has had good success (including repeated breeding from
Curviceps).

Cheers,

- Rob