Very cool!These kinds of things happen. Somatic deformities are not uncommon amongst mouthbrooders, especially in large broods that are crowded into the buccal cavity. Because these are not genetic defects that get passed on, I never cull fish that have cosmetic defects, and curiously enough, some of these fishes have turned out to be my best breeders. I remember in particular one Ophthalmotilapia nasuta 'Magara' Green Tiger female with a deformed tail that produced many fry: they were all fine, and I still have some of her progeny.
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I heard there's some kind of suckerfish you could buy that eats poop.Piles upon piles of pleco poo
Been doing a light hose vac each morning and afternoon to keep it in check. The driftwood is almost spotless! They are doing a wonderful job keeping it clean.
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I wont keep them all in the same tanks so that will help things out. But I am impressed how clean the wood is in there. I used to have a big Rhino pleco in the 300 and I rehomed it when I decided to get into bichirs. Soon after I realized how much cleaning it did when all the mopani started turning green. Even though it was a poop machine, it did keep the wood pieces clean.I heard there's some kind of suckerfish you could buy that eats poop.
but seriously you could also put some Java moss in there to soak up the nitrates so you don't have to vac too often
Only thing that bothers me is that the heater says to put it horizontal which exposes a lot of the cord.... Im thinking of wraping a plastic plant around it too. This might make it even less appealing to the puffer. 
Looks good! What I’ve done in the past is route the cord through PVC pipe painted black to blend with the background. So you can still keep the heater body horizontal...
