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They rearrange decor, uproot plants and can knock heaters, so secure equipment and use a tight lid. Sexing is unreliable outside spawning; pairs are substrate spawners that lay on flat rocks and guard their fry fiercely. 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They rearrange decor, uproot plants and can knock heaters, so secure equipment and use a tight lid. Sexing is unreliable outside spawning; pairs are substrate spawners that lay on flat rocks and guard their fry fiercely. 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They dig constantly and uproot plants, so use robust decor and a sand or fine gravel bed with secured rocks. Substrate spawners forming lasting pairs; sexes are near impossible to tell apart outside spawning. Albino fish appreciate slightly subdued lighting. 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