What did you do with your tank(s) today?
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John58Ford
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Are these like hikari vibra bites or are they pretty big?
I have not opened them yet to be able to compare.
I always liked the vibra bites but just used the 'regular' size, never tried the bigger 'XL' yet
John58Ford
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I've only ever used the regular stick, until you posted this I didn't know there were 3 sizes lol. I might order some baby sticks, my fish liked them but my current school is a bit young for the ones I usually use.
@John58Ford, opened the bag and fed. Got a pic of the stick size.
It seems a bit shorter than a 'regular' Hikari Vibra but probably twice as thick. I fed a little to my fish and it was readily accepted.
It seems a bit shorter than a 'regular' Hikari Vibra but probably twice as thick. I fed a little to my fish and it was readily accepted.
BPSabelhaus
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Water changes and algae scraping. Dealing with the realization that I genetically backed myself into a fight for dominance in my female choice. She carries three dominant traits which just dead ends at black tail / black body. My males are not at all orange cobras but have defaulted to French blue body with magenta coloring from their mother.
There's a reason I'm supposed to write this stuff down lol But, I learned a lot about female genetics recently from Walstads latest work that I've been missing / misunderstanding. So now I know how I can get more like her, but I'm pretty sure I selected too much for a black tail to have them breed true. Cobra, black tail and magenta is just too much. I might have to hunt down some dark orange instead of magenta to get what I want.
Cypher was right. Ignorance is bliss lol
Edit: At least I have enough tanks for this nonsense lol
Which I rearranged a bit. That shelf is definitely warped and I should swap it to the bottom. But it's also a reminder that the shelf has had several transmissions and engines, often at the same time on it lol
There's a reason I'm supposed to write this stuff down lol But, I learned a lot about female genetics recently from Walstads latest work that I've been missing / misunderstanding. So now I know how I can get more like her, but I'm pretty sure I selected too much for a black tail to have them breed true. Cobra, black tail and magenta is just too much. I might have to hunt down some dark orange instead of magenta to get what I want.
Cypher was right. Ignorance is bliss lol
Edit: At least I have enough tanks for this nonsense lol
Which I rearranged a bit. That shelf is definitely warped and I should swap it to the bottom. But it's also a reminder that the shelf has had several transmissions and engines, often at the same time on it lol
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I’ve been thinking about discus for a while now and today I was able to rescue a small one off of Craigslist… going to try my hand with it before I add more. It will be in my bedroom tank with some medium tetras and a couple of BN plecos and some live plants.
Pics coming soon, but it appears to be more of the wild type coloration which I think is nice.
Pics coming soon, but it appears to be more of the wild type coloration which I think is nice.
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BPSabelhaus
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My wife loves them, but I know my limits lol
Morning water changes in the garage and fish and tanks all seem the same, no changes of interest.
The Sajica cichlids still are not showing any breeding interest.
The new leporinus arcus are doing very well, eating everything, gaining size. They are very calm and working out well with the severum and hoplo cats.
The red wolf eye issue has not improved, even with a tank clear of obstacles there is no improvement. I think his name should be Mr. Magoo, he is quite blind but still a fun fish.
The Sajica cichlids still are not showing any breeding interest.
The new leporinus arcus are doing very well, eating everything, gaining size. They are very calm and working out well with the severum and hoplo cats.
The red wolf eye issue has not improved, even with a tank clear of obstacles there is no improvement. I think his name should be Mr. Magoo, he is quite blind but still a fun fish.
I got my first batch of Enantiopus melanogenys fry today! I moved two brooding females into their own tank this afternoon, and one female released her fry shortly thereafter. It's impossible to say how many, as the fry are tiny and well-camouflaged against the gravel, but for sure I've seen 6 together at one time. The other female seems about ready to release, and looks like she might have a larger brood, but we shall see. These are one of my favorite Tanganyikans.
BPSabelhaus
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I know it's real, but it also looks like a very lazy black bordered Photoshop some high schooler did lol I love it
Just watching a damsel fly on the lime tree by the swordtail tank.
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The second Enantiopus melanogenys female released most of her fry today, and I would guess that there are something like 8-10 more fry? It's really hard to tell because they are in a big tank, and they are so well-camouflaged against the aragonite substrate that it's almost impossible to see them unless they move. They are really tiny compared to most Tanganyikans that I've raised over the last few years, but they do seem to be eating powdered flake food, so that's a good sign. I did set up a brine shrimp culture today, so they will have live food tomorrow. It's been years since I've hatched brine shrimp for fry, but I really want to give these little guys the best chance to make it through the critical first few days. If they are anything like other Xenotilapia that I've raised, their growth will be pretty slow. Always fun to raise a new species, especially a delicate one.
BPSabelhaus
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Sitting in online class with the kiddo. It's a 4th and 5th grade class and he's way ahead of everyone in this subject. He's basically been studying it his entire life. I'm rebuilding a damaged ecosystem, we raise fish and live cultures of food etc... so he's answering in seconds then waiting minutes for everyone else to finish lol It's fun to see our hobbies helping him out in school.
Math OTOH, I'm preparing myself for the afternoon lol
Math OTOH, I'm preparing myself for the afternoon lol
Update on the Enantiopus melanogenys spawnings- The second brooding female released her fry last night, and this morning I moved both females back into the E. melanogenys colony. There seem to be ~20 fry from the two females, which is fairly typical for young females at this size (6-7cm). The fry ate flake food powder from the outset, and today they got their first feedings of live baby brine shrimp. Here are four of them, each ~0.75cm in length. E. melanogenys is primarily a bottom-dwelling species that is widely distributed throughout the ~1100 mile Lake Tanganyika shoreline.
One of my 'fancy' brine shrimp hatcheries-
I presume that this dominant male contributed to both broods, and although he is the largest male in my colony at 9-10cm, two other males have also constructed nests, and may well have fathered some of the fry. E. melanogenys females in the wild generally mate with multiple males per spawning, and incubate multipaternal broods. It's one advantage of the lek mating system, which contributes to the genetic heterogeneity of the species.
One of my 'fancy' brine shrimp hatcheries-
I presume that this dominant male contributed to both broods, and although he is the largest male in my colony at 9-10cm, two other males have also constructed nests, and may well have fathered some of the fry. E. melanogenys females in the wild generally mate with multiple males per spawning, and incubate multipaternal broods. It's one advantage of the lek mating system, which contributes to the genetic heterogeneity of the species.
Morning water changes and clean up on the garage tanks.
Been fighting algae on my Fluval Flex and have kept turning the light down till now its only at 15% on the white spectrum and its on for very few hours. This fixture that is included can get bright!
Noticed a tumor on my gourami, which I thought was just the weird shape they can get as adults but it’s lopsided and gives the fish a hunchback look now.
As to swapping out the AC 110 for a 70 on my 46g bowfront tank, well it seems to be fine. I cleaned the filter and it wasn’t bad at all. The betta appears to like the lighter current better and its fins are looking much improved since they got torn up fighting all the current.
Been fighting algae on my Fluval Flex and have kept turning the light down till now its only at 15% on the white spectrum and its on for very few hours. This fixture that is included can get bright!
Noticed a tumor on my gourami, which I thought was just the weird shape they can get as adults but it’s lopsided and gives the fish a hunchback look now.
As to swapping out the AC 110 for a 70 on my 46g bowfront tank, well it seems to be fine. I cleaned the filter and it wasn’t bad at all. The betta appears to like the lighter current better and its fins are looking much improved since they got torn up fighting all the current.
As I was cleaning the garage tanks I started to think about why some plecos are extremely “efficient” in digestion and others are poop machines. My bn plecos, previous rhino, sailfins were all poop machines. My green phantom hi-fin and my chubby plecos barely seem to make a dent… why such a difference? lol
Stopped by petworks in Olympia to grab a couple of different live plants for the discuss tank ( crypts) and saw the most remarkable thing… they had a red wolf fish that was about 3.5-4 inches, just a little thing, but it was swimming mid level of the tank right up against the glass and when I got close it charged at me.
Completely different than my old one that would hide nonstop or Dmd’s that also is a bit aloof.
If mine had acted that way, I would have kept it.