Roots established?
What did you do with your tank(s) today?
- Thread starter DMD123
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Today, I received a pack of 24 XL escargot snail shells for the four “shellies” I picked up from Fishguy78 last weekend! The two femLe instantly took to them. The males are swimming around them all and may be slightly too large to go inside, though that is just speculation at this point.
Interestingly enough, I went out a few minutes ago and found some of my baby MTS had come out of the substrate and were leaching to the new shells.
Interestingly enough, I went out a few minutes ago and found some of my baby MTS had come out of the substrate and were leaching to the new shells.
@fishguy1978, @lloyd378 those are neolamprologus multifasciatus?
Ive always wanted to try my hand at shellies but too much going on right now to start another fish project.
Ive always wanted to try my hand at shellies but too much going on right now to start another fish project.
fishguy1978
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Not sure, but having the tank in there was complicating feeding as I had to be careful good wasn’t dropping into and one or more of the small cories kept getting trapped.
The males don’t typically go in the shells. Females love their she sheds and will spend a lot of time decorating inside. The male only supplies the milt when necessary.
fishguy1978
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Yes dmd, they are the ones you mentioned.... I hope to have a colony sooner rather than later, but we shall see!
if I ever do get a colony going you know you are welcomed to get a couple to try out.
I really liked them when I saw them at Fishguy78 house and decided I really needed to try these micro cichlids
if I ever do get a colony going you know you are welcomed to get a couple to try out.
I really liked them when I saw them at Fishguy78 house and decided I really needed to try these micro cichlids
Is the idea here that the SD's have been looking at those plants for so long that they've gotten used to them, and won't eat them? I'll give you odds they won't last more than a day or two...
fishguy1978
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Yes, that is the dreamIs the idea here that the SD's have been looking at those plants for so long that they've gotten used to them, and won't eat them? I'll give you odds they won't last more than a day or two...
Try weekly/monthly salt creep cleaning
fishguy1978
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Early spring I moved all the white clouds out of the planted 55g to the pond because the yo-yo loaches ate their tails. I moved my one true Altum out because it looked to be bleeding around its mouth. While observing it in one of the 29g noticed it was missing most of a pectoral fin, puncture wound near the tail, and missing scales. I moved all the other angels out and put them in the 90g.
I also did water changes and cleaned filters on 10/13 tanks.
I also did water changes and cleaned filters on 10/13 tanks.
@fishguy1978, how long do you keep white clouds outdoors? Do they breed for you and if so what kind of rate of reproduction do you see? Example if you put in 10, at the end of 4 months you can harvest a 100 fish...
I was thinking of setting up some 55gallon barrels, kind of like this
Not that I would feed live fish regular but I wouldnt mind raising some puffer food.
I was thinking of setting up some 55gallon barrels, kind of like this
Not that I would feed live fish regular but I wouldnt mind raising some puffer food.
fishguy1978
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There are gold fish in the pond too so I don’t know if the white clouds spawn would survive. I leave them outside year round. I buy the feeders and grow them out indoors and put outside in the spring.
fishguy1978
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Yes, at our old house. On a wim I drained the old pond and found more goldfish than I started with. My white clouds may spawn but the fry would get eaten with nowhere to hide.
fishguy1978
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I caught the 4 loaches in the 55g and moved them to the 40g bowfront. I moved the green dragons, the angel, glass cats, bumble bee cat, and pea puffer to the 55g.
Pics or it isn’t true.... haha
FishBeast
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Those dollars are looking ace! Were the plants eaten?