Fonske
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Sandstorm two days ago, sunny and windy now. Lots of spring blooms
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On 4/22/2022 at 1:05 PM, Fish Folk said:
Here’s my “Phew!”
I thought I'll lose this one too! Funny enough, I started with another chemical term ("amine") but getting to "oxide" was rough :)
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Just spent an hour relaxing and observing my tanks. Caught my angelfish eating a pretty big snail. The two snails were in the process of making more snails when the angel suddenly came and slurped one right out of its shell. Not very angelic... but I'm glad my long time suspicion of the angel being the snail population control is now confirmed. People with snail issues, here is the solution :)
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Part IV, more birds
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On 4/21/2022 at 8:20 AM, PineSong said:
My question is this: if I can see ANYTHING black back there, does that mean the guppy is female? As in, if it was a male guppy, the poop would not be visible because that part of the body would not be transparent?
So your guppies are 4 or 6 month old, I'd say that's adults, not fry. Went to have a close look at my yellow guppies, in adults this seems to be true - no black of any kind on males. They are quite pearly though, so can't say it's valid for any strain. Like @Guppysnail, I rely on body shape, movement pattern, and early signs of anal fin shape change for sexing - boys behave and swim differently.
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No Xtreme and Repashy is only available as reptile foods here... sorry, fishies... maybe I should spoil my RES with some quality nutrition instead 😄.
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Part III, resting fauna
There are many turtles in the park, but usually they are camera-shy adults. This young RES was in no hurry to anywhere, happily chilling on the warm rocks :)
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@Torreyyeah, 2020 ruined so many plans...Hope you and your friend will be able to pull it off!
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On 4/20/2022 at 12:00 PM, Torrey said:
You are in Beijing?
All through high school, our Mandarin teacher was preparing us for a trip our senior year and the Summer Palace was on our itinerary. My greatest disappointment was not being able to go.
Thank you for the beautiful pictures!
Yes, in Beijing. So sorry you couldn't see YuanMingYuan in person, the park is huge and beautiful, especially in spring! Nearly all my pictures in this thread are from there... more below and more is coming :)
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Part II... white blossoms :)
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On 4/18/2022 at 5:13 AM, DustinJWagner said:
Of course however, with this type of set up, inbreeding is inevitable and likely to cause issues a few generations in
I have a strain going on for two and a half years, all coming from four siblings (two males and two females, from the same drop). Never outcrossed (tried to get rid of them couple of times actually, i.e. there were population bottlenecks), yet no issues so far, all the guppies are happy and healthy.
I'd say adding a new male (or female) once in a while should be more than enough to widen the gene pool.
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Well... admittedly, I got otos to eat brown algae. Didn't think they would be noticeable or pretty or interesting, but after keeping them for a while, I think they are actually very cute! Out and about all the time, surprisingly hardy, and quite willing to pose for pictures. ❤️
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In the Summer Palace Park today... part I, red peaches :)
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On 4/9/2022 at 8:31 PM, Katherine said:
My first 2!
Congrats! :) I lost the yesterday's one, but got 2 on today's too.
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On 4/8/2022 at 12:18 PM, Torrey said:
snail would climb out of the tank and 'reach' for anyone who got close enough... which was terrifying to a young child after watching the snail 'grab' one of abuela's ranchu and taking out a chunk...
I'm not a snail expert so can't be sure for 100%, but I think my snails were golden apples (pictures below). About 2.5" in diameter, very pretty. When I tried to keep them with fish, exactly the opposite was happening, i.e. fishes were constantly trying to take a chunk out of the snails. The snails were only interested (very interested) in eating my precious live plants so I had to evict them to a snail only tank promptly.
I can confirm the "climb out of the tank" part thought, I had to put heavy weights on the tank lid to keep the snails inside. They also liked to eat chicken meat as well as all kinds of plants.
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On 4/6/2022 at 7:33 AM, Ken Burke said:
Am I the only one that wishes for streaming video of their fish tanks?
Definitely no... my spouse has four tanks lifestreaming 24/7. Says it's like having additional windows to nature in the office and on the phone. Plus possibility to keep an eye on the pets, e.g. turn the lamps on when our turtle decides to bask.
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My "blue" tank, chilling at sunset
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On 3/30/2022 at 2:00 PM, HenryC said:
I have no experience at all with big cichlid breeding, less with a specialized fish like a blood parrot, but I remember the females can reproduce right? It is only the males that are sterile.
I have two parrot females and both of them laid eggs. One was alone in the tank, without a male of any kind, and another was with a Green Texas cichlid male. In both cases they laid on the cleaned patch of the floor and on smooth rocks. Also, a couple of days after spawning the second female killed her tankmate. Maybe she was unhappy that all the eggs were infertile. I would keep an eye on your fish, just in case... if they lock lips, it could be a part of breeding ritual or life and death fight.
Hope someone with more positive experience will chime in with better advice.
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@H.K.Luterman, gorgeous tank! The amazon sword and bolbitis make me think the secret to success with blood parrots and plants might be giant plants...and maybe the fish mouth shape and temperament.
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On 3/23/2022 at 9:13 PM, momjtac said:
I was told by this one guy at the aquarium store just not to have any real plants in there with him and put in plastic
Plastic plants might get attacked as well. I would choose a really sturdy ones, just in case. All of my parrots hate and bite everything in their tanks, including filters, airstones, magnetic glass scrapers, and siphons.
There is a possibility to have real plants with blood parrots though, if the plants are protected by something like a tank divider or other enclosure so the fish can't get to them. Not the prettiest option, but would help with the water quality.
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On 3/23/2022 at 5:20 AM, momjtac said:
best plants to use in my 55 gal aquarium for my Blook Parrot
My parrots quickly destroyed all the plants in the tank, including large attached anubias and java fern, and floating hornwort and elodea. They just enjoyed ripping the leaves and stems and everything off the poor plants until nothing was left. Hope your parrot is not as destructive.
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Green tiger (mossy) barb.
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Glad you liked the idea. Another thing that just came to mind - if you don't have it yet, maybe look into leopard bush fish (ctenopoma). These guys are amazing, have a cool pattern, smart and very personable. I wish I had a 125g to fill with them.
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In an unlikely event of me having an empty 125g and no desire for fish, I'd try to aquascape it. No inhabitants, no worries about them while messing with hardscape and plants.
You seem to have a lot of fish already, so maybe some non-fish aquatic creatures? Large shrimp, colorful crayfish, frogs, crabs, maybe even a turtle...?
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My blue angel ogling bladder snails. He didn't eat either of these, maybe because he already had one a couple of hours earlier, or maybe because he is a smart cichlid and leaves some to make more snacks for him.