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    Surprise Tetra Fry (Hemigrammus ocellifer) Head and Taillight Tetra

    in Fish Breeding

    Posted · Edited by Sharon M

    Hello. 
    Well, it started early in the week. I saw one lone fry. Then two more.

    Then four, etc. 

    Today I spotted three more! 

    I have seven of them in  a Lee Net Breeder. 

    Two more are still in the tank, but catching them is elusive. 

    They are about a half inch long. (12.7 mm). 

    Eating quite well on a jar of BBS I ordered from Aquarium Co-Op.

    Can't promise pictures, I'm terrible at pics! I may try. 

    There must be enough paramecium for the babies to live off of?

    It's very exciting. 

    edited for clarity.

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    Water Changes

    in General Discussion

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    I have a 20 gallon long, and do 20% water changes weekly.

    My nitrates are zero, b/c I have Pothos, etc growing out of the top.

    I'm thinking about going to 30% a week. 

    I have 11 Head and Tail light Tetras and one little Honey Gorami (Hermann).

    I think water changes are the equivalent of airing out your house. 

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    Overpriced?

    in General Discussion

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    On 3/16/2023 at 8:22 AM, Scaperoot said:

     

        I contacted a LFS yesterday to ask whether they sold Purple Pencilfish or Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish. I was so happy to learn that they had both. I've never owned these, so I have no idea how much they normally sell for. The Rainbowfish were $13, and the Pencilfish were $12. Does that sound about right? I don't think I've paid that much for Nano fish before, not even for CPDs. I did find both available online for about half off, but I can't speak to the quality.

    Yes that sounds about right. 
    And they both need to be kept in groups of 6 or more. 

     

    Who has had success with scarlet temple?

    in Plants, Algae, and Fertilizers

    Posted

    On 3/12/2023 at 12:50 PM, Xr4tiCrew said:

    This is where I get frustrated with this hobby.  What works for some does not work for others. Increase the light for better growth, but decrease it to reduce algae. 🤦🏻 I guess it’s all about balance. 

    I feel this! 

    I grow houseplants, and start my own vegetable seeds, have a garden, blah, blah. 

    Aquatic plants are challenging. 

    They're underwater so you cannot move them around to better light as you can with a houseplant.
    Plus you are dealing with artificial light, which is a poor substitute for sunlight.

    Sunlight just cannot be replaced, no matter how great the lights are.

    It's tough. I've just come to accept that some plants I cannot grow in my tank. 
    I'd love to have some red ones, but I do not think they'd do well.



     

    A Wild Newbie Appears!

    in Introductions & Greetings

    Posted

    On 3/1/2023 at 10:29 PM, BeeGryphon said:

     

     

     

    Same on the taking over my brain part. That's not unusual for me and one of the reasons I read about keeping fish for a while before buying anything, a lot of times planning for whatever takes hold of my brain is enough to make it let go. When I'd been reading for a few weeks and still really wanted to do it, then I decided to do it. Part of it is definitely that it's been a while since we've had any animals since we had to put our dog to sleep (very sad but she was old and it was the right thing to do). Fish are good because I'm not home for a big part of the day now so it can't really have something that will need lots of attention every day. And they're just cool!

    Interesting, I do the same thing when something grabs my attention. I'm sorry about your dog. 

    You are right fish are easy for people "on the go" and they are just cool!

    A Wild Newbie Appears!

    in Introductions & Greetings

    Posted · Edited by Sharon M
    add some text

    Welcome!!

    On 2/27/2023 at 11:24 PM, BeeGryphon said:

    but I went into [big box chain store] to pick up some dried bugs for my carnivorous plants and ended up staring at the betta wall for a good 10 minutes.

    Oh heavens, this is what happened to me.

    I've been out of the hobby since 2004-ish, went into my LFS to pick up something super expensive for my doggo, and ended up staring at one Neon Tetra.

    I swear it was like a physical "thing" took over my brain.
    Like an ex smoker taking a hit off a cigarette I just HAD to have a pack of Neon Tetras.
    I've had chickens, goats, worked with cows, but I cannot keep them here, and I MISS my little fish friends. 

    From then on it was a race to find used equipment, (all my old aquarium stuff is in Northern NYS) and dust off my nets.

    WELCOME to the Wet Side!

    Edit: your tank is looking good!
     

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    What are you currently reading?

    in Off Topic General

    Posted

    On 2/18/2022 at 1:30 PM, YeePuffer said:

    Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft

    Still new to reading as a hobby so I'm starting by going through some of the classics. Pretty sure At The Mountains of Madness is still going to be my favorite Lovecraft story by the time I'm finished with it though since Cthulhu is spending time with drawing out backstories on characters I just don't care about.  

    I would love to visit his grave in Rhode Island.

     

    What Tank Setup Are You Daydreaming About?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 2/25/2023 at 3:59 PM, Miska said:

    My dad was a woodworker and a construction worker and I wish he was still alive. I think I can probably actually fashion a mission style that would hold it, but... I do not want to *leans head back and sighs* but I will. But not right now. Maybe in 6 months.

    I'm sorry you lost your father. 

    No matter how old you are, it is still very hard to lose a parent. 
    A mission style would be very classy AND sturdy.

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