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    Snow White Bristlenose

    in Fish Breeding

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    Looks like an interesting project. I would suggest that you try to cross them with some albino bristlenose after you get a few spans of the white ones as this will strengthen the genetics. Just make sure to keep some pure ones in a separate aquarium if this messes up the line.

    20 gallon long

    in General Discussion

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    I also have a 20 long. I am currently trying to breed kribensis in it.  I agree with Maggie that a small siphon is best to clean with.  That aquarium looks great! Don't be discouraged by the loss of some fish (it happens to everyone).  I would suggest trying some bronze or albino corydoras and some cherry barbs as both species can tolerate softer water and also provide some action and color in the aquarium.  You might want to cool the water down a bit for the barbs though. You should also make sure you are getting the fish from a quality source and quarantine them just to make sure they are healthy so you get started off on the right foot. I hope this helps! Good luck! 

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    Growing Java moss for profit

    in Photos, Videos & Journals

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    17 hours ago, ChrisD said:

    I've had moss sitting in a container with minimal water for months only under indirect and pretty weak grow lights for house plants. Think under leaves. It's survived quite well.

    I personally feel the important part of it all is to have fun doing it even if you don't make much money.

    Yep! Having fun is certainly the most important part!

    Growing Java moss for profit

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    1 hour ago, gardenman said:

    The "for profit" part will be the hard part for you. There are lots of people out there selling golf ball sized chunks of java moss. (That's how I bought mine.) Many are now selling it for under $5 with free shipping. By the time you factor in a container for the moss, the envelope/box to ship it, the shipping costs and the time/gas/energy needed to transport it to the shipper/post office, making a profit from it will be a challenge. Also, the Ramshorn snail could be a bad idea. They tend to reproduce freely and lots of people don't want snail infested java moss. (I'd prefer snail infested java moss, but that's just me.) If you're selling it for under $5, and eBay/Aquabid/whoever gets a cut, then you're paying for packaging materials, shipping costs, your own time in printing out the labels and communicating with the buyers, fixing any issues that cropped up ("My moss came all dead!") the odds of making any money from it are pretty slim. 

    It will certainly be a challenge, but if growing it in small jars works, I will set up more jars and be able to make lots of moss with little effort. I am also planning on selling the moss to a lfs to cut out shipping costs and problems. Thanks for the input!

    Growing Java moss for profit

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    2 hours ago, ChrisD said:

    A while back I transferred some java moss from one tank to another. The source tank has a small BBA issue, so I put the moss in a bowl without water and sprayed it with  3% H2O2 and let it sit for about 30 minutes before rinsing it with declorinated water. I now observe no algae in the destination tank and the moss is as healthy as in the source tank.

    Perhaps, if you do grow algae, you can try to see if what I did helps eliminate the algae. Pull it out, treat it, then put it back into a cleaned vessel.

    I hope your experiment is a success. I know I trim away several dollars worth of moss on a weekly basis.

    That sounds like a great idea! Should I run into an algae issue I will give it a try. Thanks!

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