Firestorm_1976

Thank you, mynameisnobody!

It seems that nitrates is a controversial topic. It sounds like 10 ppm and below is not worthy even talking about as those levels appear to be pretty much harmless in planted tanks. When it comes to higher levels than that, it does appear to be a controversial topic with some studies show some minor negative impacts, such as stunted growth and somewhat reduced life span. I personally would not even think twice under 10 ppm. I will copy/paste you some of the resources that I saved for myself on the topic of nitrates. Articles https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/5-4-1-nitrate-in-depth/?fbclid=IwAR1v2K_HTO82BLrMtu4dZ9ZCgS1hyKXZ7ucBxiuVSRWQ2DvHy_g8j8Gx_kM#:~:text=At%20the%20highest%20nitrate%20concentration,influence%20tilapia%20production%20in%20RAS http://www.aquaworldaquarium.com/articles/EffectOfNitrate.html?fbclid=IwAR01Mnj0ZFFR6M3bkJoqUq5YzzKO6d87M0MWIm-Zd5pEeaq_btNAjgu0Xgo Studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977012/?fbclid=IwAR2jDnP1Av0uXmixj5t0G2hCj_HiDeNDcwscrGN9f0aNPEBBjofuNMWb-SQ#:~:text=Independent%20exposure%20to%20elevated%20nitrate,growth%20experiment%20(Table%202) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144860914000041?fbclid=IwAR3WxwpwJCeiJ9o7k8Ryn3dpdRQkXzuIBz0g7MzCG9U9R81FdNcMmOfiN2Q

Thank you, Fish Folk! I only have one display tank (+ QT tank when I get new fish), so definitely not a breeder. But I wish to maintain a line of healthy next generation of swords, born and raised in my tank. With platies, the way I "cull" the "undesirables" is simply by rehoming them through a local hobbyist group :). That's why I am hesitant to get a red-eyed male, d/t concerns with impaired eye sight if bred albino to albino as the babies will not be for sale but for me to keep (at least those that I want, and I do not have a separate fry tank, so few make it to adulthood with many hungry mouthes swimming around 🙂

Does anybody in the U.S. have hifin/ cauliflower juveniles (interested in 1-2 males) to ship to Arizona? Additionally, I have a question about lyretail swordtails genetics, if I may. I have five lyretail "ladies" and no male yet. Is their lyretail-induced hifin is genetically similar to just the hifin? What would happen offspring-wise if they are bred with a regular bright-red (non-red-eye, non-hifin) male (the ladies are red eye, which I personally dislike). And what would happen if they are to be bred with a hifin red-eye (non-lyretail, since those are functionally sterile) male? Is breeding red eye + red eye runs chances of blindness or very poor eye sight in offspring? Thanks so much in advance for any words of wisdom!

Does anybody in the U.S. have hifin/ cauliflower juveniles (interested in 1-2 males) to ship to Arizona? Additionally, I have a question about lyretail swordtails genetics, if I may. I have five lyretail "ladies" and no male yet. Is their lyretail-induced hifin is genetically similar to just the hifin? What would happen offspring-wise if they are bred with a regular bright-red (non-red-eye, non-hifin) male (the ladies are red eye, which I personally dislike). And what would happen if they are to be bred with a hifin red-eye (non-lyretail, since those are functionally sterile) male? Is breeding red eye + red eye runs chances of blindness or very poor eye sight in offspring? Thanks so much in advance for any words of wisdom!

Very interesting, and looks similar to hifin platies with HH being non-viable. I have a question about lyretail swordtails for you, if I may. I have five lyretail "ladies" and no male yet. Is their lyretail-induced hifin is genetically similar to just the hifin? What would happen offspring-wise if they are bred with a regular bright-red (non-red-eye, non-hifin) male (the ladies are red eye, which I personally dislike). And what would happen if they are to be bred with a hifin red-eye (non-lyretail, since those are functionally sterile) male? Is breeding red eye + red eye runs chances of blindness or very poor eye sight in offspring? Thanks so much in advance! Are you in the US? Once your juveniles start showing sex characteristics, is there a chance to get 1-2 hifin males from you? I am in Arizona.