Jollypop4321

I had a 10 gallon with white sand as substrate Lots of dwarf hair grass. I observed that my guppies did not color up well compared to their siblings in other tanks with black substrate. So I thought that I could remove some white sand and then pour the black sand over it hiding the white sand underneath, so not to disrupt the nitro cycle. it turned out a mess I’m afraid but I’m going with it anyway. I even procured some wood, but the tannins leached out and turned the water tea color I laugh at my colossal blunder every time I look at it. I think it will look ok once the water clears. Though I am not a fan of the salt and pepper substrate. And I’m confident that the juvenile Guppies will color Up better against the darker colors Like their siblings do.

Baby brine shrimp eggs can be found here at the co op. I just purchased the ziss Artemis blender and setting up tonight. It’s a bit spendy. If you can’t afford it now look on YouTube for a diy instructions. It’s very easy and inexpensive to set up. And the result is well worth the efforts imo. I was just looking for a more permanent solution since I am hatching bbs all the time the micro worm culture I got on eBay. It was very cheap when you consider you have it forever. Cory did a video on this and that’s how I got into it. Instant mashed potatoes and all. Lol. And is totally sustainable over the long term. No need to repurchase the culture. And keeping them alive is so easy you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner The whole Shabang cost about $25.00 this includes the culture instant mashed potatoes and a bit of yeast. The guppies love both these foods even though they are tiny today I received my order from the co op In that order I received bug bites and Extreme krill flakes We'll see how the fish go for it tomorrow As for plants I usually get them on eBay. But the shippping methods done by amateurs during this COVID thing is not good and the plants are far gone and or dead before I receive them. In the order today from the co op I received two Anubis that were very well packed, quickly received and the plants are so perfect they look plastic Im thrilled with my order You don’t have to do all this at once. Take small steps as you feel comfortable and you will have much success.

Lucky you! I just purchased some red rams horn snails as part of a clean up crew. They are very interesting In the aquarium. I like the color they add. And the algae they eat

IVe found that using live foods for the baby fry as they grow, give off slightly larger guppies, and more vibrant colors. I Breed the indigo blue, Blue dragons. currently feeding micro worms, baby brine shrimp and quality flake food. I’ve tried feeding them blood worms many times but they are repelled by them even the adult guppies will go for these foods. Also as stated lots of bidding places such as java moss, guppy grass, and so forth is important so the young are not eaten by the parents Personally I keep males and females separate and fry go into their own grow out tank, but can be placed back into adult tanks once they are large enough.

Hi everyone. Been watching @Cory ,s pod casts for a while. Placed my first order with the co op this evening. Looking forward to receiving the Viss hatchery. It’s got to be much better than the soda bottle and light bulb I’ve been using this past year. (It works😄) Though I will still need to heat it some way. I own just 4 small aquariums all for catering to guppies My love is the indigo blue, Blue Dragons with black Dumbo ears. My stock are small and I’m slowly Line breeding for a larger size. There has been limited success There in the middle Bottom is a male larger than his father and brothers. he has all the traits I’m breeding for. Not much a success but its a start. This is a male only tank. Unfortunately I lost all the large females from this line during a water change accident. Still waiting for the younger girls to mature so I can start culling and breeding again. Though I did also out source a couple Of females in case there is a need to pull from a different gene pool

My dream product would be an all inclusive brine shrimp hatchery Similar to the Viss One that has a built in heater, light at the bottom for harvesting and built in usb pump So that all you need to do is add aquarium salt and bbs eggs you know the term. Plug and play!