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TDS 170. Been doing 50% water changes ever other day. Working well.

The Hikari is 50% protein with the first ingredient being krill and the second is silkworm pupae. Colored granules are 47% protein with the first ingredient fish mean. Frozen bloodworms, in contrast, are only 4% protein. I have them on hand for my rainbow fish though. Once they’re bigger I will work some in for variety. I’ve been told they could have problems with them when they are small.

For sure, agreed. They had been in the same tank with everything consistent since June, getting settled in. This is the first time, and hopefully last for a while, they have been moved. Blue green algae started forming so I took them out and re set that tank. Now wort discus. I feed them Hikari discus pellets, bug bites, and tetra tropical colored granulas. Switching it from day to do. Once a day when their light goes out. I think they’re set now and nothing will have to be changed.

The tank they were in before had CaribSea supernaturals white sand. I’m going bare bottom here bc that sand was terrible in my opinion. I wanted to like it but ever water change threw sand everywhere. Every side of the tank had a thin layer of it and it got into the filter. The caves and plants all had a layer that made them have a white tinge. It does just wipe off but kind of a pain. Just my experience, I’m not using it here. I took out a lot of the caves today to make cleaning easier. I found a lot of the food was getting pushed into the spaces behind and next to the caves. Some was covered in white fungus stuff so I’m glad I got it all out. The Nicrew light that’s I bough to go on it is surprisingly nice for only twenty dollars. I put it on a cheap timer and it’s good to go. Light comes on at 10am and goes off at 4pm. I also bumped the temperature up to 86 because I would frequently find the temp at 82 or 83 now that it’s getting cold here and they are in my basement.

I had to wait a few more days to actually get the move done but I just got them into the 10g from the 40g. I was able to get a quick picture of them all together. I was going to try and get a measurement on them, but didn’t feel comfortable having them out of the tank any longer then necessary. There seems to be a pretty big disparity in size. One guy or girl, idk, is pretty big, comparative. Time to empty the 40 and get it ready for the discus.

Leopard Frogs are next on my list for sure, awesome fish and becoming more popular.

Because they are small still, contemplating moving them into a 10 gallon for grow out. That way access to food would be easier and water changes could be more frequent, easier to keep it clean. I’d also be able to see them more often to observe their behavior and feeding. I plan to take them out of the tank tomorrow for the first time since June to take measurements.

I bought a group of 12 juvenile, unsexed, zebra plecos that were all ~1.5 inches. I got them on June 23rd 2020 and lost five within the first two days due to user error. An expensive error to say the least. The remaining 7 have all been doing well sense then. They are in a 40 breeder at 84 degrees. This is my attempt to raise them to adults. I plan to use this thread as a journal with sporadic updates on their growth and living conditions.