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  1. I just bred mine to mark it off my bucket list 😅 I took 25x to my LFS and gave them to them. They threw them all into a 125 gal plant tank that they sell plants out of. Lots of places for them to hide in there. I have about 12x remaining. Mine are getting sassy. I'm going to give them away soon. My dividing plan awhile back was to take Plastic Mesh sheets (find at JoAnn Fabrics), and create a series of dividers to custom-fit into a 20-gal long. That gives room for about 10x that can run on one filter / heater rather than separate jugs, etc.
  2. @KentFishFanUK I’m pulling on an older thread here… My kid just stumbled on a high cache of Fairy Shrimp in a local park minutes from our home… We started out birding… … but quickly turned into all out naturalist “whatevering.” He found these… And caught one…
  3. I’m driving my oldest son and his friend across state today, birding all day. They’re headed to the shore for a weekend of intense birding with a state youth ornithological society. I will probably post what photos he keeps from the trip. For now, here’s a few more recent shots… Ruddy Duck Hybrid: Mallard x American Black Duck Snow Goose (with Canadian friends) Common Yellowthroat Song Sparrow Spotted Sandpiper
  4. I think Elassoma and White Clouds could live happily together with no heater. Probably... detritus worms (?) Not sure...
  5. I'd probably hope for a 65% success. You'll need to add enough Elassoma to nail the nematodes....
  6. If your plan is to release shrimp from bottom of a hatchery by gravity fall through a metal valve, It could work if you keep it all from leaking.
  7. Final Betta splendens breeding project video. I’m giving these away to friends this week…
  8. Yes! It’s called a trophotaenia, if I recall correctly. Here’s our complete spawning report if you’re interested. I think there’s a few videos…
  9. No, not the Discus. Look at the bottom. Beautiful Assassin Snail skewering an earthworm piece just added 🪱
  10. I’m not sure. I thought Jordanella floridae at first glance… maybe a little male… but that doesn’t seem right. To my eye, the Dorsal + Caudal fin pronouncement seems to preclude Puffer… but I’ve never raised juvenile Puffers.
  11. I've found that 29 gal / 55 gal / 40 gal . . . each has a longer "throw" for light to reach depth. That can be a factor. On the other hand, you seem to really be on top of your chems and tests, so maybe there's something in the concern about old-tank syndrome. I've tried to study up on theories of allelopathy, but nothing ever seems very concrete. My favorite Wisteria tank was a 20 gallon small goldfish tank my son kept up years ago. It was absolutely perfect with the Wisteria growth . . .
  12. I love a long read. How deep is your tank? Hygrophila difformis (Water Wisteria) will grow free-floating as well as planted. Try some floating for awhile.
  13. START-UP COSTS: Starting up a new tank is it’s own cost. I generally estimate cost of a new startup by adding a zero to the tank volume. So for a 55 gal. aquarium, all said and done… tank cost, lid cost, stand cost, gravel, hardscape, plants, lighting, filtration, heater, fertilizers, food, nets, water-changing equipment, water treatment chems, water testing kit, etc.… I estimate a minimum of $550. For a 10 gal. tank, I estimate a minimum of $100. MAINTENANCE COSTS: Although a lot will depend on how you keep fish, I try to estimate a base of $10 / per tank / per month. The more complicated you make things for yourself, the more costs you’ll run into.
  14. 26.5 C - 29.5 C (80-85 F) is the window I recommend aiming for. They will spawn at that temperature, and remain in optimal health. Here is a crazy grow-out of Gold Rams we bred a few years ago. This was a 20g tank. Insane stocking, but they’d all grown up together. It was a project where we’d bred in an electric blue male ram into the genetics… My son did a whole series on breeding these. I posted it on the forum here somewhere…
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