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A. MAZ. ING!!!
I’ve never gotten as far. Bravo! Ever considered pulling the Parents / leaving the fry?
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Scheeli are growing out in the little 2.5 gal. here. Maybe 6-10 of them…
And a few survive in the Colony, though many do get picked off…
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On 4/11/2022 at 10:35 PM, Minanora said:
Are you like, buying bulk superfood salad or? That's a rather random source for large capacity jugs. 😛
My friend is a manager, and gave me a few boxes of empty jugs 😂
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Someone reminded me of this classic sequence, 1983 Monty Python, The Meaning of Life, fish tank scene...
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On 4/11/2022 at 8:41 PM, Widgets said:
I ran across this interesting article.
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/scientists-teach-fish-to-do-basic-math/
Quote from the article... "The researchers wanted to make sure these animals weren't just getting trained to receive a yummy reward with certain images, but rather truly internalized how to add and subtract.”
*Fish to Scientist, “Oh there are other rewards . . . you want to see how smart I can really be? How about the reward that starts with 'spa-' and ends with '-wning' ?"
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In case you missed it in the video posted by @Widgets, this is me in the high flow tank…
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On 4/11/2022 at 8:37 PM, gardenman said:
These types of aquariums seem to be more popular in Europe than here. There are other videos of them being built and some include a horizontal panel above the outlet to direct the flow directly over the gravel. Some of the better gyre pumps can move over 5200 gallons per hour, which is a pretty substantial flow. One video I saw the owner designed caves that were at various angles and in some cases exposed and in other cases shielded so the fish (Hillstream loaches in this case if I recall correctly) could pick where they'd prefer to hang out in terms of current. He also built-in dead areas so the fish could rest up if need be.
I like specialty fish tanks like these and suspect there's a market for them. When you look at what reef keepers will spend, it's hard to overprice something. Tanks designed for archerfish, river fish, and other fish with specialized needs could be a pretty profitable option in the right markets. Some of the tanks you see in Chinese markets come equipped with electronic monitoring built right into the tanks. At a glance you can see the pH, temp, and more. We don't do that for some reason.
I think Americans have gotten too used to what a fish tank "should" look like, and we don't push the boundaries enough. A bigger hood could hide a wave maker like that in the video along with a full above the tank filtration system and lighting. The false bottom tanks could be made pretty easily by a custom tank builder for a fairly minimal extra cost. (The pumps can get pricey though at $400 or so for the bigger ones.) Some creativity in the tank building world could open up the hobby more than it already is. There are a few toroidal (donut-shaped) tanks out there that work great for schooling fish. There are seemingly endless options, but no one seems overly interested in exploring them. Not much in the US market in terms of fish tank design has changed in the 50+ years I've been keeping fish. We went from rectangular Metaframe tanks to rectangular all glass/acrylic tanks, but that's about it.
Well - said! Admittedly, I’m not much practiced in thinking “outside the glass box,” but these videos are interesting!
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My guess:
Clown pleco.
L103
max 4”
All good!
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Hey hey!! It’s a big moving day for these GBR fry.
First the “dump”…
Then the “chow”…
Yay!!!!
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I’m not sure exactly which journal to drop this MISC killifish update in. Guess it will do right here…
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On 4/10/2022 at 3:25 PM, Alex Miota said:
I recently bought a Zist brine shrimp hatchery from Aquarium Co-Op and can’t stress how much I love this. I have made my own in the past and had success but not like this I recently bought 8 Pinoy Angle fish and they came in very small but very much alive. I wanted to grow them out myself because I love watching the process. They were so tiny I knew I would need to feed baby brine shrimp. This brine shrimp hatchery works so well that I would recommend it to any one who has a fish tank and wants to feed baby’s so they grow fast. I have never tried to raise the baby brine shrimp into adults just for the fun of it and to feed my fish non frozen brine shrimp as the angle fish are already eating frozen adult frozen brine shrimp. If you have any suggestions on how to grow baby brine shrimp to adults please let me know.
Hope you left this great review for the product on the website!
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I prefer black. I tape on cheap Elmer’s Foam project board…
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Agreed! @gardenman thanks so much for sharing those videos. That's waaaaay more impressive than anything I'd ever imagined. Plus, as G. Farmer says, "They're breeding in there" re: Gold Nugget Plecos. Wow!
I got an interesting response online the I inquired why few of them are reported as breeding ex situ:
"In nature, Baryancistrus graze on algae all day long. Getting that kind of throughput of food, while maintaining maximum oxygen saturation (they are rheophile), low nitrate/nitrite levels that they like generally can not be achieved with filtration. In a flow through system perhaps we would have better success rates. There is another factor, fish of high value have more people trying to breed them. Today we have lots of people breeding zebra plecos, suggesting that they are easier to breed than any other Hypancistrus species - but it is just a question of how many people are trying. In the case of Baryancistrus xanthellus there is likely less than a handful of aquarists with a group of adults."
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Here we go! BOOM!!!!
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Moved these BNP fry out into the 33 gal tank today. More Bristlenose than Killis in there now!
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Confirmed breeding pair! EBAs sitting on wigglers. This is so helpful for selling them. People would much rather buy a confirmed pair than “unsexed” assortment. And I, for my part, refuse to guess / lie about a pair being confirmed. Either they are, or they aren’t.
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Exciting day!! I’ve found Nothobranchius guentheri eggs a-plenty in my coconut fiber media.
short story long…
(1) My 10 gal breeding tank cracked, flooding my fishroom 🥴
(2) I pulled the spawning container, poured excess water off top, and poured out into a container with paper towels under and on top to absorb moisture…
(3) Today, i checked the media, and behold!
(4) Now I let it air dry some more, then carefully label a zip lock bag (species / date bagged / 8-weeks when they can be hatched out)
(5) I place this inside a small styro in a warm upstairs room of my house (bathroom back shelf)
Can’t wait til June!!!
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Mormyrus Longirostris
I had to look these up. Very unique fish. Their overall adult size is too prohibitive for me to bring into my hobby.
That electrical shock thing is fascinating!
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On 4/11/2022 at 2:31 AM, WhitecloudDynasty said:
it drops a bit too fast
Are you referring to the fish food “dropping” down through the water column because shiners are drift feeders? Or some other parameter “drop”?
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On 4/11/2022 at 12:11 AM, nabokovfan87 said:
Yep. Exactly. To be clear, I don't think it's required to have a waterfall, but water along the surface of the tank would push it down the side, etc. You could opt for a waterfall, you could opt to have one spray left, right, center, you have some options for sure.
And I like the option of those Hydor fans blowing back from opposite side as suggested earlier too. Interesting! Now I've got to build this some day . . . confound this FORUM! No way can I keep up with the fascinating project possibilities here!
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On 4/10/2022 at 11:49 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
Yeah if just depends if you're running a lid or splashing or what the full plan is. I definitely wouldn't waterfall a HoB pump. You just have to make sure the pump has enough pressure to get the water to the height long term (and however far you want it to spray across). If you take dean's mod and cut a slice in the pipe, you'll get a waterfall.
That's brilliant. Now I have to try this out . . . killing me here!
So would you do something like this? Where the powerhead is redirected via PVC elbow up to spray bar
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On 4/10/2022 at 11:48 PM, Ken Burke said:
See that’s what I’ve been trying to say!
You can also have one above the waterline acting like a waterfall
(ORD) 🤩
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On 4/10/2022 at 11:28 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
I had a 55 with side mount and a 29G with a similar setup and it was nice. I really wish they made lids for side mounted HoBs
Dean has one he made. Let me grab the vid
I think eheim and fluval sell kits as well.
Thank you much! That's a brilliant little DIY. Makes sense.
So are you imagining a powerhead leading up to a spray bar? (sorry if you've just said that)
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On 4/10/2022 at 11:26 PM, nabokovfan87 said:
I'd run 3. And I'd run longer uplift tubes. I'd also try to have some sort of a spray bar or output nozzle setup to give the flow some width.
Rachel did hers with a FX filter. Seems like just a much easier setup than all of these different sponges to maintain.
So please forgive my ignorance . . . what's a "spray bar"?
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A Heavy Flow Aquarium Design for Breeding Gold Nugget Plecos
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Agree ^^