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  1. Fish Folk
    Thanks Kat_Rigel! We actually moved them all over to a private school where we set up a classroom tank for 5th graders the past couple years. At the front end of this video, you can really see how phenomenal these guppies came out from just about 8x _lame_ guppies from PetSmart. As long as you run them through the med trio, they're fine. Check these out . . .
  2. Fish Folk
    After we raised them, here's what the fry looked like before we sold them all . . .
  3. Fish Folk
    We found that in a 20 gal. long (75.7 liter) aquarium, one breeding pair of Kribensis (pelvicachromis pulcher) benefitted from sharing the space with a tight-schooling group of 9x Brilliant rasboras (Rasbora einthovenii). Here is a breeding journal video we made last year . . .
  4. Fish Folk
    In Western Maryland, we bought about 8x or so guppies. Random mix, bought cheap at PetSmart. Did Med trio indoors, then put out in the pond. Pulled out 70+ really colorful guppies at the end of the summer, brought inside, and eventually sold for $100. Fun little experiment. Couple of videos here...
  5. Fish Folk
    TRUTH!!
  6. Fish Folk
    Good advice from Struggle. We are pretty limited with how much we can feed. Maybe 1x - 2x zucchini disks a day, plus we fed other things (sera-micron, bbs, algae wafers) in a wood-filled, oak-leaf-litter-bottomed grow out tank.
  7. Fish Folk
    The clear / gray eggs are fertile. Maybe you’ve got some also on the glass. Young male probably. You can scrape them gently off surfaces with an old credit card.
  8. Fish Folk
    Greg is awesome! Enjoyed meeting him at our fish club when he came to give a talk on selective breeding.
  9. Fish Folk
    You must have well-seasoned wood. Also I recommend dead, dried oak leaf litter. You also should feed zucchini. You do not need to weigh it down if you prep a little. First, slice into salad-bar-sized discs. Then cut off the rind. Then boil for a minute or so until they sink. Sometimes push them under water boiling in a pan with the back of a large kitchen spoon. If you have time to watch, here’s a crazy BAP journal on a spawn from last year. Not an ideal breeding scenario by far! but nature finds a way... [Go to 7:44 on the video to see an example of things specifically discussed in this thread]
  10. Fish Folk
    EBAs are favorites of ours! Hatched out a batch a few months ago. Selling at our LFS already. We split parents up from fry. This video shows both tanks.
  11. Fish Folk
    Yes. Alder cones — grow wild out where we live — and small fragments of catappa leaves help mitigate fungus, and provide source decomposition for micro life (infusoria, et al).
  12. Fish Folk
    Does the Marina unit allow water flow-through from the tank? Maybe try the Lee’s small. First, check to see exactly how much water it holds so that your anti-fungal treatment isn’t too much. BTW: those angels may try to DESTROY you when you go for the eggs. Also... not to be a wet blanket... just a quick glance at your photos leaves me wondering if you’re eggs are fertile. If they’re a solid bright white the day after you pull them, it may be an unfertilized batch.
  13. Fish Folk
    So, if you really want to try to hatch babies, reach in and snip the strand of val, and move to a container suspended inside the tank (or to another empty tank with the same chemistry and temperature). Add an air stone to churn the water. You can use tank water, or 1/2 tank water / 1/2 R.O. (or bottled) water. Add the prescribed amount of methylene blue drops... or Hydrogen Peroxide 3% solution (1 ml / 1 gal). Wait 3-5 days. Remove white fungus-covered eggs with a pipette each time you check. Here’s a couple videos that explain it:
  14. Fish Folk
    Anabantids are labyrinth breathers. Hardest development point seems to be when fry are developing this organ. Lots of breeders struggle at first. Some folks cover the entire top in plastic wrap to ensure uniform humidity...
  15. Fish Folk
    Congratulations! I think Gourami parents usually tend to the eggs & nest (?) until fry hatch. Any chance the Angelfish and Catfish could vacation in another tank awhile? Cut back on flow too for little fry.
  16. Fish Folk
    (Awkward to quote my own comment 😂) but come to think of it, those big indoor tubs Cory has been working with might work very, very well for Goodeids!
  17. Fish Folk
    Well, we just got ours, so not sure. Greg Sage suggests moving gravid females out to a separate tank if you want to keep most all the fry. However, we’ve read that if there’s several generations going in your starting group (I.e. some mature adults, and some younger ones) then they tend to leave fry alone.
  18. Fish Folk
    I’ve heard they buckle once temps go into upper 70s or higher. For us in Western Maryland, I doubt they’d do well since our tubs get hot through the summers (90-F).
  19. Fish Folk
    Our water is soft, so we’ve jammed a bag of crushed coral in the tank, and added shells. We’re normally breeding Rams and enjoying Discus, so this is a fun departure!
  20. Fish Folk
    Here’s some photos from this morning feeding after a water change.
  21. Fish Folk
    That's interesting! What is it about high elevation that affects aquarium parameters? What's your water like?
  22. Fish Folk
    Hey Struggle -- that's really cool you're keep all of those! You know what, Fishbase.se needs a certified uploader photo for Xenotoca lyonsi (https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Xenotoca-lyonsi) -- maybe you could upload one of yours? Weren't they originally classified with the Xenotoca doadrioi and Xenotoca eisenii? Limia perugia looks fascinating too. Do you know if yours came from the Dominican Republic? We have friends down there, but they're way over on the eastern side of the DR.
  23. Fish Folk
    Wow, Lynze! Yours look fantastic. Thanks for the feedback. We've been seeing them enjoy Bug Bites Spirulina flakes, and Omega One Kelp Flakes. Both ingredients do have a pretty hardy mix of protein in. The breeder we got them from recommended tossing over duckweed for them to graze on. They do seem hungry all day long! Lights off right now on Eastern Time Zone, but we'll try to upload some photos here tomorrow. We have 2x mature males, 2x mature females, and four young ones -- one of which is starting to show a hint of red on the tail (probably 3x females / 1x male juveniles). Our temperature in the basement fishroom is hanging out at about 69-degrees Fahrenheit right now. I notice that in the photos you shared, the female in the top photo does not appear to have much by way of spotting coloration. Do some females have a speckled lateral line appearance, while others look more like female guppies? Or is this a maturity thing? Just curious.
  24. Fish Folk
    Out of curiosity . . . is anyone on this forum keeping / breeding goodeids? We just got 8x Xenotoca doadrioi this weekend from a breeder in our fish club. They were originally collected in the Etzatlan region, Ameca / Magdelana basin and imported by the North American Goodeid Working Group for a convention back in 2014. They're a CARES priority list species. Kept at indoor room temperature - no heater. They like foods with greens in, but will eat just about everything. The males are very brightly colored. Greg Sage over at Select Aquatics has done a lot with these. It's hard to keep in stock though, because demand can quickly drain a breeder's supply. Females, it is reported, generally only drop 5-20 fry every 60 days.
  25. Fish Folk
    Yep. This tank is in a 5th grade school classroom we set up and help to maintain. The kids LOVE watching the livebearers. This guppy was born in our outdoor mini-pond this past summer. She's got some proper girth on her!
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