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Fish Folk

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  1. I'd leave it alone. Java ferns aren't necessarily dying completely when they produce new off-shoots.
  2. Before launching into a lengthy reply, help me understand a few facts about your experience: (1) Have you ever successfully bred and raised Betta splendens before? (2) Do you regularly breed and raise aquarium fish? (3) Are you familiar with the breeding process for Betta splendens? (4) Do you understand the development process for the labyrinth organ in Anabantids? (5) Do you keep, propagate, or hatch any live foods regularly? If you answer "Yes" to all of the above, we can get into specifics fast. If not, there's just a little learning curve.
  3. It is probably fine. Enjoy the baby J-ferns, I pluck mine off, and plant around the tank once they're about 4x that size. Just be sure that you preserve rhizome stalk. I've had them melt away entirely, then restart from the rhizome without explanation. Are there any fish in there?
  4. I assess that you have a bacterial infection in the caudal fin on that lemon-yellow Discus. I have struggled with this in certain species. I cannot say what this could be, but in my case, I think it has been a flexibacter infection...
  5. In my opinion, unless you (1) get very good at one or two specific valuable species, (2) can produce them consistently in substantial quantities, and (3) unless you get good at shipping fish… …breeding fish for profit is more of a pipe dream than a profitable plan. Do what you enjoy! Here’s what I’m enjoying…
  6. Introducing… Etheostoma spectabile — Orangethroated Darters.
  7. Wait for it… wait for it… (acclimating…)
  8. Banded Darter sat for a couple photos today…
  9. You might find that fish ca eat the hearts of artichoke stems. You could cut them into discs like this…
  10. I’m growing a colony of Jungle Endlers. It’s a slow process… because I basically let a pair of Nanochromis parilus snack on unlucky fry. But enough survive. Here’s a few of the fellas… It’s a jungle where they live …
  11. It depends on how long your aquarium has been cycling for. If it has been set up awhile, bio will coat all hard surfaces. If you have hardscape like lava rock in there, bio will be honeycombed everywhere in there. I guess there's always risks with unknowns . . . but I'd totally do whatever you want with your HOB. BTW, I like AquaClear filters a lot.
  12. I have had 4x of these (two pairs). The males are brutal partners. What happens is that she'll come out and display for him, coax him into a cave, corner, who knows . . . they disappear awhile . . . I get very hopeful . . . but nothing. I'm sure there must be some trigger or environmental element that I'm just missing.
  13. There she goes… he’s still not taking a hint…
  14. Tagging @Guppysnail for photos of her emersed aquaponic aquariums. I keep one Aquaponics setup designed by a friend who is producing these for industry trial... Water is drawn through a custom-designed sponge filter, and pumped up into the reservoir. From there, it drains down on the other side, creating a natural flow in the aquarium. I feed the plants up top a weekly diet of liquid plant fertilizers (e.g. Easy Green, etc.) But you can just get some specially-designed aquarium baskets to hang on the inside / back. Roots will grow down into the water column. Use Lava Rock to hold the plants in place. I buy Lava Rock from Lowes -- pretty cheap. It is porous, and therefore builds up bio over time. I do recommend adding air for flow, and aerobic bacteria colony benefit. If you're keeping the tank cold . . . my goodness . . . you should set up a NANF tank (North American Native Fish). But if you're new to the hobby, maybe go easy at first. Here are NANF species I keep... Rainbow Shiner (Notropis chrosomus -- native to Alabama): Tomorrow, I am receiving two pairs of Orangethroat Darters (Etheostoma spectabile) by mail: They're very interesting! I've kept NANF in a 29 gal for some time. Here's a still video shot I took some time back...
  15. Been awhile since I added to this thread. I am expecting a box of fish this week. Included will be two pairs of Orangethroat Darters (Etheostoma spectabile). The “money-shot” on these is this photo… In reality… maybe one in a thousand heats up that well in spring spawning colors. But they sure can be lookers… To moderate expectations, mine will probably look like this… But an aquarist can dream! 😎
  16. My son’s tank… male juvenile Swordtails starting to grow swords… (My son admits… the tank could use a cleaning…)
  17. I suspect you may find that curing salt contains a very low percentage of sodium nitrite. A lot of it will be just sodium chloride. Additionally, excess sodium may pose serious challenges to establishing a healthy biome. But… me being a “once-upon-a-time-wanna-be-a-chemist” … I think you should test your theory, keep us posted, and try to document your results.
  18. Looks nice! Your plan could work. Everyone has different preferences and different experiences. Is your water hard or soft? A planted tank with wood leeching tannins tends to skew soft, and pH will tend to slowly lower unless you add a buffer. Just musing about how that might affect species selection. Green laser corys are nice if you can order them… The smaller Green Neon Tetras that are coming out tend to do better for me than the bulkier normal Neon Tetras… You might like a male Betta imbellis. They’re a fascinating “swamp fish.” I kept a green one awhile…
  19. My female Swordtails keep getting huge… but no fry show up. So, I am trying an old play from Master Dean’s book… Dropped fry can swim out through the holes, and survive in the tank.
  20. No, not for this species. They will do well at room temperature between 65-75 F. As long as you keep enough air flowing into the tank, they can thrive in the upper limit of their temperature range. If, however, they reach 80-F for prolonged periods of time, they do begin to struggle.
  21. The issue has to do with which may be more likely to clog up with salt: the air-stone? Or the open airline? I like using the ziss air-stone, attached to a length of rigid (hard-plastic) air line. I do a simple DIY version like this…
  22. @Seattle_Aquarist provided an excellent answer to a similar question on another thread a few years back…
  23. My first guess is Cryptocoryne parva.
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