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  1. I didn't know the trick about turning the shells upside down to get the fish out of them. But, to move shellies all I do is wiggle my fingers at them and watch which shell they hide in, and then pick that shell up with its' resident fish and move them both 😛 I think that's far less stressful on the fish than netting them.
  2. I have a 20 long with 3 pairs of Lamprologus Brevis "Sunspot". One pair is pumping out fry, one pair is definitely shacked up together, and the third pair hangs together but is younger and not yet breeding. I have vision breaks so they all have their own little territories, though they often mingle especially at feeding time. After the first 3 sets of fry from the first pair slowly disappeared from the tank (eaten by their daddy I believe, but cannot prove 😛 ), I decided to catch out ten babies and grow them out separately. Question: how big should the fry be before I return them to the colony? I do not want this to be a "death tornado" as Cory would term it! Too small, and they get eaten; too large, and there could be issues of aggression/territory (as I understand it). There are plenty of shells to go around for everyone. I've read that Brevis are not supposed to eat their own babies, and will allow more than one generation to co-exist, but that was not happening with this colony. I'm hoping that once I get these other small fish into the colony, then future fry will also be safer. Thanks!
  3. I recently hatched out about 30 Paleatus eggs, and two of the babies came out albino. These are of the supposed "high fin" variety, so I assumed some selective breeding/inbreeding had resulted in the albinos. Anyway, its' clear to me that Paleatus can be the source of albinos! - Andy
  4. Ahoy to a fellow Sailor! It truly is a TINY world: I was a young officer stationed in Little Creek, VA (just a short way from Norfolk) during Desert Storm I, and lived across from a shopping plaza that had an AMAZING family-owned pet store!!! Mine was in Virginia Beach 🙂 I was single, so limited in my ability to keep fish during deployments, but the store owner was always happy to take my fish in when I had to leave, and in a few instances I was able to actually get some of the same fish back when I returned if it was a shorter deployment. Nice to "meet" you. - Andy
  5. Hey folks, finally getting around to joining this forum after watching Cory mention it online like a zillion times 🙂 I know my handle "Andy70VWBus" is ugly, but my original YouTube was supposed to be a channel centered on my 1970 VW camper van, and now it's too much trouble to change it, so I'm just keeping it and using it here so folks can recognize me from YouTube live streams etc. I've had the pleasure of meeting MANY of the "FishTube" creators at the past two Aquatic Experience shows in New Jersey, what fun! My fish tanks are scattered all over my house, though I do hope to create a real fish room eventually. I currently have 16 tanks in operation, not counting a rack of little bowls and jars holding various plants for future tank builds. I use only live plants, no "plasticus artificialis" allowed! I love breeding fish, so that is usually my focus. I currently have the following breeding: Guppies/Endlers (of course) - trying to line out my own "Navy Blue and Gold" line of guppies (black body with gold head and blue tail) Limia Perugiae Black-Chin Livebearers (Girardinus Metallicus) Neocaridina Shrimp (Red, Blue, Yellow, and Snow Ball lines) Paleatus Corydoras (Salt and Pepper Cories) Bristlenose Plecostomus (both long-fin Yellow and Super-Red lines) Lamprologus Brevis "Sunspot" shell dwellers - my first Cichlids in many years! There is a group of Melanotaenia McCullochi that I want to breed, but have not got them properly set up yet. In addition to those, I recently added my first Caridina (soft water) shrimp, but they are too young to breed yet. I also have five Blue-tailed Goodeids which I had planned to breed, but all five of them turned out to be males, so they are just a fraternity pack until I find them some females. I live near Rochester New York, but we have no local fish club in Rochester, so I am a member of a fish club over near Buffalo, about an hour's drive away. So there's my intro! Cya All in the live streams and posts below! - Andy
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