Jeremy_fishguy

Thanks for this. I am thinking it should be fine but thought I should ask for other people's experience incase I accidentally have a major issue ahah

Cheers @Colu

Thanks for this I think you could be right here. Do I done with an anti fungal or just monitor?

Yeah I would say chuck some veggies in. A slice of zucchini with a fork sticking through it is my go to (the fork weighs it down). I dont even blanch mine, and they love it

What temp are you running the tank?

Hey all, I’ve been meaning to ask a question about one of my rams in the trio I have in a community 4ft planted tank. I have 2 who are dominant, have bold colours and territories within the tank that they spar over. I have another who I suspect may be a female, as there is little aggression from the other 2 towards this fish. Firstly, are there any good ways to sex rams? secondly, it has a pinkish tummy so I’m wondering if that’s got anything to do with anything. thirdly, I’ve noticed a bit of a spot on its head. It doesn’t look like ich but I’m not sure what it is,does anyone have any guesses? I freaked when something like his happened to my beta but it was just colour development in the scales so I’m guessing it could be this but I’m pretty new to the hobby so any advice would be appreciated :)) I tried to take a photo where you can see it.

You, my friend, are a thinker

Hey crew, I hope everyone is doing really well. About 2 weeks ago I bought a few tetras rather spontaneously and didn’t have a quarantine tank so I bought this plastic tub from Bunnings (An Australian hardware store). It’s not too rigid and is 50L - although I haven’t been filing it completely. should I be worried about the set up spontaneously combusting?? There is some bowing of the plastic but it’s doing quite well and I haven’t noticed any cracks or anything like that. Im slightly worried it will burst or something but don’t know if this is just an irrational fear - so advice and experience would be greatly appreciated. Also I pulled a spawn from a bristlenose fair i have in a community tank who have been breeding in the driftwood but I’ve only just given them a cave. I have another bristlenose breeding project on the go but can’t see I to the cave and let them colony breed - so the babies stay in (I have multiple spawns in that tank. It’s pretty incredible to see how many babies there are. Even though I’ve got a tank teeming with them seeing the bucket full of fry is pretty crazy :)) PS. I hope no one has a breakdown over the rainbow gravel - I had it lying around after a 2nd hand tank purchase and wanted something ASAP so it got the call up haha

Hey, I believe these black spots are egg shells. Also, question leading from discussions above, will a colder temperature mean that the eggs do not hatch, or just that they will take longer to hatch. Cheers

So the eggs seem to the falling and collecting at the bottom, does this mean that they haven’t hatched?? Ive let the bottle settle and the waters almost clear now with all the eggs in the cap 😕

Thanks @anewbie. How much bbs do you get from that because theyre kinda small arent they?

Alrighty crew, Ive just changed from the ocean nutrition brine shrimp eggs mixed with salt to the ones not mixed with salt. Ive also scaled up my operation to hatch out a lot more BBS. BUT, my issue is that I dont feel as though the shells are separating very well from the BBS. Im wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and how they overcame them. Cheers!

The little babies got their first meal of BBS today. Unfortunately, due to me spilling a completed batch of bbs the day before they were off their yolks (GRRRRR), they had to wait a day before getting on the bbs, eating a powder instead. I notices SUCH a difference with feeding the BBS though they LOVED it! My sieve came in the mail today so I'm very excited to be churning out BBS and feeding to my babies :)) PS. Excuse the reflections in the photo ://

This is a really cool resource, I'm keen to give it a crack. Out of interest, do you follow this with a great routine or just here-or there when you feel compelled. Again, thanks, this looks so cool

WOW i LOVE your tank! That is serious so gorgeous! I love how dense it is, your fish must thrive

Tanks mate, I appreciate it 🙂

How old are they at this point?

SO COOL to watch this progress, will be great inspiration for my project 🙂

Ah, I havent heard about having light on for them? Whats the rationale behind that? Yeah, I think it would be so cool to have the parents raise the fry all by themselves, but I think it could only really feasibly be done if they were in a tank by themselves. Maybe Ill give it a crack one day. Thanks for this, ill have a squiz

Thanks for the response! Do you have any book recommendations? Ok, that makes sense! So picking out a female where you know the genetic line that she's come from - makes sense!

Wow! Thankyou so much for your comprehensive response! Ill certainly follow up on the resources that you provided :)) Yeah, you are right, I am looking for information about dominant/recessive traits. Its so interesting how they can hold milt (that's a new word for my vocabulary) - makes it a bit confusing. Is the best way to start a project, then, to try and find a breeder with very young females and then isolate from there to ensure that she breeds with the male that I want her to breed with? I guess by the time that any female is in a LFS she's probably already at breeding age. All my research so far has emphasised culling hard - or as you say brutally. Im pretty excited for this process. It sounds like a rewarding undertaking. Again, thanks SO MUCH for your response - youre a legend

This is GOLD! Im currently living in a dorm and have four tanks. I fought the residence provider on their terms and conditions and managed to get them to approve me having a tank haha. I think they only think I have one take though - oops.

Do you rinse the BBS and freeze in freshwater or the salty water??

Looks awesome mate!

Hey everyone, I'm setting up this thread to document and share my journey with my beautiful angelfish - Angel (f/ Silver with black bands) and Patches (m/Koi). The story starts (accidentally) here on another thread I had asking about the fins on Angel. Angel was gifted to me by my best friend who knows literally nothing about fish I'd had her for about 8 mnths before I confirmed she was a female, when she lay eggs! My girlfriend and I were SO surprised and excited! As detailed on the other thread we found her a boyfriend and the rest is history. We've had 5 spawns so far in the 4ft community tank: 1. Eggs eaten by fish 2. Eggs eaten by fish/falling do to flow 3. developed to wriggler stage but were eaten 4. developed to fry but we were away to the weekend and came back to no fry Spawn five is the current project. With a Covid Lockdown in Melbourne Australia, my girlfriend and I headed back to her family house, however, couldnt bare to neglect another spawn. Whilst the spawn was not completely off their egg sacks we pulled most but not all from the 4ft and took them with us. Its been so cool to watch them, and even over the curse of today they have developed so much. They had their first meal today (a powder, cant remember what brand) and the BBS are on their way, cant wait to see them smash their first BBS meal tomorrow. My girlfriend and I are so stoked and really really loving the breeding project :)) Hope youre all doing well - pictures and updates to come