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On 10/23/2023 at 1:52 PM, TheSwissAquarist said:
That’s pretty organized! I tend to just use a post-it system if I have eggs or fry.
Thank you! I try to be as best I can. I also have a whiteboard on the door that I write things on when i notice eggs or fry then try to input that information into excel
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So I figured I'd let you all on a little insight of how I keep track of my fish.
I made this excel document so I could keep track of the fish I am currently keeping as I am not fan of writing with a dry erase marker on the tanks. This also makes it easier to moves fish around as I am not always rewriting on the tanks or peeling off stickers for species that are no longer in there.
The tank number is just a number I printed out on a label maker and attached those to the tanks to easily identify the tanks. This also has the side benefit of making it super easy to tell people what to feed what to each tank. I am debating taking this a step further and labeling the tanks in a different color tape so I can easily identify which tanks receive RO water when I am changing water as about half of my tanks are on RO. Currently I just use some painter's tape stuck on the corner of the glass at abut 25% as I would not have enough RO water produced to do 50% in each tank currently.
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On 10/12/2023 at 4:59 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
Well, because they turn to dust.
I do not see how this is a problem but to each there own.
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On 10/12/2023 at 10:34 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
Do you do anything beside almond leaves to create tannins @Epiphanaea? I like how dark yours look. Mine never look that dark. I've been adding IAL tea but it seems to just clear up right away.
why not just add indian almond leaves to the tank? Almost all my wild type bettas, macropodus and parosphromenus get them in there tank. Some get more botanicals to increase tannins. The parosphromenus tank was nearly black with very little light penetration for a little while when they came in.
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On 10/11/2023 at 9:21 PM, Epiphanaea said:
The sorority plan is basically that I want to breed hybrids and keep the girls. Some of the girls, anyway. A 55g sounded ideal for that because it’s long and narrow so there can be lots of visual breaks (and potentially dividers, if things go bad). And it occurred to me, oh hey, that would be big enough for a blue phantom! But is that a terrible idea?
Breeding them and putting them all in 1 aquarium to growout is your best bet to making it work. Domesticated bettas seem to forget siblings when they are taken from the group. I wish you luck in the project.
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On 10/11/2023 at 7:16 PM, Epiphanaea said:
As a long-term goal: heavily planted 55g for a betta sorority (siblings), with a blue phantom pleco.
Instead of a betta sorority why don't you do a wild type betta species tank?
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Betta hendra starting to color up!
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Well I managed to obtain 2 new wild betta types, betta dimidiata, betta rubra(think they are dennisyongi but are way too young to tell) and also picked up parosphromenus deissneri supposedly time will tell with these. Was also able to grab a beautiful pair of xiphophorus helleri. These have splotches on them and the female dropped fry already.
In a few weeks I will be picking up a pair of both, macropodus spechti(f2) and macropodus sp. Zhaoqing. After that I am just waiting for some smaragdina guitar babies to grow out from a friend and I have first dibs on them. Extremely excited for all the labyrinth fish I've obtained and will be obtaining.
My betta hendra are starting to color up and I can pick out males and females. They greedyingly ate white worms tonight for the first time. The unimaculata are growing out quite well as well.
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On 9/28/2023 at 9:56 AM, tolstoy21 said:
I have kept this species for a few years and have gotten it to spawn many times. However, in all those clutches of eggs, I have only ever produced one viable fry (and that developed a swim bladder issue as it matured).
When you say this do you mean that only 1 ever hatched?
Where the eggs being eating, fungusing or not fertilized?
This information might lead to a resolution.
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I can not help you with your question but I came across these and maculata the other day and was stunned. Really want to get these as soon as i can. It does appear they need soft water to spawn, I've seen reports of them being in 3.5-4.0 pH in the wild
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Finally was able to get the last rack in today. I also started cleaning the last 4 - 20gals.
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On 9/21/2023 at 7:37 AM, Ruud said:
You really have a cool fish room going on there with a bit of (for me) eclectic collection of fish. Pretty cool!!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. It's definitely a labor of love.
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On 9/20/2023 at 2:00 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:
Are you able to “pop” the males (remove the eggs out of their mouths to raise up separately) like with African Cichlids?
I'm sure it is a possibility but i don't know if anyone does it. They are supposedly pretty suspectable to swallowing eggs. To the point, I've seen people avoid water changes and to not separate the female.
I forgot to mention I picked up Macropodus Ocellatus juveniles as well. So excited for those to grow out.
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Well last night I was watching the other Male Betta Unimaculata's and the female trying to figure it out. Woke up this morning to see this male with a full mouth of eggs. He has many more than the other male had. The throat size was much larger. I love these guys, they are so fun and personable.
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On 9/13/2023 at 9:21 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:
Huge congrats on spwning a wild caught betta!! I can’t wait to see what the fry look like while they grow up!
What other Labyrinths are you thinking of getting?So I currently have Black Paradise fish, but the juveniles look a little different so I am going to follow up with the person I got them from to see where he got them. They have this like bronze sheen to them and are stunning. So I am curious about them. But other labyrinth I am going to end up keeping would be more paradise fish and licorice gouramis. Nothing particular as of right now. Luckily another member of my local club is also interested in labyrinth fish and has quite a few different paradise fish and wild type betta's. She particularly has Betta Smaradina Guitar that has babies that I want as soon as I can get them. Currently space is very limited and I need to empty some more tanks as putting more in is currently not an option.
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So exciting news for me, the Betta Unimaculata spawned. Have 14 babies currently growing out in a growout box.
I was also fortunate enough to pick up 10 Betta Hendra Berang juveniles at my local auction on Sunday. So the betta collecting has officially begun. I have moved on from species that I am finding less desirable and going to be filling out tanks with more labyrinth fish and rainbowfish moving forward.
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@gjcarew what is the plant behind the hydrocotyle?
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It has been a busy 2 months in the fishroom and in life. It is extremely difficult to keep up with the journal while attending summer college classes and buying a house. Since the last update I have added more tanks and more fish. Still need to finish the last rack but first I have to install 10 more air outlets where that rack is going to go to house the 14 tanks that will be there. I've had a tank leak that was not even pictured that housed some very expensive and rare fish in it:
My first wild type betta. Betta Unimaculata "Sangatta" these are wild caught and got them from a local-ish shop(2 hours away). I received 5 of them, 2 females and 3 females. I am currently trying to get them breeding. There is someone local to me who has another collection location of these that I will be trading for once I have babies. Initially these were put into a 40gal breeder but that tank ended up developing a leak about a week later and needed to be taken down. Luckily, one of the 75gal was still empty and that is now where they reside. This is the best picture I have been able to snap of one of the males, they are extremely active and hard to get a good picture of with my phone. This was a bucket list fish that has been on my list for well over a year when I last saw them as juvenile F1 at the same shop, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get them this time.
The Xenotoca Variata Jesus Marie I received unfortunately disaster struck as the male probably ended up killing the female. I do know someone with more of these and am hoping to get some more soon to try to breed.
I also was given Heterandria Formosa - Least Killifish - this is a super cool fish being one of the smallest livebearer's but the males have a huge gonopodium.
I have also received some new bristlenose plecos and other fish as another member to my local club(Michiana Aquarium Society) is moving to Nevada and is tearing down his fishroom. I received the following:
3- L393 - Cheese Creek Ancistrus
Pair - Super Red Bristlenose
Reverse Trio - Longfin Blue Eye Lemons
4 - Ancistrus Claro LDA008 (I believe these are all female, so looking for some more)
Trio - Solar Flare Swordtails
5 - Green Latern Platy's
Overall Picture of the room:
Its a mess in here but doing my best to keep it tidy. I've also taken on live nematode cultures and annelids as well. I plan to install brine shrimp hatcheries in the future, hopefully sooner than later but for now frozen has been working pretty well.
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On 8/7/2023 at 8:52 PM, RadMax8 said:
That is quite the eye test. I will need to study that to understand it a bit better. Is there a link to an article that this came from? Thank you!
I actually was given the chart by @gjcarew. Though I think @Seattle_Aquarist also is seeing what I am seeing and will get you sorted out. He has much more experience with this than I do.
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On 8/7/2023 at 3:15 PM, Mmiller2001 said:
2 separate random leaks and now the needle or solenoid doesn’t keep consistent flow.
I grabbed an Alan Le,
Here’s the one he built for me.
Interesting, I may have to look into him when the time comes or build my own but that looks nice.
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I don't think you have a deficency based on the numbers you are saying but plants are showing it. I am wondering if you are getting an issue of nutrient uptake from another nutrient. Mulder's Chart is what I am referring to:
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On 8/7/2023 at 2:52 PM, Mmiller2001 said:
Pro DS 1
wow im shocked. what did you end up ordering then? I was planning to order a GLA regulator when I start doing the 60gal cube I am planning. But I will steer clear if you have had issues.
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On 8/7/2023 at 1:28 PM, Mmiller2001 said:
It’s always at the worst time. I’m definitely loosing control of the tank and my knowledge on what to do ends here. My gut says the 3rd light addition and pumping a huge amount of light set the tank into a downward spiral. The overall health of the tank is deteriorating and a bit of fuzz algae is showing up. I also over trimmed my AR Rose mini and it’s definitely not going to make it in time. My GLA regulator is taking a dump and has put my CO2 all over the place. I pretty much have to keep it turned way up. Luckily, the Yugang reactor prevents any over gassing while in over flow mode. It’s just a waste of gas though.
I’ve dropped light intensity from 80% to 60% to see if things settle down. I’m nearing a point where plants are reaching trim to peak and if things don’t get better, I’ll scrub my entry into the AGA. Time has run out.
I ordered a new regulator and it’s high end, lab grade parts and added a flow meter. I was told these cheap regulators sucked, and now I know it’s true. All, spend the money, don’t cheap out on a regulator. Build your own with quality parts or spend the money!
Here is a look at a CO2 problem versus correct CO2.
Which GLA regulator were you using? A good portion of them are a few hundred dollars.
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Not a ton to report on but did get the first 40gal Breeder and other 75gal setup. But did want to show off the Gardneri Makurdi killi i have had for awhile now. He was looking the best he had in a long time last night when he was being moved.
This week brings some new things. Picking up a few tanks with some blue velvet shrimp and these super awesome guppies from a buddy who is getting out of the hobby, and a ton of plants from him and a unused ro unit which will be an upgrade from the one I have that is also unused.
Sometime this week or next I will be getting a pair of Xenotoca Variata Jesus Maria and couldn't be more excited to get these into the fishroom and get then spawning as the guy who has them hasn't been able to. I'm also going to be installing a few of his tanks to watch his ricefish while he moves.
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SkaleyAquatics - The "Temp" Fishroom Build
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Hello fish boy,
They are alive I separated a pair from the other 3 the first time I noticed a male holding. I sold off the pair to a friend, she has had them hold but not to term yet. I am sure they would've been fine in the 75 together but I was really trying to get these to breed as they are not easy to find. I'll have juveniles soon they are roughly half an inch. I want to grow them large enough to be able to sex them before I part with any.