Fish Folk Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 This remains a favorite tank of mine. Relatively small NANF aquarium, 29 gallons. Three species featured: Rainbow Shiners, Banded Sunfish, and Rainbow Darters. Four plants species: Valisneria, Bronze Crypt, Melon sword, Java moss. Innumerable algae species… 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Nice underwater video footage of Bluegills… 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) Stopped by my LFS today. They got in some Lucania goodei (Bluefin killis) with grass shrimp from FL. Didn’t know what to do with them. You know they came home with me… Added 2-cups of crushed coral… A _floating_ spawning mop… And cleared out this 10-gal for them to do their thing… The male hasn’t made his grand appearance yet, but I’ll share if he does. Edited August 17, 2022 by Fish Folk 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Of course the came home with you 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Oh man @Fish Folkyoure Starting to build quite a collection of native species. This will be fun to follow. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieterrin Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 8:20 PM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: Oh man @Fish Folkyoure Starting to build quite a collection of native species. This will be fun to follow. Yup, im just hoping for a YouTube channel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 1:11 AM, jamieterrin said: Yup, im just hoping for a YouTube channel My son did a fair bit of YouTube. It helped get us into the hobby. He’s stepped back, and now I’m hooked on it. If care for fish didn’t take so much time, I’d post more. Here’s the channel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 My adult breeding group of Chrosomus erythrogaster (Southern Redbelly Dace) and 25+ fry at four months old, with half a dozen Etheostoma zonale (Banded Darters) enjoying my little Venturi system. Staying on top of water changes, and feeding the pigs! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Breakfast of Bluefin champions. Shhhh… (Can you see all three?) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeD Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 There was a decently run PetCo I used to go to. They had a pair of those Bluefins in that big open tank they sell their submersed plants out of. I asked if they were surrenders, but it seems they hitched a ride in on one of the plants. That was the first time I had ever heard of them. Maybe it was the depth and thick vegetation, but I really liked the way they hunted around for food. They seemed to behave very naturally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Pulled my first 4x eggs from Lucania goodei (Bluefin killi) mop this eve… Here they are in specimen container with tank water… Made a mini floating flow-through fry container for these tiny hatchlings… I like to add a touch of java moss… Then just float fry container, and add the eggs. I’ll check every day for a week here and see how many I can add. The adult fish are eating live BBS and frozen bloodworms readily. Eggs hatch within a week or two, depending on the temperature of the tank water (warmer = sooner). Edited August 20, 2022 by Fish Folk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 12x L. goodei eggs now collected from spawning mop. 4x each check / 3 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 24x Lucania goodei eggs in 5 days! They love the spawning mop… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Dear internet: I got a new tank light, and now I can finally see my Enneacanthus obesus _all the time_ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Just checking my Lucania goodei eggs. I’ve picked 47x eggs from a mop in ca. 1-week. I can see their eyes 👀 in the eggs — called “eyeing up”… Fry will hatch in tiny flow-through tray… Just a trio in here… Hoping 10x make it for BAP! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Man I hate to say it but i think you should drop all the other fishes and focus on the bettas 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenthumb Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Lucania goodei were my "gateway fish" into the hobby and still one of my favorites. They showed up in the pond plants at the garden center where I work and it kind of grew from there... Also how I got my Golden Topminnows. Very cool to see the hatching process, I've had Lucania for years and never took the time to collect the eggs and hatch them out. Great summer tub fish if you don't mind only seeing them when you put them out in the spring and again when you clean out the tub for the winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 1st Bluefin killi hatched. Only 59x more eggs to go 🤓 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 10x Lucania goodei fry have hatched. Slipping them vinegar eels and NLS Fry Powder. The odd freshly hatched BBS… Also pulled a haul of eggs from the mop, and moved to a jug to hatch as an alternative site… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 Added a single Neocaridina to chew through infertile / fungussed-over eggs. I’ve found that at least 2/3 of the eggs picked from mop are infertile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 8:24 AM, Fish Folk said: I’ve found that at least 2/3 of the eggs picked from mop are infertile. Remind me, what’s your sex ratio? Do you think you need to add more males? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 9:41 AM, Odd Duck said: Remind me, what’s your sex ratio? Do you think you need to add more males? It is just a trio. Yes, another male could help. But I’m just doing this for BAP. Got 10x going. This is just a test-run / backup plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 8:59 AM, Fish Folk said: It is just a trio. Yes, another male could help. But I’m just doing this for BAP. Got 10x going. This is just a test-run / backup plan. 2 females, one male? Or reverse? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 10:02 AM, Odd Duck said: 2 females, one male? Or reverse? One male / two females. Hence the extra, infertile eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 9:08 AM, Fish Folk said: One male / two females. Hence the extra, infertile eggs. Makes sense. What do you think ideal would be? 2 females, 3 males or 2 and 2? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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