Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 I’m excited!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 SB vs grindal worms You can see though they will snatch from the water column the worms fall all around them and they look for movement in the substrate. Perhaps why they don’t thrive on fry food. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) Was watching the SB and one had something in its mouth. I thought it was a piece of plant. I looked again and seen it was round but to big for it’s mouth. So smooshed my face right up to the glass. Little buggar had a panda Cory egg. Dropped it 3 times bullied a piece of gravel to get it a forth. I grabbed the camera to late and the egg either was popped and eaten or went to far in the gravel. 3/4 inches of predator all the way 🤣 Edited September 8, 2022 by Guppysnail 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guppysnail Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) When I went to turn the lights on this tank was crazy. I could not believe what I was seeing. In each of the two front corners 2 fish were twisting and embracing. It sure looked like the mating videos I watched. The two I originally thought were girls each developed a dark patch on the sides. Videos I watched said girls can get this. The two most brightly colored males were involved. The subdominant males were hiding low in the tank. The less subdominant ones kept trying to get in each of the mating territories. the boys involved in the supposed mating were in kill mode to other boys. When the shock passed of what I thought I saw I ran for the camera. This is the tail end of one couple so I could not capture the hugging twisting embrace. Whatever this is on the leaf (hoping eggs) was not there last evening when I did water change. It’s only in that leaf and 2 below have a few. None of the leaves above have it. The boy is now staying perched over that leaf unless he zooms off trying to kill another male that gets to close. The girl is allowed to hang out in the vaccinity though. So do I actually have 2 females that display some red? The anal fins and body shape around them looks different than the obvious boys. They also still act different. Edited October 9, 2022 by Guppysnail 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Wow, so cool! I’ve seen the embrace you are talking about. I think I may have shared it with you in EJ’s video. The things on the leaf look like the little scrape marks that nerites make on the glass. Edited October 9, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I just started reading from the top of this thread and congratulations on breeding them! Do they take flake food at all or just Livefoods? I love the colors on the male! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 9:59 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Wow, so cool! I’ve seen the embrace you are talking about. I think I may have shared it with you in EJ’s video. The things on the leaf look like the little scrape marks that nerites make on the glass. In the pics they do. In person they are raised up. It’s definitely something on the leaf vs scrape marks. On 10/9/2022 at 10:04 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Do they take flake food at all or just Livefoods? Live only. They ignore anything not wiggly. They don’t even often catch the worms and BBS in the water column. They wait until they hit the substrate then see movement and pounce. I’ve even seen them nosing in the substrate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modified lung Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 That's awesome! Do the females still have any red or did it disappear? I've heard any red at all makes them male. But I've also heard badis/darios swap sexes really easily. I wonder if that's true or maybe females can have red after all? There are times I swear some of my black tiger darios swapped sexes but there's always the very good chance I just misidentified them. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 10:57 AM, modified lung said: That's awesome! Do the females still have any red or did it disappear? I've heard any red at all makes them male. But I've also heard badis/darios swap sexes really easily. I wonder if that's true or maybe females can have red after all? There are times I swear some of my black tiger darios swapped sexes but there's always the very good chance I just misidentified them. I was wondering about sex swapping also. Yes both have the faint red stripes and one has a touch on the dorsal. They developed that dark patch though that I heard tell females have. I have a third. The least dominant male who is starting a dark patch in the same spot. 🤷♀️That’s what I love about this hobby. So much to see and learn. I just commented to @Torrey offline that I don’t get as much enjoyment out of these as other fish even though they are beautiful. Missing all the territory and mating dynamics just made them less interesting. When I saw this today at lights on I sat on a bucket for over an hour watching 🤣 Beautiful blue numb toes ensued 🤣 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 11:10 AM, Guppysnail said: I was wondering about sex swapping also. Yes both have the faint red stripes and one has a touch on the dorsal. They developed that dark patch though that I heard tell females have. I have a third. The least dominant male who is starting a dark patch in the same spot. 🤷♀️That’s what I love about this hobby. So much to see and learn. I just commented to @Torrey offline that I don’t get as much enjoyment out of these as other fish even though they are beautiful. Missing all the territory and mating dynamics just made them less interesting. When I saw this today at lights on I sat on a bucket for over an hour watching 🤣 Beautiful blue numb toes ensued 🤣 Why after all this time do you not have a simple folding chair? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) On 10/9/2022 at 11:43 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Why after all this time do you not have a simple folding chair? I had a chair and then a bean bag. I’m always doing something in there so it’s in the way. Folding chair is a great idea I just never thought of 🤣. It’s on the wish list now. 🤗 Edited October 9, 2022 by Guppysnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 5:55 PM, Guppysnail said: I had a chair and then a bean bag. I’m always doing something in there so it’s in the way. Folding chair is a great idea I just never thought of 🤣. It’s on the wish list now. 🤗 I have a bed 😂 although a floating mattress in the middle of a massive pond filled with lots of different live bearers… An idea 💡 for the future!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Wow, very cool update! Put me on the list if you ever decided to sell some offspring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 @Guppysnail, you need one of these. Adjustable height, padded, rolls from tank to tank, and a tray for tools at the bottom. https://www.amazon.com/WEN-73012T-300-Pound-Capacity-Pneumatic/dp/B08ZWDP7SC/ref=sr_1_5?crid=22COPIJHLMLHY&keywords=Rolling%2Bmechanics%2Bstool&qid=1665473859&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjQxIiwicXNhIjoiNS4wNSIsInFzcCI6IjQuNTIifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=rolling%2Bmechanics%2Bstool%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-5&th=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 11:43 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Why after all this time do you not have a simple folding chair? 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Hooray! @Guppysnail got an upgrade! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 9:26 AM, Guppysnail said: Somebody photobombed that first pic. 😺🐟 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Wonder who it could be 🤔 💡 🐼!! Nice to see that I’m not the only one with trouble with hair algae though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 12:44 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Wonder who it could be 🤔 💡 🐼!! Nice to see that I’m not the only one with trouble with hair algae though! I LOVE ALGAE. yesterday I found 3 panda fry no more than 2 weeks old back nomming the microfauna out of that algae near the substrate. 🤗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 7:05 PM, Guppysnail said: I LOVE ALGAE. yesterday I found 3 panda fry no more than 2 weeks old back nomming the microfauna out of that algae near the substrate. 🤗 So it isn’t entirely useless then 😏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 1:08 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: So it isn’t entirely useless then 😏 No it’s awesome beneficial. Microfauna thrive for scarlets and fry. It cleans water and gives off a lot more oxygen than plants. I also don’t need to be concerned about unwanted algae growing on the algae 🤣🤣🤣🤣 free colorful decor. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 7:09 PM, Guppysnail said: No it’s awesome beneficial. Microfauna thrive for scarlets and fry. It cleans water and gives off a lot more oxygen than plants. I also don’t need to be concerned about unwanted algae growing on the algae 🤣🤣🤣🤣 free colorful decor. I’m going to be having a 65 gallon aquarium at my disposal sometime next week (a bunny used to live in it , met a sticky end involving a dog, a fox, and a trampoline) any ideas of some low cost fun stocking ideas?? I kind of want to do an endler colony setup🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/14/2022 at 2:16 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: any ideas of some low cost fun stocking ideas?? I kind of want to do an endler colony setup Start a topic in general and see what folks suggest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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