Coffee with Teejay

[TeeJay]

On 10/15/2023 at 11:05 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

What did you think at the end of them!? They were the one a lot of people liked i believe.

You'll have to show it off for us one day.

I think my favorite thing is honestly multiple spectrum static cameras.

Twards the end they started to grow on me a little bit. But I also think they way embellished what was going on at that location. Yes demons are real but its few and far between coming into contact which them on these shows. It made for great TV tho lol. To me the real things are what matters. I have been to places where nothing happened all night long. Then others that were active the whole night. 

There spirits. There not there to entertain us. If they want to communicate they will. If not they won't. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 10/15/2023 at 6:30 PM, TeeJay said:

Worried about getting over run with them and have them chase you out of the house 😆

Yes, exactly!  My friend has them.  Start with 2, end up with 1,000,000...  She, however, has an endless supply of "food" and "enrichment" for her axolotl.  He's about 9" now.  Also some of the guppies are housed with a bubblebee catfish which helps with the situation.

She has offered me some guppies many times.  I always run away in fear.

I read something that guppies will start to control their own population (eat their young) but I don't know how true that is.

Edited October 16, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[TeeJay]

On 10/16/2023 at 9:27 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Yes, exactly!  My friend has them.  Start with 2, end up with 1,000,000...  She, however, has an endless supply of "food" and "enrichment" for her axolotl.  He's about 9" now.  Also some of the guppies are housed with a bubblebee catfish which helps with the situation.

She has offered me some guppies many times.  I always run away in fear.

I read something that guppies will start to control their own population (eat their young) but I don't know how true that is.

How you feed helps a lot. Not saying to starve your fish. But if you don't feed them as often they will look to the fry as a good source....sometimes lol

[TeeJay]

While I was doing a water change on the shrimp sanctuary I was moving all the floating guppy grass and hornwort around and the java fern on one of the branches has finally started growing along it and getting bigger. I have never been really able to get java ferns to grow. All of that extra cover from floaters must me helping it. Those and anubias barteri I have never been able to do well. 

[TeeJay]

5 water changes done today and 2 loads of laundry. Mission accomplished. Not much to report on today so here is some pics and a video. Don't mind the sound in the background just watching celebrity ghost stories..

https://youtu.be/jmI8lBuRmXw?si=yH-Hoo5X0Z89eKM5

[TeeJay]

Didn't even realize it's been a week since I made a post...shh don't tell on me. All water changes completed today. Not much new going on. My clubs fall auction will be this Sunday I hope to pick up some more pygmy corys. Until then here is a new pic of the emerald danios/pygmy tank.

[nabokovfan87]

On 10/23/2023 at 12:42 PM, TeeJay said:

My clubs fall auction will be this Sunday

Do you plan to sell anything?  Plants bags maybe?

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

ORD they are snuggling

[dangerflower]

The danio / pygmy cory tank is looking so good and lush! I'm working on setting up a 10 gallon pygmy tank as well and I'm pretty excited for it.

[TeeJay]

On 10/23/2023 at 5:10 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

Do you plan to sell anything?  Plants bags maybe?

Was a week ahead of myself on the date for the fall auction. It's actually this Sunday Nov 5th. No really the only thing I have an abundance of is guppy grass and some hornwort. Most folks around hee dont look for it that often. I just love going for the adrenaline rush of the auction itself lol. I know when it comes to shrimp everyone around here jacks the prices up crazy high. The two big auctions we have a year are the fall and spring time. They usually last 4-6 hours. So be ready with plenty to drink.

[TeeJay]

So this Sunday is my clubs big fall auction. " Cue the dramatic music" I'm hoping to find another group of pygmys to put with my first set to get them better numbers to see some better activity.

The danios are doing well and getting nice and plump and getting even more color now. They still like to mostly troll along the back of the tank and chase each other back and forth. 

A club friend is bringing me more jaca moss to the auction so I can get some more moss rocks made for them to have lots over spots to scatter there eggs in. I feel like the danios may be the first ones I actually take more of an on hands approach to breeding. The same club friend bringing the moss is who I got the danios from. So if I have time to pick his brain on breeding them at the auction I will 

Another fishy friend that I attend meetings with wants the last 3 of my lemon pleco juviniles. So they will be going home with her soon. 

Something I had just noticed a couple of days ago is moonbeam (the only pleco baby) that I kept from lemony and lunas first fry only has one eye. How I didn't see it before but it's true. Crazy part is that where her other eye should be it's very smooth and you can't really see an (eye socket) if you will. So I'm not sure if she was born without it or maybe when I had one of the apisto girls in there maybe she nipped at it when moonbeam was very tiny.

But none the less she is doing well and it does not seem to effect her in any way. She is getting nice and thicc😆

Ps @Guppysnail Is patiently waiting for emerald dwarf danio babies. 😆

Edited November 1, 2023 by TeeJay

[TeeJay]

Tomorrow is the big day....it's auction day! Hope to find some more pygmy corys for the danio/pygmy tank. Mauve a honey gourami or two for the 29 gallon would be great as well. I know I will at least come home with some java moss and some more grindals to fortify my cultures.

A fellow fish club friend is taking the last 3 pleco juvies tomorrow after the auction so I moved them over to the 5 gallon today so it will be easier to get them wrangled up when we get back. Until tomorrow here is a cute pic of one of the pygmys chilling on an anubias plant.

[anewbie]

I love pygmy cory - have like 30 in my upstairs aquarium and another 20 hastatus (closely related) in another aquarium. They are so adorable.

[Guppysnail]

On 11/4/2023 at 7:20 PM, anewbie said:

I love pygmy cory - have like 30 in my upstairs aquarium and another 20 hastatus (closely related) in another aquarium. They are so adorable.

Ok I’m so jealous. I’ve waited for the hastatus to start coming in again. Finally found a source that **might*** have them for me next week. 
Im stunned how much these are going for these days. I bought them when I was a few decades younger for 35 cents a piece. Now going rate on the east coast us 8-11$ each 🤯

[anewbie]

On 11/4/2023 at 7:11 PM, Guppysnail said:

Ok I’m so jealous. I’ve waited for the hastatus to start coming in again. Finally found a source that **might*** have them for me next week. 
Im stunned how much these are going for these days. I bought them when I was a few decades younger for 35 cents a piece. Now going rate on the east coast us 8-11$ each 🤯

One of the importers noted that serious drought in brazil has killed a lot of them so collection has been significantly reduced.

[TeeJay]

Looks like someone is getting his cave ready for a little special time....bow chicka bow wow! He has been getting it ready for a little while now. Have a feeling it won't be long until we have our 2nd batch of babies. As well can you spot the baby assassin snail and the little Cory in this pic?

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 11/1/2023 at 2:05 AM, TeeJay said:

club friend is bringing me more jaca moss to the auction so I can get some more moss rocks made for them to have lots over spots to scatter there eggs in. I feel like the danios may be the first ones I actually take more of an on hands approach to breeding. The same club friend bringing the moss is who I got the danios from. So if I have time to pick his brain on breeding them at the auction I will

KeepingFishSimples using the mop-in-container method and is getting great results with those guys. 

[TeeJay]

Got up this morning. Made a nice cup of mud and got the girls off to skool. They both got out the door very good with no issues. Thank the Lord for small favors. Swung by the 29 gallon and lemony has not moved from his position at the front of his cave. So I'm now thinking we are a little farther along in the process than I thought.

I'm pretty sure he already has eggs in there and he is on watch taking care of them. It's hard for me to see into the cave with the way I angled the opening this last time I did water change. Error on my part ooof.

I didn't catch any of the process the first time around so I'm still learning all the behaviors of what happens. But that is not his usual behavior so I'm pretty sure the eggs are in the hole 🤗

So I'm thinking it's been about 2 days a long. This weekend I'll throw in a couple of catappa leaves with plant waits to get nice and soft for the new coming ground force of plecos.

[Guppysnail]

On 11/8/2023 at 3:04 PM, TeeJay said:

Looks like someone is getting his cave ready for a little special time....bow chicka bow wow! He has been getting it ready for a little while now. Have a feeling it won't be long until we have our 2nd batch of babies. As well can you spot the baby assassin snail and the little Cory in this pic?

I’m so tickled at how well he is doing. He is a handsome man. You are a terrific fish dad. Every fin is perfect. That is excellent care. Lemoney sure is a handsome man. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 11/9/2023 at 7:29 AM, Guppysnail said:

He is a handsome man.

He sure is!

[TeeJay]

On 11/9/2023 at 7:29 AM, Guppysnail said:

I’m so tickled at how well he is doing. He is a handsome man. You are a terrific fish dad. Every fin is perfect. That is excellent care. Lemoney sure is a handsome man. 

Thank you... Going to try and get some new larger caves ordered this pay. I know they are right at the edge of being to small....I don't wanna see another pleco in a apistos cave incident like before 😆

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 11/9/2023 at 8:40 AM, TeeJay said:

Thank you... Going to try and get some new larger caves ordered this pay. I know they are right at the edge of being to small....I don't wanna see another pleco in a apistos cave incident like before 😆

I mean, was the word "apistos" actually written on the cave?  Because if not, it's fair game...

[TeeJay]

On 11/9/2023 at 8:43 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I mean, was the word "apistos" actually written on the cave?  Because if not, it's fair game...

He just wanted to be extra cozy with his main squeeze I guess. I mean when he came out then she immediately shot out I'm like how the hell did they both possiblity fit in there.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Check this out @TeeJay. I saw this booth at Aquashella https://plecoceramics.com/collections/ceramics

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Oh sidenote, I am being given a bnp; Idk what color or anything yet, or even when - LOL! - just, my friend's friend bred them and has too many etc and so, one will travel with her from South FL to me and will come help eat my driftwood and stuff.  Technically I could get as many as I want at no cost. I've not researched about bioload yet, so I just said one for now.

Edited November 9, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea