Guppysnail Aquarium Journal

[Guppysnail]

On 10/19/2022 at 8:17 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Congrats @Guppysnail!  ORD

Maybe one remaining is a male because of the black spikes on top. You'll have to observe and when he "flares" (I guess that's the term, idk) you should see the spikes.

 

I’ll have to get a good look when the main lights are on. Right now only overhead plant lights are on. One does have a vey dark stripe on the front of the dorsal I don’t know if my eyes are good enough to see the spikes. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 10/19/2022 at 8:26 AM, Guppysnail said:

I’ll have to get a good look when the main lights are on. Right now only overhead plant lights are on. One does have a vey dark stripe on the front of the dorsal I don’t know if my eyes are good enough to see the spikes. 

The lady will have black on the fin also but it will look like someone took a paintbrush and painted just the top edge of front of the dorsal fin.

[Guppysnail]

On 10/19/2022 at 8:28 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

The lady will have black on the fin also but it will look like someone took a paintbrush and painted just the top edge of front of the dorsal fin.

those are sane fish. This is the other 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

@ 0:24 in the video when he opens the top fin

 

 

Edited October 19, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Guppysnail]

Decent flared dorsal fin pics

 

@Chick-In-Of-TheSea I’m so glad I got the folding chair. I’ve been sitting here all morning. Even had an insurance update phone appointment watching. Made it less boring 🤣

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

So the next thing I am looking at is fin shape, and head shape.  I still think the one with the single ink blot on his side is a guy.  Not sure about the other one.  Need better fin pics for the other fish, which I will call Stripe, for now, due to the marking that looks like a lateral line. We will need to see if the fins are more rounded or pointy.

And we are going to have more color development as time goes on.

They look nice and healthy!  Great looking fish @Guppysnail!

Edited October 19, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Guppysnail]

On 10/19/2022 at 11:43 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

So the next thing I am looking at is fin shape, and head shape.  I still think the one with the single ink blot on his side is a guy.  Not sure about the other one.  Need better fin pics for the other fish, which I will call Stripe, for now, due to the marking that looks like a lateral line. We will need to see if the fins are more rounded or pointy.

And we are going to have more color development as time goes on.

They look nice and healthy!  Great looking fish @Guppysnail!

So Spot and Stripe are now their names. 😁. I’ll see what I can do on better photos. They are NOSEY and come stare straight at me as soon as I’m near the tank. If snoot photos could id sex we would be in business 🤣🤣🤣

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

Congrats on the new fish @Guppysnail! They are adorable! Aren't they fun fish

[Guppysnail]

On 10/19/2022 at 12:53 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

Congrats on the new fish @Guppysnail! They are adorable! Aren't they fun fish

Since I have never had cichlids before they are crazy fun. So much to learn. Their behavior is so different than any fish I have kept. 

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

I find they are very similar to Betta fish- but lkely a lot less prone to illness like they are. Lots of personality!

[Guppysnail]

On 10/19/2022 at 12:58 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

I find they are very similar to Betta fish- but lkely a lot less prone to illness like they are. Lots of personality!

The kissy lips are killing me 🥰

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

Hahah super cute! My Punk is more pouty lipped than kissy...

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 10/19/2022 at 11:03 AM, Guppysnail said:

I’m so glad I got the folding chair. I’ve been sitting here all morning. Even

You mean you don’t miss having numb toes?? 😂

On 10/19/2022 at 1:50 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

My Punk is more pouty lipped than kissy...

Aww. I love Punk. And I love how you designed the Angry Man Tank.

Since we were talking about foods earlier, what is Punk’s diet like? His color is really nice.

On 10/19/2022 at 12:58 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

I find they are very similar to Betta fish- but lkely a lot less prone to illness like they are. Lots of personality!

I heard that too! @nabokovfan87 had mentioned it today over on the Colossal Idiot thread. 🙂

On 10/19/2022 at 12:01 PM, Guppysnail said:

So Spot and Stripe are now their names

ORD! 😍

On 10/19/2022 at 12:01 PM, Guppysnail said:

They are NOSEY and come stare straight at me as soon as I’m near the tank.

Seeeeee? That’s what Snoopy does!! Hence his name. You better watch out, they are gonna photobomb every cory pic you try to take!  
 

Do you have shrimp in there too?

[nabokovfan87]

On 10/19/2022 at 4:04 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Seeeeee? That’s what Snoopy does!! Hence his name. You better watch out, they are gonna photobomb every cory pic you try to take!  
 

Do you have shrimp in there too?

aw see... panda horde lined up in the glass today in the front of the tank as soon as I put the bucket to refill the tank back.  LOL..... too adorable, it was like they could smell the cold water!

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

@Chick-In-Of-TheSea Thank you for your compliments. Angry Man is everyone's favorite when they see my tanks in person. Punk is the crown jewel, I love him too. 

So my tanks get a variety but I've narrowed it down. I feed a different food every day. ACO small fish food, Xtreme Krill Flakes, Fluval Color Flakes, Fluval Spirulina flakes (not super often but it gets mixed in) and Fluval Tropical Flakes. I also once a week do a mix of frozen bloodworms and baby brine shrimp. He eats all of the foods I've listed. 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 10/19/2022 at 7:31 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

@Chick-In-Of-TheSea Thank you for your compliments. Angry Man is everyone's favorite when they see my tanks in person. Punk is the crown jewel, I love him too. 

So my tanks get a variety but I've narrowed it down. I feed a different food every day. ACO small fish food, Xtreme Krill Flakes, Fluval Color Flakes, Fluval Spirulina flakes (not super often but it gets mixed in) and Fluval Tropical Flakes. I also once a week do a mix of frozen bloodworms and baby brine shrimp. He eats all of the foods I've listed. 

Since you’ve listed various flakes, I’m guessing Punk is ok feeding from the surface?

Snoopy doesn’t surface feed, and he bottom fed for the longest time. Just recently he started to feed at midlevel.

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

@Chick-In-Of-TheSea nope, he'll go as far as feeding mid-level (20 tall) -especially bloodworm day- but plenty comes down for him with the flake.

Probably part of the reason I have so many bladder snails in the Angry Man but they keep it pretty.

Edited October 20, 2022 by xXInkedPhoenixX
Typos are lame

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 10/19/2022 at 5:03 PM, Guppysnail said:

folding chair

I really should start thinking about a bean bag of some sort, or maybe a hovercraft 🙃🤷‍♂️

[Guppysnail]

This morning my fish guy posted on his thing the last batch of heat packs were defective and he would make all sales right (he always does) and he won’t ship until he gets new ones that he tests to make sure. My bag temp was 72 for the rams but it was on the truck from 8am until 730 pm.  I’ve had the same ups guy for 20 years. He always puts my fish by the heater near him when it’s cold. I’m wondering if these guys got way to cold as it was low 30 degrees the night of shipping and then warmed up when he had them in the truck and that’s why I lost one. 
Stripe is doing marvelous but I’m worried about Spot. Just not as active as Stripe he stays still a lot. He nibbled but not eat the way Stripe did. He also swims with a wobble/sway. Instead of his body being upright it sways side to side when he swims. Otherwise he looks healthy. 
 

He is staying in the plants so I know he is uncertain at this point. 

 

Edited October 20, 2022 by Guppysnail

[Guppysnail]

Wobbly swim near surface 😞. I increased the temp 1 degree to 77 to see if that won’t assist him by upping his metabolism a bit. 

 

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 10/20/2022 at 4:05 PM, Guppysnail said:

Wobbly swim near surface 😞. I increased the temp 1 degree to 77 to see if that won’t assist him by upping his metabolism a bit. 

 

Hope he makes it!

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 10/20/2022 at 9:26 AM, Guppysnail said:

I’ve had the same ups guy for 20 years. He always puts my fish by the heater near him when it’s cold.

God bless this man!  That's wonderful!

On 10/20/2022 at 10:05 AM, Guppysnail said:

Wobbly swim

Can you cut back on flow at all?

Poor fella.  Having some troubles.

[Guppysnail]

On 10/20/2022 at 12:01 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

God bless this man!  That's wonderful!

Can you cut back on flow at all?

Poor fella.  Having some troubles.

I did. I cut it back last night. I slowed it further today. The right side has almost none. 

[Guppysnail]

Quick update he was on the substrate in his side. I moved him to a recovery tank with salt. He is still alive and keeps trying to swim but still on his side. 
Hope is slim but not gone. I hade a new guppy I got to recover from this after she was like this for 3 days. She lived for another year. She was my original blue momma and I had many beautiful babies from her. Keep your fingers crossed but hopes guarded. 

[Guppysnail]

Positive thinking and salt did not work. RIP Spot. 
 

I was talking to the other one discussing name change so I do not think of Spot every day I see her. We went through a few she decided on Penelope. 

Edited October 20, 2022 by Guppysnail