Chris's Fishes Fish Room Journal

[Chris]

On 1/3/2024 at 11:14 AM, Shadow said:

Wish I could overnight you some Microworms...if you end up ever needing more, I usually have 2 cultures going at all times. Don't mind dropping a culture in the mail for you. 

Thanks! I found a seller on Aquabid, who's sending me Microworms, Vinegar Eels, Banana Worms, and Grindal Worms. Should be here before the second round of eggs hatch.

On 1/3/2024 at 11:43 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:

Macro gives a real rockpool vibe to it…it’s a bit like a saltwater planted tank in a way…

Tigahboy did an amazing thing with that tank. 😍

I agree. I love macro tanks, but they can be even harder to keep in good shape than reefs.

I'd love to try some actual seagrasses, which is an actual saltwater plant (where macros are algae).

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2691511

[Chris]

Rainbow Shiners and blue shrimp didn't show today. Hoping they're doing okay in the mail.

Here's a quick video tour of the tank as they sit tonight. Nothing special, just things settling in. 

 

Edited January 5 by Chris

[Chris]

I spent the morning putting together some worm cultures. I've got vinegar Eels, banana worms, microworms, and grindal worms. 

[Chris]

Finally getting a little color on a few of these rainbow shiners. We're about 3 months in and they've doubled in size. The hints of blue on these guys has just developed recently. 

 

 

[Chris]

Added some substrate from another tank yesterday on a whim. Tired of looking at a barebottom tank. All of a sudden I've got several more fish coloring up the next morning. Interesting stuff! 

Fishroom has also been a couple degrees warmer this weekend, so possibly a coincidence or combination of them. 

 

Edited April 28 by Chris

[Chris]

Kenya Tree coral is looking pretty good in the 4 gallon. 

Put out some white clouds into a tub outside, and got a school of golden white clouds to play with indoors. 

[Chris]

Here's a quick status update on all of the tanks in the fishroom.

The flowerhorn is still doing well in his 75. I'm considering trying to plant a crinum in the center of the tank - not a huge fan of not having any decor, but this guy injurs himself on anything hard I put in the tank. 

Ricefish are doing fine. Still tons of eggs, plenty of fry, but haven't been raising any up. I need to get on that. Tank is completely overrun with duckweed, so plants are just doing so-so. 

This is the tank the golden white clouds got added to. It's doing fine - the fish are eating, and water parameters are good. I removed the mopani from the tank to get rid of all the tannins, not a look I'm enjoying. 

Here's the Long Fin Mocha Clownfish. Tank looks terrible, I know, but water is pristine. Fish look good. Maybe a little skinny? Hard to say. I'm going to feed a bit more and watch for parasites. 

Rainbow Shiners are doing awesome. Loving the color I'm starting to get, just doesn't show in pictures very well yet. 

This is just a mutt guppy tank I started. Haven't really played with guppies much in a while, and thought it might be fun.