KittenFishMom Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) I decided to try building a simple kuhli loach nest to see what they think. I rinsed some pool sand and filled a deli cup wit the sand and put it in the front of the smaller female guppy tank. They guppies are having fun investigating it. one is resting on the bottom and the snails are climbing up the sides. Some of the guppies are pecking at the sand. not sure why, I haven't fed the tank for hours. I'll get some photos and keep you posted. guppy and snails checking out nest kuhli loach hiding in heater cover head is top left under light reflection, body is lower right Edited October 22, 2022 by KittenFishMom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Super cool idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 I draped some IAL over one side, and put in some sinking pellets and an algae wafer. I wonder what it will look like in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Kuhli don't really nest; they hide having said that they aren't going to like that large gravel so they might move to the softer sand (softer not soft); if there is coverage in there but with the clear sides i wouldn't be surprise if they find some other better hiding space (if there is one in your aquarium). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 8:34 PM, KittenFishMom said: I decided to try building a simple kuhli loach nest to see what they think. I rinsed some pool sand and filled a deli cup wit the sand and put it in the front of the smaller female guppy tank. They guppies are having fun investigating it. one is resting on the bottom and the snails are climbing up the sides. Some of the guppies are pecking at the sand. not sure why, I haven't fed the tank for hours. I'll get some photos and keep you posted. guppy and snails checking out nest kuhli loach hiding in heater cover head is top left under light reflection, body is lower right I have to admit I’m always petrified of fry getting into a heater like that and ending up as fried fry😜. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 @TheSwissAquarist I am not a breeder. I have bettas to eat the fry @anewbie I only called it a nest because it was round. I could cover the outside with gravel. It a soup bowl. It is an iterative process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 4:15 PM, KittenFishMom said: bettas to eat the fry I have rainbow sharks 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I'll be honest with you the kuhli would appreciate if the entire tank was that sand; and it wouldn't hurt the other fishes either. The large gravel can have issue over long period of time as it becomes a food (and later bacteria) trap. I'm not a fan of sharks; they can eat humans and i don't want my fishes eating me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 6:31 PM, anewbie said: my fishes eating me. You keep sharks ?🙃 I wouldn’t want to be the guy who does the gravel vaccing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 11:37 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: You keep sharks ?🙃 I wouldn’t want to be the guy who does the gravel vaccing! No but you have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 6:43 PM, anewbie said: No but you have one. True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 @anewbie You are reading my mind. I am doing my 55-gallon tank in Walstad and sand. that is why I had the sand to test drive a kuhli nest. I am over stocked with guppies, but another 25 are going on Monday (yippy!!) so I bought the loaches early hoping the would stir things up and into the HOB. Life will get better for my fih and me once the 55 is going and the guppies are gone. All the tanks are overstocked. I wanted to get the plants growing above air for a while before filling the 55 tank, but it isn't going to work that way. As for sharks, I caught a 36 inch Northern Pike off my front lawn. That is all the shark I need. It was stunning, but I put it back and asked it to let me catch it again when it was 4 feet. If you get nicked by one of their many very sharp teeth, it bleeds like crazy because they have an anticoagulant in the mouths. It can get very messy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 12:17 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: True! Is there a reason for an obnoxious black square ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 @anewbie I didn't post it, but it looks like a close up of a black hole. You have to be careful, or they will eat your camera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 2:49 PM, KittenFishMom said: @anewbie I didn't post it, but it looks like a close up of a black hole. You have to be careful, or they will eat your camera. Pity they don't eat the photographer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Side stack note: When the crowd would get rude at my school's hockey games, they use to taunt the goalie with "You're not a goalie, you're a sieve, You're not a sieve, you're a funnel, You're not a funnel, your a black hole !" I went to a knirdie school. We had alcohol are football games, to easy the pain, but never at hockey games. The team was too good, you wanted to pay attention. Edited October 25, 2022 by KittenFishMom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 9:50 PM, anewbie said: Pity they don't eat the photographer. Oi! I took the photo! Here: he’s in the back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 11:10 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Oi! I took the photo! Here: he’s in the back. Beautiful! They do love to sit in caves all day, huh? Grace loves to hide out and then at night she's the party in the tank. Full moons, so much splashing!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 8:16 AM, nabokovfan87 said: Beautiful! They do love to sit in caves all day, huh? Grace loves to hide out and then at night she's the party in the tank. Full moons, so much splashing!!!! I do have a better photo, but I think its the wrong format 😑. It’s the black hole further up the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 @TheSwissAquarist and @anewbie and @nabokovfan87 Here is my shark. a northern pike. I don't have a big enough aquarium, so it lives in the lake. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Any good on a plate😂? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 @TheSwissAquarist They say they are, but rather boney. I tend to catch and release. I got into the aquarium hobby when I set up a 120 gallon tank to hold my catch and keep it healthy and swimming for my Mom to eat. Mom was on chemo, and most things did not appeal, but she loved fresh fish. It was my first tank. Mom loved bullhead catfish and yellow perch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 3:35 PM, KittenFishMom said: Mom was on chemo, Sorry to hear that 😞. On 10/25/2022 at 3:29 PM, KittenFishMom said: @TheSwissAquarist and @anewbie and @nabokovfan87 Here is my shark. a northern pike. I don't have a big enough aquarium, so it lives in the lake. Must be nice to have something that actually fights back! All the mountain trout up here are like the break and strain of a Kit Kat on a summers day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 @TheSwissAquarist yes, the pike and the carp and the snapping turtles really fight hard. And the snappers don't stop withyou get them out of the water. Ever catch mirror carp? I think they were bred in monasteries in europe to begin with. They each have unique pattern that never changes, so you can always tell if you can the same one. I tend to fish from shore. You have to bring them in carefully, so they don't wrap the line around a dock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Gotta love all those river monster episodes and learning so much about fish around the world and seeing their habitats (intended or not so much) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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