Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 11/8/2023 at 9:53 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Poor Polos had an op on his leg. No walks for 14 weeks. For anyone who’s ever wondered if a Dalmatian also has spotty skin: Aw, poor fella. I do think it's cool that it looks like he still has his fur on though. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Feel better Polos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 Someone was waving at me from the fry tank this morning: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 9, 2023 Author Share Posted November 9, 2023 Todays been an eventful day. Starting off with cutting my finger on some skis and having to get a jab because they were all rusty making me miss double French 🫠. I’m not all too sad about missing out on the wonders of Renaissance littérature. After getting home from school 🏫, I found about 50 Cory eggs stuck to the side of their breeding tote! I’m thinking that a combo of a faulty air pump and 20 Celsius temps are the trick. Basically imitating natural rain. Final bit of good news, my glowlight fry have finally started to take off! One-handed Sera micron is on the agenda tomorrow morning! Stay fishy friends! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Feel better! Just watched Cyrano last night. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Do you cull batches (only keeping what you want to re-breed, and euthanize the rest) If so how? If you keep them all where do you put em all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 11/10/2023 at 2:51 PM, JoeQ said: Do you cull batches (only keeping what you want to re-breed, and euthanize the rest) If so how? If you keep them all where do you put em all!!! I’d probably sell the surplus (unless they’re visibly unhealthy). I wish I had enough fry to cull! Some danio fry have problems, but I’ve only spotted one so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 Surprise BNP fry. Walked downstairs this morning and found these guys hanging on the glass. Sadly, it seems that most of my tetra fry have passed. 😕 I can put this down to 2 reasons: 1) Keeping Cory eggs in the same breeder box as the wrigglers, so any potential fungus could have harmed the fry? 2) Not doing water changes. The fry in the breeder box did a lot better than those in the spawning tank, and I have read that water quality is really important with these guys… Some points to work on for next time🫠 At least I still have 2 left! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 Weird weekend. A sense of déjà vu when working on a presentation on the Battle of Marathon. Turns out I’d also done one on the same subject when I was 10 😂. Times don’t change. I can’t say that shaved legs suit Polo… But hey, at least he’s doing a tad better. BNP fry are a cross between the golden variety and the normal one, and it’s somehow really apparent. 50-60% are gold and the rest are a sort of light brown. Snow lines creeping down slowly. Ski time ⛷️ 😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 6:13 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Sadly, it seems that most of my tetra fry have passed. 😕 I can put this down to 2 reasons: i used to read lots of aquarium books. Some of them addressed breeding this fish, i believe some of them suggested that as a fry this is a photosensitive species. Maybe try limiting or cutting off light for your next batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 12:38 AM, GoofyGarra said: i used to read lots of aquarium books. Some of them addressed breeding this fish, i believe some of them suggested that as a fry this is a photosensitive species. Maybe try limiting or cutting off light for your next batch? Ironically the ones with the most light did better than the ones without. I’m definitely going for more water changes with this next batch. Do you think I should keep in trying glowlights or move to black phantoms? @JoeQ your snail trap idea has definitely worked! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 7:15 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: @JoeQ your snail trap idea has definitely worked! Whoda thunk it!! Patent pending! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 7:15 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Do you think I should keep in trying glowlights or move to black phantoms? as glowlight tetras were my first fish, i have fond feelings for them, so my biased opinion is keep trying the glowlights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) On 11/12/2023 at 6:38 PM, GoofyGarra said: i used to read lots of aquarium books. Some of them addressed breeding this fish, i believe some of them suggested that as a fry this is a photosensitive species. Maybe try limiting or cutting off light for your next batch? I recall a member video by co op and they were saying that the fry are tricky to sustain because they are not going to eat commercial foods; you have to have infusoria available like all the time until they get big enough to eat the baby brine shrimps. Edited November 13, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 2:51 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: you have to have infusoria available like all the time I got the go-ahead from my mum to allow daphnia and paramecium into the house, so I’ll give it a shot with the latter. Small side note: the hobby has to get better at marketing - “water fleas” don’t sound like a nice thing to have in your home! On 11/13/2023 at 1:19 PM, JoeQ said: Whoda thunk it!! Patent pending! 😂 I saw the snails pin up pics of your profile on the side of the tank. Watch out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Long week of presentations soon to be over! Baby BNPs have joined the zebra juvies in my 15 gal tank. Plants are loving it, snails less so because I snagged 2 more assassins off a friend. 😈 Set up my Black phantoms to spawn last night. I’m so used to failure I’ve almost stopped being pleased that they’ve spawned, but hey… New strategy means new opportunities. The waters closer to 7 because I read that they prefer slightly less acidic water. Long day, am typing this with my left hand 😵💫 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 Definite lack of males with the black phantom tetras. 1M 2 F made for a LOT of eggs, but also for a lot of fuzzy ones. Good news is that there are still some ok looking ones! I’ll use a pipette to get the duff ones out and WC the egg tank. Have a nice day! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) Schools starting to get the better of me. Hey ho… only 5 more weeks till Xmas! 🎅 Black phantom tetras produced around 3 viable wrigglers, but a lot of fungused eggs. My hypothesis is that the eggs were in the females for so long that they were just sort of infertile anyway. KeepingFishSimple had that problem with his neons so it’s not impossible. Anyway I’m just gonna keep on trying till I get this right! 😵💫 Currently musing about not breeding as much fish as I can and just enjoying my tanks. MD Fish tanks on YouTube is definitely to blame 😂! The downstairs 63 gal definitely needs rescaping and my dad says that he’ll contribute if I can make it look nice… what sort of scape would any of you do with a spare 63 gal long? It’s not very wide - only about 12-15 inches (my brains too fuzzy to do conversions 🧠) so that kinda limits options. @Lizzie Block you only seem to do nano scapes, but what would you do with a larger sized tank? Also I took the lid off my Endler tank seeing as it was looking pretty tank and my Indian swamp weed is showing some really cool emersed growth I want to encourage. My sisters want me to get into saltwater. I said it was too expensive and I didn’t know anything. Out of curiosity I had a look for some cheap options (non-existent!) and am sort of on the edge of wether it’s worth a shot or not. Either way here’s my weekend photo dump. Take care! Edited November 19, 2023 by TheSwissAquarist 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 7:42 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: what sort of scape would any of you do with a spare 63 gal long? I dig this style. Choose a long piece of wood, any shape you like and add some simple details. Epiphytes would do well, things that can reach out of the water are a slight added bonus if you want to go that route as well. It sounds like an awesome project. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 3:26 AM, nabokovfan87 said: I dig this style. Choose a long piece of wood, any shape you like and add some simple details. Epiphytes would do well, things that can reach out of the water are a slight added bonus if you want to go that route as well. It sounds like an awesome project. 🙂 I’m liking the sort of sparse idea, but I’m aiming more for an eye-catcher where plants come first and fish second (for a change!). MD Fish Tanks did a really nice one that I’m shooting for. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 10:47 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: I’m liking the sort of sparse idea, but I’m aiming more for an eye-catcher where plants come first and fish second (for a change!). MD Fish Tanks did a really nice one that I’m shooting for. Ah. I understand! So if you want to have a highly technical scape, visually which layout do you tend to think fits for the space? (i.e. triangle, island, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 7:56 AM, nabokovfan87 said: Ah. I understand! So if you want to have a highly technical scape, visually which layout do you tend to think fits for the space? (i.e. triangle, island, etc.) Island could work, but it’s a thin tank so maybe more of an amphitheater look with a front island off-center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 Been a busy week! Thanksgiving isn’t really a thing over here, so it’s been all hands at the pumps… Daphnia starter culture arrived today! Along with some springtails that were sold as Paramecium 🤨. Definitely not using that vendor again… Bonus dog pic. Take care! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 How’s pup’s leg doing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 11/24/2023 at 10:10 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: How’s pup’s leg doing? Getting better - he’s loping around but the vet says that it’ll take another 12 weeks until he’s back to normal. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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