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On 11/14/2022 at 10:33 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:

If I'm going to be honest they were what I replaced my bettas with...in here (looking for other pics but I'm supposed to put my dads hens away!)

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This picture reminds me of my favorite Demotivational Poster. Don't be mad, cat people, I love them too. 

Zw

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On 11/17/2022 at 9:56 PM, Aiden Carter said:

no one going to mention how clear and bright your plants/ tank look!? its amazing!

0% ferts, 100% troubleshooting!

On 11/17/2022 at 9:37 PM, Minanora said:

Woohoo! You'll have to tell me how you like that fluval breeder box. I've been thinking about trying one for my three stripe Cory spawns.

It’s useful but it claims that it comes with a working spray bar that pumps tank water into it, which goes back out via the overflow…better than most though!

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Update on the unknown fish breeding!

So far no developments 😑, just as eggy as before…D928A98D-3172-4322-B76D-BE02C39D0484.jpeg.730bf8369c5d8394ce5ef8b96e348460.jpegEB24635E-A4FE-47B5-8200-25B25DEEE9B7.jpeg.827aed1c1544dc2eb9c38b027e819d9b.jpeg

I gave 2 to my science teacher for her class who is currently working on something to do with microscopes…hopefully it has a positive effect on my grades!!

Wondering if I want to breed a tetra…my splash tetras are looking great, but my emperor tetras even betta (ha!) and @tolstoy21 has intrigued me with his stories of you only presume that eggs are present for the first fortnight 😍. Like the sound of that! I already have a couple, so maybe after the unknown fish (probably a Cory) 🤷‍♂️, what’s gonna stop me?!?

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Polo the Dalmatian has lost his bandage, but still feels a bit sore (although he is a bit of a flower 😜!), and his little tormentor is thoroughly enjoying biting his hind legs seeing as he can’t get at them 🤣.97AF18BB-A5E2-4481-A278-1B9DFD1E6CD5.jpeg.12cb48d9b055b764d5e7384c3ec5df68.jpeg

Tomorrows my shift at my LFS, so I hope I can get some decent snaps of the QT area and the coolest fish, maybe possibly even some extra shelf-stacking if you’re lucky 🙃! Note to self: Must remember to do that🤕.

Have a fishy day fellow Nerms!!

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On 11/18/2022 at 11:00 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:

Like the sound of that! I already have a couple,

Are those the 'couple' in those two pic or do you have others?

The two pics (if they represent pictures of two different fish) are both male.

Also, there are probably ways to breed kerri tetras where you can see the fry early on. I have just always relied on a heavy moss layer at the bottom of the aquarium, as this has worked for me, and they stay well hidden for quite some time in there before I see the first few daring to show themselves.

It's worked for me so why change it up, right?

Additionally, its kind of fun and exciting when you see one and you have no idea if you have only one or two hundred in there.

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On 11/18/2022 at 11:17 AM, TheSwissAquarist said:

Same fish 😅…got a group of 6 sometime in the last year (can’t remember!) and there’s a couple ‘fatter’ than that one…I’ll post a pic if I can get one. How do you sex them??

Yeah a rounder belly and a red adipose fin, instead of blue, tells the sexes apart.

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Female

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On 11/17/2022 at 3:37 PM, Minanora said:

Woohoo! You'll have to tell me how you like that fluval breeder box. I've been thinking about trying one for my three stripe Cory spawns.

I like them but I put a tiny THIN sponge on the outflow. The grate space is large enough the fry can get out. I had the sponge cut larger but it alarmed me how far the water level began to rise. 

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Quick update before my shift at the LFS:

Im starting to wonder if these are even fertilized…it’s been 3 days since they were laid and there’s been no change whatsoever!585101BC-3B63-40DC-80A7-46FAC58EC43C.jpeg.5252f956bab7edd876dad907f0feae7f.jpeg

The emperor tetras might be getting their chance soon if they all fungus. Hopefully some eventually hatch 🤕! Managed to find an Emperor female in my tank this morning; sécable by the colored fin of their back. (Second pic) Thanks to @tolstoy21 for explaining!7E14731A-A631-45BC-8881-EEB2ECE749F1.jpeg.daeffd6968d84214c7a84a1e9c33af39.jpegEEE48C79-9779-4884-B5CA-B825D44F4388.jpeg.27a70027c09250e187e5ced0aca314e9.jpeg

I’ll make sure to get some good pics of my LFS later.

Have a nice day!!

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