Minanora Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 So cool! I love it! Thank you for taking the time to share. Those swordtails are lovely. The orange full lyretail with black eyes. I want some of those! 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/19/2022 at 6:00 PM, Minanora said: So cool! I love it! Thank you for taking the time to share. You’re welcome! I hope next time I’ll be clever enough to leave 5 min earlier instead of sprinting 600m to the station🥵 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Hey, at least you made it! Plus it kept you warm. 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 Update on the most-likely-Palaeatus-cory eggs: half have fungused, and the other half has yet to show signs of life…could be infertile.☹️. I remember reading in an aquarium book that the fertility ratio drops as the water temp rises. The tank is heated at 26 Celsius (not Fahrenheit 😜!). Seeing as I don’t want to upset the balance which I have been troubleshooting for A YEAR to get to, I’m eyeing up a 7 gallon plastic tub. Probably heat that at 22-23 Celsius, add 2 pairs and wait for results!! As for the breeder box: It’s been some time since I last bred Zebra Danios, and my females are looking eggbound…! My LFS only has a group of 15 left, and they’re all looking a bit emanciated, room for some more! I’ll probably do the Palaeatus cories on Wednesday, and give the eggs another day to shake a leg (or a fin 😅!), then set up the Zebra danios on Monday. All seems to be happening round here! Any thoughts??😄 How’s your breeding going @Minanora?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 There’s hope for the eggs !! Little grey spotted ones instead of white furry jobs! 🥳Please tell me if it’s another kind of infection… 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Moved all of the BN pleco juveniles into my 65 gal to prevent stunting; got the idea for a fun photo😁: 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 10:57 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: got the idea for a fun photo😁: Very cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 5:08 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Very cute Thanks! Have you got any baby snails on the go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) On 11/20/2022 at 11:09 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Thanks! Have you got any baby snails on the go? I can’t tell who is laying the eggs! Is it a gold snail or a magenta snail? They do it in secret when I’m asleep. I need to make sure they are magenta ones. Did you know @TeeJay just hatched some! He’s got a journal going. Here’s some photos from my last hatch. Edited November 20, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 5:15 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: I can’t tell who is laying the eggs! Is it a gold snail or a magenta snail? They do it in secret when I’m asleep. I need to make sure they are magenta ones. Did you know @TeeJay just hatched some! He’s got a journal going. Here’s some photos from my last hatch. Lotta snails 😍! Yes I did see that old McTeeJay had a snail farm E-I-E-I- 🐌🐌🐌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsfoxtail Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 6:43 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: There’s hope for the eggs !! Little grey spotted ones instead of white furry jobs! 🥳Please tell me if it’s another kind of infection… Ooh, yay! The darker ones look promising! How many days along are they now? I think different types of cories take different amounts of time to become wigglers. At least in my experience they have, anyway. Baby cories are so so exciting! I'm pumped to see if hopefully some hatch! I've also had super good luck with throwing a neocaridina shrimp or two in with cory eggs to keep them fungus-free. I've had a MUCH higher hatch rate since adding them. They're such good little egg nannies. Also what type of bristlenose do you breed? They look beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, itsfoxtail said: How many days along are they now? Almost 5 days now...I'll give them a week before I write them off as 'failed' and use the breeder box for Emperor Tetras. On 11/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, itsfoxtail said: throwing a neocaridina shrimp or two in with cory eggs to keep them fungus-free. Tad late now, and I only have two shrimp! Though the female is berried though 🥳!! On 11/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, itsfoxtail said: Also what type of bristlenose do you breed? They look beautiful! Thanks!! They're just normal ones, though the babies are normal x gold/albino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 10:23 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Almost 5 days now...I'll give them a week before I write them off as 'failed' and use the breeder box for Emperor Tetras. Tad late now, and I only have two shrimp! Though the female is berried though 🥳!! Thanks!! They're just normal ones, though the babies are normal x gold/albino. What happened to the rest of the shrimp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 4:25 PM, Aiden Carter said: What happened to the rest of the shrimp? Sold them, but I'm holding 2 for a friend who wants them back in a fortnight while he redoes his tank...hope she drops them by then! 🤫 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 10:36 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Sold them, but I'm holding 2 for a friend who wants them back in a fortnight while he redoes his tank...hope she drops them by then! 🤫 Just “act sick” if they don’t hatch by then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 4:40 PM, Aiden Carter said: Just “act sick” if they don’t hatch by then I'm not that desperate for them...I might enjoy some free shrimps, but I wouldn't lie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 Egg update (one of many to come hopefully 🤞)!!!: Eggs doing fine, that is to say “no difference whatsoever”, and no more have fungused! I’m giving them till Thursday to hatch (knowing my luck they’ll hatch Wednesday evening!) and we’ll see what happens… One the adults is chilling in a corner, ‘Where are my eggs?? I’m hungry!’😁 Angelfish mugshot: And the BNP juveniles are doing fine! Have a nice evening/morning/whatever 😂 Nerms! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 11:03 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Egg update (one of many to come hopefully 🤞)!!!: Eggs doing fine, that is to say “no difference whatsoever”, and no more have fungused! I’m giving them till Thursday to hatch (knowing my luck they’ll hatch Wednesday evening!) and we’ll see what happens… One the adults is chilling in a corner, ‘Where are my eggs?? I’m hungry!’😁 Angelfish mugshot: And the BNP juveniles are doing fine! Have a nice evening/morning/whatever 😂 Nerms! Genuinely if the shrimp don’t l hatch by the time comes to give them up keep the female and then you will be able to give more shrimp! (Also not sure about this but couldn’t the stress of moving kill the eggs?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsfoxtail Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 9:47 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: I'm not that desperate for them...I might enjoy some free shrimps, but I wouldn't lie!! Just say there was an egg tax for holding them for him. On 11/21/2022 at 10:03 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Eggs doing fine, that is to say “no difference whatsoever”, and no more have fungused! I’m giving them till Thursday to hatch (knowing my luck they’ll hatch Wednesday evening!) and we’ll see what happens… The longest egg-till-wiggler stage for a Cory I've had was 7 days almost exactly for my Julii. I'd say as long as they still look dark/getting darker and not fungused give them a chance! Within reason of course. Looking forward to seeing your tetra breeding project, though. Breeding tetras and killifish always seems like some next level stuff to me so I like to live vicariously though others. Your angelfish is stunning as well! 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 10:54 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Splash tetras looking great today...really should put more effort into breeding them...project fro the new year! Quite pleased with the pic ! I've never seen these before. I thought all Tetras had an adipose fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 5:27 AM, Patrick_G said: I've never seen these before. I thought all Tetras had an adipose fin. Are you familiar with their breeding method? On 11/21/2022 at 7:59 PM, Aiden Carter said: Genuinely if the shrimp don’t l hatch by the time comes to give them up keep the female and then you will be able to give more shrimp! (Also not sure about this but couldn’t the stress of moving kill the eggs?) Looks like she's about to pop anyway!! On 11/22/2022 at 4:30 AM, itsfoxtail said: Just say there was an egg tax for holding them for him. The same friend lends me a female angelfish every time I'm feeling like spawning them...and I lend the male form time to time! On 11/22/2022 at 4:30 AM, itsfoxtail said: Looking forward to seeing your tetra breeding project, though. Breeding tetras and killifish always seems like some next level stuff to me so I've done X-Ray tetras before, but this is a whole new level. AKA 'Not seeing the eggs' level! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 New Endler fry!! Right at the back!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) On 11/15/2022 at 10:18 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Saw my old betta/rainbow fish tank in my garage and just thought : ‘Hi old friend! Wanna have one last spin?’ Took it up to my bedroom and currently searching for a filter/heater. I could use it as a grow out, but I really want to try my hand at annual killifish… any other ideas?? You could try a killifish in the Aphyosemion genius. Then you could use a breeding mop rather than drying out the eggs (unless that part is part of what sounds fun) Edit: oops... I didn't look at the date on this Edited November 22, 2022 by Schuyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 10:56 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: New Endler fry!! Right at the back!! ORD, that's awesome! Congratulations. I've never seen these fish in real life. Would love to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 We have a wriggler!!🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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