Josh T. Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 12:06 PM, knee said: So the clutch didn’t survive and was gone the next day which I assumed would happen. The pair is preparing to spawn again and hopefully they learned a few things from the previous spawn. I still think this clutch won’t survive but if some do then I’ll be happy. Tank photo taken 01/18. Currently battling stag horn algae. I changed my lights and couldn’t figure out the app so it was running at 100% for a solid week. Got the light situation figured out so now I’m gonna wait for the algae to disappear. What did you adjust your light settings too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 7:46 PM, Josh T. said: What did you adjust your light settings too? It was running at 100% power and I reduced it to 65%. Algae has been slowly dying off but plant growth has slowed down, which I don't mind at all because I hate trimming 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh T. Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 7:50 PM, knee said: It was running at 100% power and I reduced it to 65%. Algae has been slowly dying off but plant growth has slowed down, which I don't mind at all because I hate trimming 🤣 That’s good to hear, I just picked up the Fluval Aquasky which is super bright at 100%, I have a bunch of brown algae building up on the leaves of my plants so I reduced it down to about 25% which is still a decent brightness on top of weekly 25-30% water changes. Hoping that will control the brown algae. Oh I also have a UV light, fingers crossed 🤞🏽 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 7:53 PM, Josh T. said: That’s good to hear, I just picked up the Fluval Aquasky which is super bright at 100%, I have a bunch of brown algae building up on the leaves of my plants so I reduced it down to about 25% which is still a decent brightness on top of weekly 25-30% water changes. Hoping that will control the brown algae. Oh I also have a UV light, fingers crossed 🤞🏽 Is your tank newly setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 My order from aquarium coop and aquarium plants factory arrived today 😁 also got this sticker for free I’ll be putting the 100w on my 40b and the 50w on the 20L. My only issue now is where to put the plants 😭😭 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 6:38 PM, knee said: My only issue now is where to put the plants 😭😭 What a terrible problem! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Managed to put most of the plants in this tank without it looking like I’m trying to sell plants. I might as well tho cause when these plants start to grow I don’t have anywhere to put them 😂😂 Also want to add that I freaking love the aquarium coop heaters. They’re so powerful and sleek. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh T. Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 8:19 PM, knee said: Is your tank newly setup? Yes, I started it a couple months ago in October. On 1/30/2023 at 12:34 AM, Josh T. said: Yes, I started it a couple months ago in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Bought an RODI unit because my water is extremely hard, like most places here in socal 🙄 Will be transitioning both tanks to 50/50 rodi tap to help the plants grow better and hopefully improve the color of my rams. Not that they’re not colorful enough, just trying to see if I can make them color up more 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Got one of the pairs spawning again. Same male, different female and same spawning area. They love this rock for some reason 😂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) I think my habrosus cory have been spawning in the background. I found this little guy for the first time and I haven’t bought any new ones recently. Last time I added to the habrosus school was back in December here he is next to an adult Hear is how my adult habrosus look for comparison. They’re chunky and definitely bigger. I also found a baby livebearer(not sure if from the platies or swords) but was unable to get a photo cause it was so skittish and hid back in the plants when I took my phone out. Edited February 3, 2023 by knee 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 Did a 20 gallon water change with 50/50 RO/tap and brought my TDS to 180+. Eggs have hatched and was moved to a spot on the left side of the tank. I have a feeling this clutch will reach free swimming stage Still having issues with staghorn algae and I think it’s my fert dosing. I’ll reduce my dose by 50% and see if that helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Tank looks super @knee and clearly the fish are happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 The fry should be free swimming today. I checked on them yesterday and they’re starting to jump around. I’ll upload a video of them when I get home from work. Took my camera out yesterday for some up close shots of the fish. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Is this the tank you were planning for the AH Pandas or am i getting mixed up? Beautiful tank. You have a real hand when it comes to plants and scaping! I enjoyed the "Ohko Cliff" style in one of your first posts here, but I do also really think you took that and revamped it really nicely. On 1/4/2023 at 9:17 AM, knee said: From this ^^ To this: On 2/5/2023 at 6:33 PM, knee said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 12:33 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Is this the tank you were planning for the AH Pandas or am i getting mixed up? Thanks! The 1st original tank was the 20 long with the ohko stones but then I realized that I wanna plant more (and I didn't really like the scape 😪) so I searched FB marketplace for a new tank. Got the 40 breeder with stand for $30 and the 20 long sat empty for a few days until my betta jumped out of his 5g tank. I setup the 20 long for him originally as a hospital tank 😅... then it became the "Red tank" by accident. The pandas we're gonna go in the red tank because the 40B has pygmaeus and hastatus cories. I didn't wanna overcrowd them in the 40, and also the red tank doesn't have any bottom feeders besides the snails. But these tanks are not final lol. The 40B will be moved to a 60B when I acquire the tank, and then the 20L will be moved to the 40B. Planning to do a blackwater tank for the 20L and keep Checkerboard cichlids again 🤩 I enjoy looking at my tanks but I'm really not satisfied with how I scaped them. Funds are limited so my choices in materials are limited too 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) Came home to this 😁🥰 And also came home to this Will be the first time trying Repashy and easy green ferts and root tabs. Currently using 2hr Aquarist EI liquid ferts. here’s a video of the parents and fry 🤩🤩 Edited February 11, 2023 by knee 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 6:11 PM, knee said: That's amazing. One of my favorite things. If I had a place to sell to I'd breed rams forever. Just realized I forgot to get Easy Iron when I got the heat packs 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) Fry are still in the tank and parents are doing an amazing job protecting them from the their neighbors. Here’s a vid of them eating. You can see the pellets in their bellies 😂 Choose 1080p to see the fry better Also not in this tank but I’m currently overrun with RRF. The RRF in my 1g shrimp tank are more purple But the ones in my 5g hospital tank are more pink They are using the same cheap amazon led light and get 12-13 hours daily. The lights come with a timer but it’s not always accurate 😂😂 Most of the floaters in the 5g came from the shrimptank Edited February 11, 2023 by knee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) So some drama happened last night and the clutch disappeared. Which I expected given they’re in a community. I also don’t have the supplies to take care of 100+ fry but I might pull them out in the future. The alpha male is now paired up with a different female and they’re preparing to spawn again at the same ROCK 😂 Alpha male showing off The home wrecker (jk 😂) Also notice that my plants have been growing faster since I started doing 50/50 RO/tap. Tank as of today Edited February 17, 2023 by knee 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 They are gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Beautiful tank--thanks for posting! I feel sorry for the ram parents and hope that they will get to raise some of their fry one day...who do you think is eating them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 6:53 PM, PineSong said: Beautiful tank--thanks for posting! I feel sorry for the ram parents and hope that they will get to raise some of their fry one day...who do you think is eating them? The fry I’m assuming is getting picked off by the other tankmates at night and yesterday there was probably about 20-30 left. I actually witnessed the whole situation happen yesterday. The dad probably seeing that there’s not much fry decided to pair up with Home Wrecker and pushed mom out of their territory. Home wrecker ate the rest of the fry and there’s really nothing I could do because it was almost lights out. I’m hoping that some of the fry escaped to the jungle at the back because they have a huge chance of surviving if they stay hidden. It sucks but I really don’t mind because I don’t have the means of raising fry at the moment. I just wanna grow out the Bolivians and choose 2 pairs. When mom realized that she can’t save the fry she just ate some repashy that I had in the tank 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 we got eggs again 🙄🙄 Contemplating if I should pull the fry this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 from the homewrecker or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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