HelplessNewbie Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 Tank today (sorry, with lots of glare, this is the view from bedside) Am waiting to feel better before removing the DIY polisher on left. Madagasgar lace plants simply don't like this setup. It may be a long while before I give it a try in another tank. Crypt lutea is bouncing back. Hornwort needs trimming. Another batch of black bar endler babies were born. All obvious male endlers had been moved to kids' 10g, so this is now the female and baby endler nursery. Thinking of interbreeding a male blue star endler with female black bar endlers. We don't know if it will work out. None of the fish, not even the Bolivian ram nor ricefish, seem to eat the fry. I have observed that our family's endlers nor panda guppies eat their young. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelplessNewbie Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 (edited) We are considering placing our new red cherry tetra won at @tolstoy21's RAOK, after they complete 4 weeks isolation. Maybe they can help lower the endler population. Here they are in qt: Edited June 24 by HelplessNewbie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 @HelplessNewbie My adult breeders (wild caught) have really deepened considerably in red as they have gotten older (they look amazing), while everything I have in grow-out looks more translucent orange like your fish (for the obvious reason that they came from the same batch). I'm still a bit new to these fish, so I'm hoping you can update us on how your fish change, or do not change, in terms of color as time goes by. I'll try to snap some picks of the adults (they are very camera shy!) On 6/24/2024 at 5:03 PM, HelplessNewbie said: Maybe they can help lower the endler population. My guess is yes, if the fry are small enough. These fish are fast and voracious eaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelplessNewbie Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 @tolstoy21, I will certainly update on the red cherry tetras you gave me. They are looking great in qt! Thank you again for such lovelies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelplessNewbie Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 Look @tolstoy21, the red cherry tetra have moved into the 20 gallon long! So far, they are getting along in the community, often hanging out front and center. I am enjoying them so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 On 7/26/2024 at 7:04 AM, HelplessNewbie said: Look @tolstoy21, the red cherry tetra have moved into the 20 gallon long! So far, they are getting along in the community, often hanging out front and center. I am enjoying them so much! Awesome looking setup! Yeah Cherrys are pretty peaceful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelplessNewbie Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 Some water sprite (I think it was mislabeled wisteria) added to the left to disguise my diy internal filter (oh, I just realized the fish have uprooted some) and to the right front, to give the non-dominant Bolivian ram a place to hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelplessNewbie Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 This buce got loose and started surfing on the red tiger lotus leaf! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrophyllum_minus Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 On 6/24/2024 at 4:57 PM, HelplessNewbie said: DIY polisher on left. How'd you construct that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelplessNewbie Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 On 9/13/2024 at 7:57 PM, Retrophyllum_minus said: How'd you construct that? I just used a mini powerhead and attached the top halves of water bottles on both input and output tubes (drilled holes in bottle caps to fit). The bottles are filled with layers of polyfill and foam or scrub sponges in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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