AquaHobbyist123 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) These are some of my favorite darters. Only live in the Upper Santee river basin in NC and SC. Caught 3 almost a week ago. I'll try to get a good picture of them soon in my aquarium. The first photo is mine, the second is from Ncfishes.com Edited October 11, 2023 by AquaHobbyist123 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Something for @Fish Folk… 😅 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 10:51 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Something for @Fish Folk… 😅 Oh believe me! I’m a HUGE fan of @AquaHobbyist123 ‘s neck of the woods. I can collect Greenside Darters and Rainbow Darters up here… My challenge is keeping their tank water _❄️cold🥶_ enough. My basement has stayed in the mid-70°-F range, even during fall. Winter should hopefully dip things into the 60°s which is where they do much better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) On 10/11/2023 at 10:10 AM, Fish Folk said: Oh believe me! I’m a HUGE fan of @AquaHobbyist123 ‘s neck of the woods. I can collect Greenside Darters and Rainbow Darters up here… My challenge is keeping their tank water _❄️cold🥶_ enough. My basement has stayed in the mid-70°-F range, even during fall. Winter should hopefully dip things into the 60°s which is where they do much better. I keep mine cooler using a 4-fan chiller. Works very well for me. Though fish are a bit more tolerant of warm Temps here I'd imagine, due to it being fairly hot in the summer. Feels like an oven outside in the summer sometimes. Edited October 11, 2023 by AquaHobbyist123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 1:46 PM, AquaHobbyist123 said: I keep mine cooler using a 4-fan chiller. Works very well for me. Though fish are a bit more tolerant of warm Temps here I'd imagine, due to it being fairly hot in the summer. Feels like an oven outside in the summer sometimes. Yo! Show us your 4-fan setup in operation. I’ve got to see that… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 1:52 PM, Fish Folk said: Yo! Show us your 4-fan setup in operation. I’ve got to see that… it's pretty simple. It's got 4 fan-apparatus, and the fan points at the water, blowing cold air on the water. (One small thing, check the rim size of your tank to make sure it is correct, I got the wrong one so it's between the tank and the wall, secure in this case). It really works a lot better than I thought it would. Normally this tank would be about 72 degrees, fluctuating. Now I think it's about 65ish on the high setting.I can feel the difference just by sticking my finger in it, feels a cool upper piedmont creek. Got the 4 fan one for 30 dollars on Amazon. I'm going to try to use it in the future to breed greenhead shiners, see if that will work for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) @Fish Folk Oops, forgot to attach pictures, hol up... Edited October 11, 2023 by AquaHobbyist123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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