Guppysnail Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Both my upstairs fishrooms have been consolidated to one finished fishroom in the basement. I’ll go round the entire fishroom and share what’s in each tank and how I’m breeding with videos as I go along in this new journal. For now I’ll just list everything and attach video and photos as I get time. Here is what is new. Ivannacara bimaculata pair only with me a few days so far Notropis chrosomus-rainbow shiners only had them a few days doing great so far Melanotaenia parva-sunset rainbows (Gary Lange strain) Eggs have hatched I have at least 60 fry swimming about Youkihi ricefish - eggs are hatching and so far I’ve seen about 10 decent sized fry Aphyosemion Australe- orange lyretail killifish eggs hatched- fry doing great about 20 so far with more eggs hatching Epiplatys dageti monroviae- Red chin panchax about 20 have hatched out and doing great with at least 29 more eggs eyed up Micropoecillia picta- swamp guppies adorable little things one girl is ready to birth any day now I have 2 boys and 4 girl the other girls are preggo but just starting to develop Apisto Agassizi trio from @tolstoy211 girl went through a huge growth spurt and color up. I’m about 70% sure she was a he 🤣 They do just fine the girl is bright yellow and flirty the boys each have their side of the tank they squabble but not kill mode fight the newly colored up boy/girl? Dashes behind the sponge filter when he gets caught flirting with the definite girl it’s peaceful though time will tell I do have Beckfords red pencil fish with them as bothers so that helps keep it calm Semi-new not sure if I listed these in my old journal Sawbwa resplendens- Asian rummy nose - babies submitted for BAP at the club working on more to sell at Keystone Clash Gastrodermus hastatus- Tail spot cory Babies submitted for BAP my tiny group is now 25-30 strong . I might collect some eggs to take babies to the Clash if I can shoehorn them in a growout some where Oryzias woworae-Daisys ricefish these bred, I submitted for BAP, tore down the tank and gave the fish to Smallworld Aquatics kept plants in a bucket for almost 2 weeks. Set up tanks downstairs moved others down plants got dributed without thinking so I have baby daisys in SIX tanks 🤣 Oldies but goodies Sewellia lineolata - hillstream loaches I now have 5 successful hatches in this tank. Cutest things ever I spend way to much time just gawking at them Laetacara curviceps- smiling acara all 200 babies still thriving parents on a mission to populate the planet Laetacara dorsigera red breast acara- I believe these are at the age now they are done breeding but you never know Apisto caucatoudes triple red trio- One mom just brought out another batch. Same as the curviceps populate the world Mikrogeophagus ramirizi -German Blue Rams these are the F2 in my tanks. Mom n dad were older and got into a tussle. Neither faired well but trio of babies are spawning happily every few weeks Mikrogeophagus altispinosus Bolivian rams - breeding colony of 6 babies all grown up and rehomed they still are spawning constantly. Rohanella titteya-cherry barbs and Pseudomugil gertrudae Aru ii My psuedomugil luminatus now reside with my still breeding Badis Badis and my honey gourami Aspidora Spilotus still spawning non stop. Mom n dad longfin lemon blue eyed bristlenose pleco- we had tragedy my papa twisted and shot out of the cave something in his guts twisted and within minutes his belly swelled to dark purple and he was gone in hours I did find another make but he is young I hope he is old enough mom does not get egg bound but just yesterday I saw one of papas little babies on the glass With them are my Melini corydora and Pygmy Cory still laying eggs like there is no tomorrow. My frogs still produce clouds of eggs there was not a huge market on these so I do not collect and raise the babies anymore. Thats my happy prolific family and the breeding adventures I’m working on morevphotos and videos to come 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Amazing how many fry you’re producing in a relatively limited number of tanks compared to some. Well done! Have you considered trying panda garras - Garra flavatra? They are very popular right now and getting pretty good prices for them. Really cute and really brave when little and will check out and skim across your hands while working in the tank. I think they stay pretty bold as they get older but mine are only small right now. They are also reported to eat BBA and only get to the length of an average cory with a more slender body. I suspect the markings could be developed more with time and they would be even more popular. Here’s one of my littles at a bit over 1” long right now. I’ll be adding a few more to the 100 G nanofish tank. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 On 8/22/2024 at 5:32 PM, Guppysnail said: Mom n dad longfin lemon blue eyed bristlenose pleco- we had tragedy my papa twisted and shot out of the cave something in his guts twisted and within minutes his belly swelled to dark purple and he was gone in hours Sorry to hear about that 😪 he was a cute. Especially the way he’d take the brine shrimp. the room looks fantastic! You’ll have a lot of fun in there. Lot of work too, but it all goes together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I agree with @Odd Duck about Panda Garras being a good recommendation. I would like to share a few notes from my personal experience: Note: I only have experience with 1 panda garra, it's possible some of these things are not true in groups. My Albino cories are over 2 years old at this point and have pretty much hit full size at just over 2in, my Panda Garra has pretty much maxed out at a little over 3in. My Panda Garra is generally peaceful, but will sometimes chase after similarly colored fish like my Tuxedo platy, or other bottom dwellers like my Albino Corydoras. (never doing any damage but he will chase they around) Coloration wise mine is very bland, there are visible yellow stripes and red fins, but they are rather muted. I attribute this to having a lone Male, but I don't know that for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastie Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 On 8/23/2024 at 6:43 AM, Odd Duck said: Amazing how many fry you’re producing in a relatively limited number of tanks compared to some. Well done! Have you considered trying panda garras - Garra flavatra? They are very popular right now and getting pretty good prices for them. Really cute and really brave when little and will check out and skim across your hands while working in the tank. I think they stay pretty bold as they get older but mine are only small right now. They are also reported to eat BBA and only get to the length of an average cory with a more slender body. I suspect the markings could be developed more with time and they would be even more popular. Here’s one of my littles at a bit over 1” long right now. I’ll be adding a few more to the 100 G nanofish tank. I think they are not breedeable in home aquariums, all I read was some team of fish scientists with large large river system like tanks managed to maybe breed them, with hormones included Alas, I have seven, their group behavior is even better, they tried to eat me the last time I put my hand in the tank and they are shrimp safe. Lovely fish indeed The markings are all the same on each fish in my opinion, here are some quickly taken pictures of mine. Also, notice the bba :)) 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 On 8/23/2024 at 8:34 AM, beastie said: I think they are not breedeable in home aquariums, all I read was some team of fish scientists with large large river system like tanks managed to maybe breed them, with hormones included I believe Steenfott Aquatics on YT has bred these, he said he used cold water changes and FD tubifex worms to get them to breed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 On 8/23/2024 at 12:43 AM, Odd Duck said: Amazing how many fry you’re producing in a relatively limited number of tanks compared to some. Well done! I thank other nerms for this. Though I’ve been keeping fish most of my life I only really know what I have first hand experience with. Thanks to all the fabulous forum and club members, I now have a collective knowledge base of thousands of years experience to draw on. I approach every new fish as if I know nothing. I read every first hand account from forum members I can find. I reach out to folks and find out what worked and what did not so I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel with each new fish. Many of the fish I’m trying are due to accounts of our great forum members. @Desktop Aquatics and their awesome ivannacara bimaculata and @Fish Folk passion for shiners and natives and so many more. I can say left to my own trial and error my journey would be much slower and wrought with many pitfalls others have already navigated. THANKS NERMS…your shared knowledge is a boon! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 I hooked my speakers up recently. I’m so used to wearing headphones so I don’t disturb my husbands perpetual news watching. My videos are usually silent or narrated by my cat. I realize now I have background music 🎶 on the video 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 8/23/2024 at 9:30 AM, Guppysnail said: I thank other nerms for this. Though I’ve been keeping fish most of my life I only really know what I have first hand experience with. Thanks to all the fabulous forum and club members, I now have a collective knowledge base of thousands of years experience to draw on. I approach every new fish as if I know nothing. I read every first hand account from forum members I can find. I reach out to folks and find out what worked and what did not so I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel with each new fish. Many of the fish I’m trying are due to accounts of our great forum members. @Desktop Aquatics and their awesome ivannacara bimaculata and @Fish Folk passion for shiners and natives and so many more. I can say left to my own trial and error my journey would be much slower and wrought with many pitfalls others have already navigated. THANKS NERMS…your shared knowledge is a boon! Reading and asking for tips is a great start, but it takes serious dedication and determination to get that many species to breed and to raise young successfully! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 I’m so excited. 🥳 my little Ivannacara bimaculata girl was being very secretive today. I took a flashlight to inspect the cave and found her sitting eggs 🥰 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstice_Lacer Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 You definitely have a knack for baby fish. I'll put in another vote for panda garra, I love mine. He's always out and about, peaceful with shrimp and baby endlers, and will happily graze my arm when I put it in the tank. Mine was sold marked as "tank bred" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 I did not have time last night to pull the eggs so they mostly calcified. The Ivanacara came to me from harder water so I’m still transitioning them down. Next batch I’ll pull right away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted Monday at 03:40 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 03:40 PM I’m going to try and start posting about what’s going on in my fishroom. With Keystone Cladh coming up I’m packed to the gills with babies that keep me crazy busy. This is my favorite tank. Mom n Dad (RIP) longfin lemon bristlenose pleco. A few month ago Dad injured internal organs and passed. I got another boy from a friend. Is is mature and has bristles but only half moms size and shows no interest in cleaning a cave even though mom is ready to spawn. Melini corydora who are determined to populate the world. So many survive in the parent tank. Pygmy cory They also have their fair share of community survivors. Celestial pearl danios. Most fry dont survive but I collect and hatch out roughly 100 once or twice a year. Neocaridina of course. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted Monday at 05:02 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 05:02 PM This is the Bolivian ram tank. There are 6 and they spawn constantly. I’m girl heavy so on several occasions two girls pair up and spawn together on a rock and guard it until the eggs fungus. When I want fry I siphon them off one of the pairs fry pile. So far none survive in the community. The cherry barbs are dithers. I’m hoping they eventually spawn where eggs fall in the egg collection dish. I also have a group of Psuedomugil getrudae in here. They are an older group from a friend. I do hope to eventually get an egg or two but they are mostly past breeding age. And of course neicaridina The Bolivians are more active towards evening swimming around as a group I love these guys Ivanacara bimaculata tank. These came to me from hard water. I’m still working on transitioning them to soft. This is their second spawn. The first I didn’t get to in time and this second I almost missed it. I was in time before the eggs all died and got just a few wigglers that hatched yesterday. Rhese guys are so outgoing and friendly. Normally my dwarf cichlids are not fond of bright light but these kids don’t seem to care. When she first dropped her breeding tube and it was red I got scared. Thank you @Desktop Aquatics explaining this is a phenotype in this fish. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted Monday at 05:54 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 05:54 PM Micropoecilia picta-swamp guppies. These are darling. Guppies that only get an inch big 🤩 Sorry about all the bbs. I saw a newborn after I fed and wanted to get it on video. These newborn fry are the same size as standard guppy fry. They don’t have as many at one time though. There are several fry batches in here mostly still hiding. These girls are comical. These three are very pregnant and crabby so squabble constantly 🤣 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted Monday at 07:52 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 07:52 PM Oryzias latipes - Youkihi medaka ricefish Begining of the video is fry. I just moved the parents to another tank with my Aspidora spilotus c125 and these are what hatched out. In the breeder net are Aphyosemion australe (second video) new hatches. Their fry are at the end of the second video. I have 20 or so, so far they like to hide. Sewelia lineolata. Hillstream loaches. This pair breeds like crazy. Every few weeks more tiny ones show up. I do nothing but feed the tank and change water. These are so crazy cute. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted Monday at 08:31 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 08:31 PM My Apisto agassizii. They were supposed to be a trio but once they grew up more I had 2 boys. 2nd boy got moved to my Epiplatys dageti (red chin panchax) tank. Once the agassizii spawned wat broke out with my beckfords pencil fish being chased out of the tank. So they went on vacation to the panchax tank also. My nerite snail went into the cave and trapped mom. This happened before to my caucatuoides so yes I know better but forgot the nerite was there. Stressed mom out and either her or the snail ate the eggs yesterday 😣 The panchax are serious egg producers. I only collected eggs once and got roughly 20 babies. I’ll upload the baby tank video tomorrow, YouTube says I have hit my daily upload limit 🤪 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted Wednesday at 09:01 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:01 PM @Chick-In-Of-TheSea hubby got me an upgrade from the bucket and uncomfortable folding chair. He got Boo Bear a fluffy too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM (edited) On 9/18/2024 at 5:01 PM, Guppysnail said: @Chick-In-Of-TheSea hubby got me an upgrade from the bucket and uncomfortable folding chair. He got Boo Bear a fluffy too. Aw!! He’s so sweet! Does Spooky like watching the fish? Edited Wednesday at 11:14 PM by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted Wednesday at 11:39 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 11:39 PM On 9/18/2024 at 7:14 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Aw!! He’s so sweet! Does Spooky like watching the fish? No Boo could care less. He is a mommas boy and only pays attention to me. He was fascinated with the Limia nigrofasciata but those were the only ones. He never paid attention to Spooky as his name but Boo Bear he does so we went with Boo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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