Fish Folk Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Rainbow Darter pair came in today. Gotta say . . . Jonah's Aquarium did an amazing job packing, shipping, and educating. After keeping hundreds of tropical fish, and a few temperate fish, this dip of the toe into small, cold-water native fish is so refreshing. They behave a bit like a goby / gudgeon . . . but are in the perch family. Really intelligent looking. We rarely name our fish . . . but these definitely got named already! They're now in this riffle tank (this clip was filmed yesterday before adding the pair) Also got 1/4 lb. of black worms for the first time. Holy moly! Our fish love them. I seriously met some of our fish as if "for the first time" when they started going to town on them. There were serious tug-of-war matches between the koi angels . . . and the corydoras were hillarious burying their heads into the sand to suck these things out. I'm pretty sure the Acaras could become tank busters on these. And the Discus . . . wow! They got really lively! The Angelfish fry here had already eaten a lot before I finally took this clip . . . but they're cleaning up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I'm not going to lie, those koi angel fry are GOURGOUES and I am so in love with them. They are like half black and half yellow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I love when I can get some live blackworms to feed my fish! I went to a store a couple hours away from me last weekend and they had some, I bought a half pound, it will last me a couple weeks. I use them to condition some of my corydoras before trying to spawn them, and my leopoldi angels love them. I have heard of a few local fish clubs that get several pounds of blackworms in every month and sell them at club meetings, and I was trying to get something like that set up last year before the pandemic stopped club meetings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I get 3 lbs of blackworms every couple of weeks from Eastern Aquatics and they always arrive in good shape. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy's Fish Den said: . I have heard of a few local fish clubs that get several pounds of blackworms in every month and sell them at club meetings Great idea! My friend and I split the cost of a 1/2 lb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I can't seem to find live black worms where I live. I have checked every local fish store (3) and none of them sell it. I'm just assuming they dont have them at big box pet stores, but I so want to try and feed that. Where do you get them, from a big box store or just a mom and pops shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, James Black said: I can't seem to find live black worms where I live. I have checked every local fish store (3) and none of them sell it. I'm just assuming they dont have them at big box pet stores, but I so want to try and feed that. Where do you get them, from a big box store or just a mom and pops shop? I order them from Eastern Aquatics out of Pennsylvania and they ship them overnight. The best local mom and pop shop in my area carries them also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Great looking tank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 How big are those adorable koi angelfish now? I love all your videos on these little guys. Like James Black I am also in love with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 30 minutes ago, Maggie said: How big are those adorable koi angelfish now? They have bodies about nickel-sized, with fins extending out farther, of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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