H20CultureLabs Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Almost like they knew I was posting about them! My Dario magically appeared after I finished the last post to court in front of me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Right on schedule, white cloud and CPD fry are appearing at the top of the greenwater tank! You can barely make them out as the camera has significant difficulty focusing on them, so I've circled it in the photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 A fry disaster was discovered today! I noticed that I was not seeing the number of fry that I should have in my green water tank, so I drained it to discover 2 least killifish that I had no idea were in there! They must have eaten most of them, poor little fry. I swear, I'll become good at raising fry one day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 hours ago, H20CultureLabs said: I drained it to discover 2 least killifish that I had no idea were in there! Oh yikes!! Do you think they jumped from another tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) @HobbitI think they were in the riccia I placed in the tank, but I cannot confirm that. Needless to say, they now have been placed into their proper aquarium. Edited May 26, 2021 by H20CultureLabs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 An update on the Cherry Shrimp. The colony is really taking off and I am very happy with how this line is turning out. It can be tedious removing the less colorful shrimp, but the results are well worth it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 カワイイ！😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 @H20CultureLabs how do you remove the cull shrimp from the colony? Do you grab them whenever you see them, or do you do scoop them all out every once in a while and sort them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 @Anita ありがとうございます! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 @HobbitPreviously I was doing the "catch all and sort" method every 8-10 weeks. I would place all of them on a white bottomed container to better view how much color was in the legs and tails. I would then sell the "cull" shrimp as regular cherry shrimp for a very inexpensive price on Craigslist to quickly move them out of the aquarium rack. Presently, the colony is producing mostly high quality shrimp so when I see a less than ideal one I remove it and place it in the Elassoma/Badis tank. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 I cleaned out the Blue Dream tank yesterday. Wow, was it worth it! A tank full of dreams, pun intended. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Was able to trade in 10 of my Crypt Pink Panthers for this beautiful variegated buce. It is my thought to see how large of a bunch I can get over the next couple of years and maybe make a little tree with it. We'll see how it goes! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Upgraded one of my egg catchers to a rectangular shape. So far the larger size and long shape seems to be working very well, especially for the CPDs! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Also, the young male Elassoma gilberti are finally starting to color up. These fish are really special with a blue maze sparkling along their sides. I can't wait to see them fully colored up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 An update on the worm farm. I am very please so far with the results! I would say that the number of worms has easily tripled. You can see from the picture that there are distinctive "colonies" of worms growing on the Matala mat. I would like to see how quickly the worms continue to fill in the mesh from here. I will probably still be some weeks yet before I start feeding from it, but the results so far are very encouraging. I think if one was to set up a 10 gallon with a similar set-up, you could grow a very large number of worms. This would be quite useful for anyone looking into breeding Corydoras. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 So excited to be at Aquashella this morning in beautiful Orlando! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Awesome! Have lots of fun! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 @James BlackThanks mate! It was a great show and honestly a much larger turnout than I expected. I sincerely hope you can attend in the future. There will certainly be YouTube creator content about it, but the two highlights for me were seeing a White Fly River Turtle and a beautiful low boy filled with Blood Red Cleaner shrimp. (Apparently a personal favorite of Julian Sprungs, per the vendor). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Switching gears, no trip to Orlando would be complete without a quick collecting trip! I went back to my spot where I caught Lucanea goodei (Bluefin Killifish) to try them again. This time I have a very heavily planted aquarium for them to hopefully grant me greater success. Here's what the "ditch" looks like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) Its amazing the amount of biodiversity one can find in some Florida water plants. Dip-netting around this patch, I caught gambusia, least killifish, small crappie and panfish, flag fish, sailfin mollies, golden topminnows, a baby bass, grass shrimp, and small crayfish! Edited June 13, 2021 by H20CultureLabs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) Fortunately, I was able to catch a very nice group of Bluefin Killies as well! Headed home today, hopefully this group is able to acclimate more successfully than the previous group. (EDIT: I am not sure why the picture is upside down, but I will fix this when I get home) Edited June 13, 2021 by H20CultureLabs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 With the pic upside down, I definitely thought that was a giant ice cube with fish stuck in it 😆 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 @H20CultureLabsyour design for your vermiculture came from a certain source or of your own design? I’ve seen people use lava rocks and mats over the top. What filtration are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 @Beardedbillygoat1975The design came to me as a lark although I am sure there are similar setups out there. After observing the worms in the substrate I wanted to see if Matala would make a sufficient substrate for them. It is filtered with a layer of Salvinia floating plants at the top of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Thanks so much @H20CultureLabs! Basic design is tank, matala mat cut to fit the bottom of the tank, and floating plants? Do you put in a piece of foam to get them to crawl into and then place the foam in the tank you’re feeding or how do you approach that? Also do you change the water regularly or how do you approach maintenance? What do you feed them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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