H20CultureLabs Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 @Beardedbillygoat1975 Sorry for the delay, the matala mat is the substrate for them to crawl around, I am not using additional foam. To feed I suck them out with a turkey baster or a syringe. I feed them the cheapest fish food I can find, just a tiny pinch a day and so far have had success without water changes. Happy to answer any additional questions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) An update on the Bluefin Killifishes. They really appreciate the extra cover and have been absolutely crushing the baby brine I am giving them. Cory is correct, baby brine is absolutely magical for fish. I am having much higher hopes for them this time around! Edited June 15, 2021 by H20CultureLabs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Ok, a few updates. We are now on Day 5 of the Bluefin killifish and they are still vigorously accepting baby brine. This is a much better start than last time; the heavily planted tank is providing a huge difference here. They are incredibly shy, but hopefully that changes in time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Finally, after much trial and error, the "fry factory" is finally taking off. I have about 10 Golden White Clouds and 10 CPD fry right now, with more eggs going into the aquarium every day! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 The Bluefin Killifish continue to thrive! For anyone out there catching wild fish, baby brine, like usual, is absolutely magic for turning a shy fish into an outgoing one. I wish they weren't so difficult to photograph but im working on it. Very fortunately it seems I have several females so hopefully I can turn this into a colony through which others can enjoy this beautiful fish. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) There is a real solace in aquariums that is only rivaled by gardening. They have many parallels and the feelings of each are similar. After a difficult nightshift, a quiet moment enjoying the rack greeting a new day is truly cathartic. Edited June 19, 2021 by H20CultureLabs 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 I huge load of eggs today! Let's see how many become fry. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 The White Cloud and CPD fry are growing up so fast! Just starting to see the red in their tails now. In other news the Bluefin Killies continue to do very well; dining on brine shrimp and chasing each other around the riccia. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 A tale of two tissue cultures. I love tissue cultures, and I love crypt Pink Panther from ADA. Here is an experiment I set up to see if I could grow tissue cultures emersed vs submerged. The idea was that the emersed grown would grow faster and since tissue cultures are emersed, this transition would be easy. The tanks are identical, the fertilizer type and amount was identical, and the substate is identical; black sand. Both tanks had identifcal air ventilation. As can be seen here, the emersed grown tissue cultures have melted over the past month whereas the submerged ones are thriving. Im not sure why this happened. My best guess is thr fertilizer in the emmersed plant tank was too strong relative to water volume and burned the plants. Anyone have any ideas? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 12:26 PM, H20CultureLabs said: My best guess is thr fertilizer in the emmersed plant tank was too strong relative to water volume and burned the plants. Anyone have any ideas? That would be my best guess, too. Neat experiment, though! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 L. goodei females are starting to get fat with pink bellies! Let's see if any fry begin to appear. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 My latest batch of cherry shrimp fry is finally exhibiting the colors I was going for; rich red color on the young shrimp. Hopefully they will be more consistently of a richer red color as they grow. This line of Neos is incredible; all of the color of a red King Kong without the fragility! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Awesome journal if I ever build a fishroom I will have those racks just a clever idea I never thought about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 @JohannesThank you! So far the racks are working well and I haven't had an aquarium come crashing down when I pull it out. Always happy to answer any future questions you may have! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) A Saturday morning surprise! The sweet taste of success. Lucania goodei fry! After some digging around I was able to remove about 15 of them! Lets see how many I can get to adulthood. Edited July 3, 2021 by H20CultureLabs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Thanks am saving up for a rack for breeding and might be completed after april next year because of money and rules in the house but will definitely be doing a journal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 @JohannesExcellent! I am looking forward to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 Happy Friday everyone! A tank full of fry and crypts, what could be better? Have a great weekend everyone! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Here is a sub-adult Elassoma gilberti. Although not yet fully grown, his colors are still amazingly beautiful. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 I am pleased to demonstrate that I have fully redeemed myself for my first failure with the Bluefin killifish. Here they are, not only breeding, but finally taking flake food as well. What an incredible month these fish have had! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 A "cool" lesson i learned today is that you can use a heat sealer and the gel cold packs that shipped food and other cold items come in to make your own cold packs for shipping! The water soluable material in the cold packs is Carboxymethyl cellulose and it is super easy to seal in a bag and freeze. Very handy for shipping fish in the summertime! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Good morning all! I hope your weekend is going well. I was starting to wonder as I had not had much fish spawning going on in the breeding tank but I was fortunate enough to wake up to this. There are probably 150 viable eggs in the egg catcher this morning, it looks like a jar of caviar! I thought everyone would enjoy. Lets see how many I can raise. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Also, the first White Cloud Fry are leaving the breeding rack. Just 13 for now, there are probably 100 growing up at this time. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Loads of fry frolicking around this morning. I love how this small Bluefin Killi already looks like their parent despite being only a centimeter long! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Reinvesting the proceeds from fish and shrimp sales into some Bucecephalandra. I'm going to try and grow them on the sponge filters. My theory is that as the sponge filters accumulate mulm, this will act as a steady source of nutrients for these slow-growing plants to encourage fast growth. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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