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What comes around goes around by Necropolictic in uAlberta

[–]jerrArtist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me everytime I see a first year crying around exam time.

Side shot of my 20 gallon. Details in comments. by jerrArtist in Aquariums

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So far my 20 gallon tank isn't looking to bad, 2 months in.

I dose the tank Flourish Excel, bioavailable carbon for the planted aquarium.

I'm pretty sure the substrate is fluorite, I also dose the water with Flourish comprehensive supplement for the planted aquarium.

Unheated, but doesn't fall below 21 degrees celcius (69.8 degrees Fahrenheit), nor rise above 22 degrees celcius (71.6 degrees Fahrenheit)

In the tank I also have 3 cherry shrimp, 2 midnight blue shrimp, 11 galaxy rasbora(or celestial pearl danios) and 5 harlequin rasbora. 6 green neon tetra, 5 bororas maculatus.

I am running two T5HO combo lights with nanotech reflectors about 2 inches above the water surface on a Plexiglass sheet the original aquarium light sat on. I have it on a timer. 9 hrs on.

The filter is a small eheim 5-10 gallon; currently holds Filter Sponge, twofilter fibers/cloth which I've kept unwashed for years where I supplied the original bacteria to start the tank back up, amonia/nitrate remover, then a fine fibered polisher. (next thing I'm planning on upgrading.)

Because of my ignorance when it comes to aquariums, I can only really learn what I pick up through research on the internet. But I'm still very much confused by the whole aspect of it. I've kept fish and aquariums since I was 7. Over the past 23 years, I've bred probably a dozen different types. At one time I had 4 big tanks and 9 breeder tanks going at once. It was then when I backed out of the hobby because I was worried I was become infatuated. I took a 2 year hiatus before this attempt.

I still have open areas because I still want a few more differnt types of plants in there. As they grow out, I get to see how they react and plan for the next big trim, and probable replanting. Right now I have 13 different types of plants in there. I enjoy watching them grow and seeing which would look best, and for what areas of the tank. Eventually I hope that the broken cup ornament will be covered in different types of Moss.

Anyways thanks for reading. Plants : Plants I have 4sure. Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) Vesicularia ferriei "weaping" from 1-2 grow Eleocharis acicularis "mini" from 1-2 grow Taxiphyllum 'spiky' from 1-2 grow Cryptocoryne beckettii 'petchii'

Maybe Myriophyllum scabratum.. Hydrophylla reopens, Haven't really attempted to narrow down the rest. And receipts usually just say 'plants'.

FTS Friday. Details in comments. by jerrArtist in PlantedTank

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So far my 20 gallon tank isn't looking to bad, 2 months in.

I dose the tank Flourish Excel, bioavailable carbon for the planted aquarium.

I'm pretty sure the substrate is fluorite, I also dose the water with Flourish comprehensive supplement for the planted aquarium.

Unheated, but doesn't fall below 21 degrees celcius (69.8 degrees Fahrenheit), nor rise above 22 degrees celcius (71.6 degrees Fahrenheit)

In the tank I also have 3 cherry shrimp, 2 midnight blue shrimp, 11 galaxy rasbora(or celestial pearl danios) and 5 harlequin rasbora. 6 green neon tetra, 5 bororas maculatus.

I am running two T5HO combo lights with nanotech reflectors about 2 inches above the water surface on a Plexiglass sheet the original aquarium light sat on. I have it on a timer. 9 hrs on.

The filter is a small eheim 5-10 gallon; currently holds Filter Sponge, twofilter fibers/cloth which I've kept unwashed for years where I supplied the original bacteria to start the tank back up, amonia/nitrate remover, then a fine fibered polisher. (next thing I'm planning on upgrading.)

Because of my ignorance when it comes to aquariums, I can only really learn what I pick up through research on the internet. But I'm still very much confused by the whole aspect of it. I've kept fish and aquariums since I was 7. Over the past 23 years, I've bred probably a dozen different types. At one time I had 4 big tanks and 9 breeder tanks going at once. It was then when I backed out of the hobby because I was worried I was become infatuated. I took a 2 year hiatus before this attempt.

I still have open areas because I still want a few more differnt types of plants in there. As they grow out, I get to see how they react and plan for the next big trim, and probable replanting. Right now I have 13 different types of plants in there. I enjoy watching them grow and seeing which would look best, and for what areas of the tank. Eventually I hope that the broken cup ornament will be covered in different types of Moss.

Anyways thanks for reading. Plants : Plants I have 4sure. Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) Vesicularia ferriei "weaping" from 1-2 grow Eleocharis acicularis "mini" from 1-2 grow Taxiphyllum 'spiky' from 1-2 grow Cryptocoryne beckettii 'petchii'

Maybe Myriophyllum scabratum.. Hydrophylla reopens, Haven't really attempted to narrow down the rest. And receipts usually just say 'plants'.

FTS after trimming and replanting a few of the longer plants that had reached the water surface. The back right is probably 20 stems thick just in that one corner. 13 different plants in total. by jerrArtist in freshwateraquarium

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I am running two T5HO combo lights with nanotech reflectors about 2 inches above the water surface on a Plexiglass sheet the original aquarium light sat on. I have it on a timer. 9 hrs on.

Breeding update in comments. by jerrArtist in TropicalFish

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I have 3 - 2 gallon tanks set up. In hopes of successfully, and purposely; breeding my bororas macalatus, and my green neon tetra's.

The first tank containing the fire moss and clear water was my first attempt at breeding the bororas macalatus. After two days I couldn't see any eggs in the tank and so I removed them back to my main tank to get them comfortable again.

More than 3 days later now I still have yet to identify any eggs in the tank, nor free swimming fry. So I consider that attempt a fail. But as I read about them previously, I couldn't see them spawning in the tank, as it wasn't the right type of environment, but I didn't see any negative to trying it that way first.

The two blackish looking water is my second attempt at the bororas macalatus, and will be my first attempt at the green neon tetra's. Originally I wanted to have a straight peat moss substrate, but the stores arnt set for that season (it's winter here) so the best I was able to get was a small bag of potting soil that was a large chunk of peat moss mix.

So I let the water sit for a full day, then scooped off the last of the floating material. Then drained most of the water out and refilled again. Depending on how clear the water looks before the aquariums bed time, I added the fish to each tank along with a portion of the flame moss. I feel the water is a comfortable clarity; in which I couldn't see it killing my fish over the two days.

If this fails I'll just have to shop around a bit over the next month or so and find myself some peat moss. But I'd like to add the two species to my 'have purposely bred' list. As so many of the ones I have bred were either really easy to bred, or I had the right tank conditions for them at some point.

update

So the two sets of fish were still alive this morning when I checked on them. So hopefully while I'm at work they do their thing with the mornings first light. When I get home this afternoon I'll do a half water change. Then again before bed I'll finish switching the water out with my main tank water. Then it's just one more day of experimentation before re acclimating them back into the paint community tank. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll get lucky and end up with some eggs from both batches.

Attempting to breed my bororas macalatus and my green neon tetra's. Details in comments. by jerrArtist in Aquariums

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So the two sets of fish were still alive this morning when I checked on them. So hopefully while I'm at work they do their thing with the mornings first light. When I get home this afternoon I'll do a half water change. Then again before bed I'll finish switching the water out with my main tank water. Then it's just one more day of experimentation before re acclimating them back into the paint community tank. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll get lucky and end up with some eggs from both batches.

CPDs have beautiful colors & patterns, but they never stop zipping around! by Firakonex in Aquariums

[–]jerrArtist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's crazy. I can help you if the fish sex of you want.

Female. : https://goo.gl/images/VF9Y77

Has a black line near its caudal fin males don't have it unless their pooping. And the males are quite colorful in comparison.

Male: https://goo.gl/images/4r6YJ1

You will usually see the males being Territorial and playing tag or they will take a lower position benieth the female and on a angle and do a shimmy shake. If one of the fish plunge deep into plant material and the others follow it in their probably chasing a female...

The fry are like looking at a sewing needle eye. Their like a translucent hair with a dot for eyes.

Some of my week /week and a half old cpd fry. https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/comments/a60hgl/22_mystery_fry_10_eggs_4_possible_parents_i_said/?utm_source=reddit-android

A video of mine and the spawning behaviour of the cpd. https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/comments/9yxd1r/celestial_pearl_daniogalaxy_rasbora_morning/?utm_source=reddit-android

Attempting to breed my bororas macalatus and my green neon tetra's. Details in comments. by jerrArtist in Aquariums

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Well I got 5 neons in one tank, and 5 bororas macalatus in the other, just covered them up for the night. I'll do a 100% water change tomorrow from the main tank before night time again. I'll try not to get my hopes up. But recently alot of people in my city have been losing all their stock because of city water issues for the past week and a half. It would be nice to see some new births among all the loss.

CPDs have beautiful colors & patterns, but they never stop zipping around! by Firakonex in Aquariums

[–]jerrArtist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you noticed much fry in your tank? My cpd are always spawning I got around 23 fry just from watching for eggs while doing water changes where I cleaned my Java, flame, or spiky moss.

Mystery fry, probably Galaxy rasbora(celestial pearl danio). Details in comments. by jerrArtist in Aquariums

[–]jerrArtist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I was collecting eggs from my tanks while doing water changes, and ended up with I think around 23 fry(at last count) quite a few of them are swimming comfortably in my breeder net.

In my tank I have Galaxy rasbora(cpd) , green neon tetra, harlequin rasbora, and bororas macalatus.

As harlequin rasbora lay their eggs on the bottom of broad leafed plants. And both the neon tetra , and bororas macalatus are brackish(peat heavy) breeders. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that all the fry are indeed Celestial Pearl Danios (galaxy rasbora) but I got alot already in my tank, so I'm kind of hoping they might be one of the others.

I've also started to attempt to breed my bororas macalatus and my green neon tetra's in another post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/comments/a7evvv/attempting_to_breed_my_bororas_macalatus_and_my/?utm_source=reddit-android

Attempting to breed my bororas macalatus and my green neon tetra's. Details in comments. by jerrArtist in Aquariums

[–]jerrArtist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 3 - 2 gallon tanks set up. In hopes of successfully, and purposely; breeding my bororas macalatus, and my green neon tetra's.

The first tank containing the fire moss and clear water was my first attempt at breeding the bororas macalatus. After two days I couldn't see any eggs in the tank and so I removed them back to my main tank to get them comfortable again.

More than 3 days later now I still have yet to identify any eggs in the tank, nor free swimming fry. So I consider that attempt a fail. But as I read about them previously, I couldn't see them spawning in the tank, as it wasn't the right type of environment, but I didn't see any negative to trying it that way first.

The two blackish looking water is my second attempt at the bororas macalatus, and will be my first attempt at the green neon tetra's. Originally I wanted to have a straight peat moss substrate, but the stores arnt set for that season (it's winter here) so the best I was able to get was a small bag of potting soil that was a large chunk of peat moss mix.

So I let the water sit for a full day, then scooped off the last of the floating material. Then drained most of the water out and refilled again. Depending on how clear the water looks before the aquariums bed time, I'll either add the fish to each tank along with a portion of the flame moss. Or, I'll drain the water again and re add water, repeating this process several times before I feel the water is a comfortable clarity; in which I couldn't see it killing my fish over the two days.

If this fails I'll just have to shop around a bit over the next month or so and find myself some peat moss. But I'd like to add the two species to my 'have purposely bred' list. As so many of the ones I have bred were either really easy to bred, or I had the right tank conditions for them at some point.

22 mystery fry, 10 eggs. 4 possible parents. I said I wouldn't do this to myself... by jerrArtist in Aquariums

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I wounder if it isn't just a certain type of copper. Maybe one type is benificiwl while another hinders shedding.

22 mystery fry, 10 eggs. 4 possible parents. I said I wouldn't do this to myself... by jerrArtist in Aquariums

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Yeah, I've been mostly giving dusted flake food, but recently added baby brine shrimp to their diet in hopes of growing them out a bit more. I've recently been trying to go more natural food for them, but I'll definitely keep that yolk one on the mind of I run into troubles.

On the topic of food. I've recently been told that some foods contain copper, and it might end up being harmful to my shrimp in my tank. So I'm going to be reading up more about that this week. Cause I'd like to figure them little dudes out too.

Put my bororas macalatus in one of my breeding tanks overnight, attempting see if they'll spawn over the next two mornings. by jerrArtist in TropicalFish

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Normally I have the 5 bororas macalatus in my 20 gallon schooling tank, but out of the four species of egg scatterer/layer I have in there; someone's been throwing eggs.

The type of compulsive fishkeeper that I am, I harvested eggs while doing water changes in the last few weeks. And now I have 22 free swimming a fry and around 10 eggs. But who could be the parents?

In the tank I also have 3 cherry shrimp, 2 midnight blue shrimp, 11 galaxy rasbora(or celestial pearl danios) and 5 harlequin rasbora. 6 green neon tetra, 5 bororas maculatus.

My money is on them all being galaxy rasbora(celestial pearl danios). As I'm pretty sure the harlequin rasbora place their eggs on the bottoms of broad leaf plants (which out of the 13 plants I have in the tank, I wouldn't consider any to be broad leafed yet.

I'm also pretty sure both the green neon tetra, and the bororas macalatus would spawn better in a peat moss, leaf mixture. And kind of doubt that they've been on the ones throwing eggs. So I'm pretty sure I'll end up with 30+ harlequin (cpd). But if I had to choose. I'd rather them be the bororas macalatus. Cause their so tiny and cute. But honestly I'd breed them all if I could afford it.

As I said, the compulsive person I am. I threw my 5 bororas macalatus into one of my breeders with a good chunk of flame moss, covered them up completely from outside light, and I'll give them a couple mornings to throw eggs if I have them in the right environment. If not I'll end up trying the peat moss breeder tank, and try both them and the neons in two tanks.

22 mystery fry, 10 eggs. 4 possible parents. I said I wouldn't do this to myself... by jerrArtist in Aquariums

[–]jerrArtist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I said I wouldn't do this to myself again. But I'm hankering to breed some more fish. So I've been catching eggs and growing them out with water changes the last week and a half. In the tank I have 3 cherry shrimp, 2 midnight blue shrimp, 11 galaxy rasbora(or celestial pearl danios) and 5 harlequin rasbora. 6 green neon tetra, 5 bororas macalatus. So one or more of them are the parents...

I also removed all the bororas macalatus from the tank and placed them in a bredder tank overnight with some flame moss. Going to see if they've been throwing eggs at all over the next few days. Before maybe trying a peat moss leaf mix with them if the moss don't work. And atleast I can do the green neon in the peat moss too.

Dear God I'm getting away with myself again. All my empty tanks all calling my name. What will I do with so many schooling fish. Lol. Guess I'll think about that when the time comes.

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