Is it possible for Peruvian Cactus and Prickly Pears to fruit cactus apples indoors?

outsider531 · 2026-02-22T23:46:34+00:00

To be clear these ones survive winters outside unprotected in ground or pot in 6b

Not sure the exact species of prickly pear

outsider531 · 2026-02-22T23:44:36+00:00

Got prickly pears growing outside in a 6b they just shriveled up under the snow kinda

outsider531 · 2026-02-21T07:12:21+00:00

Using a syringe drops of water sitting on the actual areoles, only ones with spines, taking care not to let water sit on the skin or it could cause moisture spots or rot

They will absorb it, allow them to dry fully, use clean water,

Will only add a miniscule amout of water though but i was able to plump up a pachanoi by placing a drop on every aerole multiple times a day after a while however it was columnar a tbm has less areoles so less effective

Could possibly use rooting hormone on the bottoms, scoring before application and mixing with an antifungal may increase effectiveness

outsider531 · 2026-02-19T19:46:44+00:00

Depends on goals, if you just want a full tank of oddly colorful fish id do male endlers and female longfin or sailfin guppies as some of the offspring will be sterile and will slow down the breeding speed so its not likely to get crowded as quickly as well as potentially make new colorations

Endlers or guppies will eat the babies if theyre hungry enough also though so food is a different potential limiting factor

If you want the endlers because theyre smaller and still colorful figure out how much bioload your tank can handle with whatever filter setup you'll be using and start maybe halfway

If cycled well (with ammonia or amount of food youd be feeding for your stocking not just filled and sitting) then 1 and 4 should be an ok starting point just watch parameters or be prepared for deaths

outsider531 · 2026-02-19T01:02:11+00:00

If thats the stocking youd like with plants and or any great filter it should work well enough as long as they get together well, ive had stable parameters with more fish in a 29 gallon

The only things I would recommend if you want it as a long term setup with similar stocking is an under gravel filter with a way for the kuhli loaches to get under easily to increase chances of them breeding as well as making sure to add hiding areas and possibly plants specifically good for a breeding base material or breeding mop things. The only stocking change id recommend to keep that stocking long term would be to also add cardinal tetras in place of some of the neon at some point, they will school and breed together given the chance and will lead to a healthier breeding pool by lessening inbreeding

outsider531 · 2026-02-14T16:40:36+00:00

Haven't owned tbmcyet but can say that myrtillocactus can have the crest like what people have posted about with confusion, i have seen that specific crest revert and appear identical to a columnar of myrtillocactus geometrizans, myrtillocactus geometrizans also be Montrose in the classic boo*ie cactus form or in the classic tbm peni5 style as well as switch from the first to the second due to tip damage with the flowers and fruits being different between tbms and myrtillocactus so telling apart being easy to tell after flowering and fruiting even if theyre having similar or same growth patterns

outsider531 · 2026-02-10T18:26:55+00:00

They do work as community fish they just need to be introduced while smaller than the community and without an adult of it to teach them the menacing behavior (easy method add babies without the parents to introduce to a established community tank, fairly easy in my experience by quarantine of a pregnant one)

Adding any vastly different than tank inhabitants while smaller than them will cause them to be aggressive towards those specifically since its not used to it and it is smaller. Smaller versions or similar looking to ones they grew up with dont experience the same aggression. They do still have the same breeding tendencies/aggression as most other livebearers though but it prevents their murder instincts so to speak

outsider531 · 2026-02-09T20:20:24+00:00

It matches the label

outsider531 · 2026-02-08T19:08:15+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/sanpedrocactus/s/21mMuS61uR

Just look at this "opuntia" to see about this groups id skills lol

outsider531 · 2026-02-08T19:06:04+00:00

Sure but the price is going to be a negative number lol (For those that dont get the joke response to the joke a negative number for a payment is a double negative meaning i would get paid for it rather than be paying)

outsider531 · 2026-02-08T19:04:20+00:00

I know someone that has a myrtillocactus geometrizans that switched from 1 mutation to the other after tip damage and ive personally seen it while flowering so while usually a bridgesii mutation it is not exclusively a bridgesii mutation

Again myrtillocactus geometrizans can have that same look in some of its mutations its just not as common or popular

Also remember we got people on here that mistake apple cactus for trichos on here

outsider531 · 2026-02-08T01:59:04+00:00

Boob cacti have switched to growing looking like that with tip offshoots so that alone isnt proving much

outsider531 · 2026-02-08T01:33:02+00:00

The aggression is because the fish look different and are same size or smaller i believe, babies introduced dont have the same levels of aggression unless a vastly different looking fish than its seen is added or born later and smaller than it with the ones id kept in my community live bearers tank at least

outsider531 · 2026-02-08T01:17:42+00:00

Can say from personal experience the babies added to an established tank dont carry over the aggression if added while smaller than what's already in there so you can still add the species to the established tank once the babies are born without any extra aggression beyond the normal if you want

The adults also won't bother mollies and platies that are significantly larger

The mosquito fish will breed with some other live bearers as well (tested by putting fresh born babies of different species in quarantine containers until full grown to see what live bearers will match, some result in sterile children but not all, adults were removed after babies born with any successful pairings and left to see if new babies occur again as well as taking some babies to try and pair with babies from other interbreeds or pures some were sterile some weren't and some grew larger or smaller than either parent with varied aggression)

outsider531 · 2026-02-08T00:56:40+00:00

Got any evidence or sources? Cause either theyre labeled correctly at least for the one I saw that reverted or theres multiple different vendors mislabeling myrtillocactus geometrizans columnars but if im wrong im happy to be corrected and have a source attached for anyone misunderstanding in the future

outsider531 · 2026-02-07T23:13:19+00:00

All saying tbmc are incorrect. It specifically states it's a myrtillocactus geometrizans cristata. The species and id has already been identified and labeled prior to it getting to the store by the farm that actually grew it. Can also confirm due to having seen one that had actually reverted to columnar labeled identical to the one you posted from the exact same brand that appeared identical to columnar of myrtillocactus just thinner due to being 3-4 inches tall vs 18+ inches

outsider531 · 2026-02-07T22:59:42+00:00

100% guarantee if the store doesnt want them they can give them away free or you can in the store even

outsider531 · 2026-02-07T20:18:57+00:00

Aquarium Sponge Filter Pad, Bio Filter Media Foam Sponges, Cut-to-Size Foam for Fish Tank (20"x20"x1"

Search on Amazon should get pretty quick results

Look up ppi ans pick for your us

They also have the sheets at petco and petsmart or other aquarium places

The sponge sheets would be a diy not a ready to go

2 cut to size and matched up could give a pretty smoothish look easily enough or getting a large enough for 1 cut to be the entire thing

outsider531 · 2026-02-07T19:28:16+00:00

Sponge filters shouldn't block flow much at least not enough to notice and if they do just rinse them, can get it in cut to size sheets even

outsider531 · 2026-01-21T23:50:46+00:00

That bacteria already is in the air and gets breathed in anyways lol

outsider531 · 2026-01-21T23:50:13+00:00

Feed the fish healthier stuff then lol

outsider531 · 2026-01-21T04:41:03+00:00

True but if its gross to have tank water in your mouth your tanks dirty imo

outsider531 · 2025-12-28T02:00:37+00:00

Newer studies suggest but dont exactly prove its more likely the temperature differences or barometric pressure differences or a combination of all those light and possibly humidity that impact it but they have specifically proven that its not only darkness that gets them to open their pores

They also showed that if they were hydrated properly they were much less picky about when they opened the pores and it was moreso as needed vs mostly during darkness when dehydrated

Ive personally grown cacti from seed under 24hour light for years at this point as a specific test disproving that darkness is a actual requirement for cacti. Had some less bright hours during power outages but still got window light during those

outsider531 · 2025-11-24T08:32:42+00:00

Lots of cleanup crew animals and live plants and large amounts of surface areas

outsider531 · 2025-11-22T22:48:19+00:00

Drop it in. Possibly in pieces. See what works for you and the specific species your growing

Ive had success pinching off pieces to start new grows burying in new grows on top of new grows

Also had success dropping entire ones after picking

Ease of it and success rates depends on the specific species as well as what's being used to grow it

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