celestialdude
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Yes!!! Definitely, if you could choose only one plant, the best, lowest-hassle, most useful plant would have to be Java moss especially for encouraging breeding conditions. I have it favorably infesting my 5 gallon breeding tank. And yes, they encourage snails and infusoria, all of which support each other as part of a healthy ecosystem. The fry need to eat the infusoria so this is a good thing. Haha, yes more shameless advertising from the “live plants cult”!!
It was the Amazon ads acting up. If they don’t load, then the page won’t load on IE. Firefox users are OK though. If this keeps up, I might just remove them altogether.
Yes, hornwort takes root. I think it does better when anchored in the substrate.
Must be fun working in a fish store!!!
Hehe, yea, a true fan.
The plant that comes to mind, based on your requirements, is Glossostigma elatinoides. Check out photos :
Oh yes check out this great site : http://www.aquariumplants.com
Sounds like you have issues with your substrate grain size. If it’s too fine or too coarse you’ll have problems. Just right, and the plants can be anchored down nicely in it and will grow nice roots. Also, some plants like Java fern and Java moss are usually tied to something else, like rocks and wood, so they don’t really need substrate. Another thing — some plants grow better in clumps, so don’t spread them apart to grow in individual stalks. They will take root more vigorously when in clumps, from my own experience.
And finally… CO2 supplementation helps make them grow nice and strong. It sounds complex but is really very simple… see my post in this forum regarding this. You could also get into liquid plant fertilizers too, etc etc.
I that find it’s all worth it! I haven’t had any issues with fish diseases and the fishes are really happy with the plants, especially Celestials that are very shy and need them to hide in, especially plants with fine leaves like Java moss.
You know me… always a big proponent for live plants and full-spectrum lighting… I think it will help a lot with the health of your fish because it’ll help stabilize your tank ecosystem. Good luck with the project…
Yeah it is an interesting fish. The male I have is about 3 inches, and the female 2.5 inches long. There are no territorial issues, but sometimes the male aggresively chases the female around. I read somewhere that if you have more females, it reduces this kind of “bullying”.
Oh yes, the “catfish”… they are corydoras, and I have a mixture of varieties… one day I’ll try to get them to line up for a group photo… they don’t get very big so are perfect for my tank.
Newbie question on breeding…. you generally prevent siblings from breeding with each other to prevent inbreeding, right? Or is there an allowable number of generations where this is OK? Do you generally try to sell off your entire batch in the same generation?
Wow nice!!! I look forward to the day when I have my own place and have my own fishroom and can breed fishies successfully to sell.
Why are the fry in depression? Their wives left them? Hahaha sorry, couldn’t resist the corny joke there…!!! :lol:
OK speaking purely from a theoretical perspective regarding the fungus — I think if you have a healthy tank ecosystem then it stands to reason that the “good” bacteria will crowd out the bad bugs including the fungi. So this means going with the complete package of full-spectrum lighting, substrate and plants. I tend to avoid chemicals because I believe they’re not necessary — if they don’t exist in nature then they shouldn’t exist in the aquarium except under extreme, emergency/first-aid/short-term scenarios.
However, I’m still a novice fish breeder so that’s just my unproven 2 cents’. I don’t know if this fungusing of eggs is a normal thing even under the most ideal circumstances.
But yeah getting back on track… thanks again Lasseter for sharing your breeding methods.
