RescuePenguin
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Hi Pauline welcome to the forum. Those are great pics. I still have not been able to capture a good image of mine yet.
Steve
Some LFS”s near me state that they are hard to get, another commented that he can’t get them cheap enough (I like this guy, but he is the first to complain about customers who always want a discount on fish because a big box store has fish cheaper).
I personally think there is a catch 22 going on with these guys. With plants the right shade of green, and right “furniture” in the aquarium they provide a beautiful display, only cardinal tetras can match them. They are still hard to get, some LFS’s charge a lot for them, then they are not displayed in a manor that brings out their beauty. They will have their day again
Steve
I think it is more a case of what the fish prefer not us. After saying that, I use moss, never tried a mop but thinking about it
@AquaGirl wrote:
…The dude in the red suit bought NOTHING tank related. :cry:
Maybe you should try taking your fish to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they want for Christmas
In2wishin,
I have noticed that they love Java moss. I have had a few fry survive in a community tank. Remember to feed lots of protein to the parents.
Steve
It has worked for me, however be warned that fry may not eat it, as their instinct is to chase live food not processed food. I still feel that infusora is still the best.
Steve
I missed this thread, here are my tips
1) I have 3 infusora colonies. 1 fed lettice, 1 fed duckweed, and 1 fed a mixture of other leafy veggies.
2) feed the infusora 2 to 3 times a day until they can eat micro worms then transition over to them.
3) a neocaridina shrimp ended up getting into the spawning tank. This spawn I’m going to leave it in there as I have discovered that they love micro worms. It can eat the uneaten microworms on the bottom of the tank.
4) When I remove the parents I plan to add daphnia to multiply until the fry are big enough to eat them, see what happens.
Steve
I agree with Katch, but i’ll add write down the name of the plants you want and do your homework on them first. You have low light and high light plants. Plants need to take in nutrients (mostly nitrates) from the water. Some need to be planted in the substrate, some don’t. Consider using root tabs to plant them if you don’t have inverts in the tank.
I’ve owned these little guys for a year. I have done a few spawns now, and getting better with each spawn. They can be hard to find here. At some point in the future i’ll buy some from someone far away to add to the gene pool.
Steve
They don’t really need a trigger. I use high protein foods, followed by water changes. They will eat eggs and fry. I have the most success when I remove the parents after 5 – 7 days.
Steve
That narrows it down a bit. I have a spawn growing up, but I’m on the other side of “The Line” (in BC).
The shrimp were rare here to until 5 or 6 of us imported them at the same time. Have you considered joining a shrimp forum? I am a member of 2. http://www.crustaforum.com (English language based in Germany) and ukshrimp.co.uk (England). I have seen another member from here post on the english one.
As for feeding, I agree with you 100%. How large is your aquarium. Mine started in a 5 gal. Lost all but 5 to our heat wave last summer, including 3 berried females. They are now in a 40 breeder, and going strong.
You are doing the right thing. I personally prefer smaller water changes more often, They’ll eat anything, from flakes, sinking wafers, bloodworms (their fav food), shrimp cuisine etc. My colony grew from about 25 in Jan to roughly 70 now. I’ll see if I can post some pics soon. Yes they are prolific, when food is plentyful they breed like rabits. Watch out for planera if you over feed. When I do a water change, I do it as a vacuum, keep the substrate as clean as possible
