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Well would you look at that. So far we noticed 1 berried shrimp.
Very niceu Caesar Chan (Jojo reference
)5 gallon Fluval Spec V
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Well would you look at that. So far we noticed 1 berried shrimp.
Very niceu Caesar Chan (Jojo reference
)
BluewaterBoof
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Awesome! How’s the momma guppy doing?
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Resting right now. I think she's almost ready. Her body is clearly bent, and she's squaring off.
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SHE'S GIVING BIRTH!!!! 
I am filming her at this moment as she's giving birth. Right now there are 2 fry, but I expect there to be more. I have a semi-fry tank set up without any filter or aerator, but there are plenty of plants like duckweed, java moss, bacopa and ludwigia. It's actually a kimchi jar(probably at least 1 gallon), but for now it should do while they develop and not get eaten.
@Essjay can you tell me whether or not that is adequate? also it's in front of a window so it gets the same amount of sun as the outside plants do.
Edit: The gravel is actually planting rocks for houseplants, and I did not boil them. Should I try and restart the tank by taking the stick and rocks out and boiling the gravel?
I am filming her at this moment as she's giving birth. Right now there are 2 fry, but I expect there to be more. I have a semi-fry tank set up without any filter or aerator, but there are plenty of plants like duckweed, java moss, bacopa and ludwigia. It's actually a kimchi jar(probably at least 1 gallon), but for now it should do while they develop and not get eaten.
@Essjay can you tell me whether or not that is adequate? also it's in front of a window so it gets the same amount of sun as the outside plants do.
Edit: The gravel is actually planting rocks for houseplants, and I did not boil them. Should I try and restart the tank by taking the stick and rocks out and boiling the gravel?
If the small tank is only going to be temporary for the fry, I would get a couple of stems of anacharis and leave them to float as well. Not only will they take up ammonia, they'd givethe fry somewhere to hide if they feed unsafe.
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I don't actually have that much anacharis, only a stem that came in the bag when we got the male cherries.
It's been making extra stems but they've all been dying.
BluewaterBoof
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That’s awesome news about the momma giving birth! Congrats on all the new little ones!
I’ve grown a ton of different species of aquatic plants over the years, dozens of them ranging from very demanding and delicate to huge and hardy. Out of all of them, anacharis NEVER did well in any tank I tried and I have no idea why. Every once in a while I’d try getting some more and trying in a different tank and not a single one ever did well for me.
Water change today - looked back at old pictures: tons of plant growth
Bacopa needs constant snipping. Might have to remove anacharis - dying.
I’ve grown a ton of different species of aquatic plants over the years, dozens of them ranging from very demanding and delicate to huge and hardy. Out of all of them, anacharis NEVER did well in any tank I tried and I have no idea why. Every once in a while I’d try getting some more and trying in a different tank and not a single one ever did well for me.
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Fry tank update: fry displaying growth - visibly bigger. Turns out I accidentally introduced a baby ramshorn in there when I put plants in, I guess that'll be my algae eater while I wait for the shrimp babies to come out. (I actually haven't seen the berried in a while so I'm a bit worried)
also happy Canada day
also happy Canada day
BluewaterBoof
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My mommas will tend to hide virtually all day and night when heavily berried and there are other fish (predators) lurking about. In a few weeks you should start noticing tiny shrimplets in the tank.
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UPDATE: turns out on 1 of the 4 females are pregnant. The 2 males are flying around the tank, likely looking for a mate(other tank mates are acting normally) Pretty soon the fry will be too big for the tank, and the bioload will be too large. I am hoping that I will be able to catch all of them soon. Also, there is a bunch of algae building in the front, so today I might just scrape it off and not do a water change this week
Also tmrw bloodworm feeding time
FRY UPDATE: lately only seen 4 living ones, but probably more around. Been feeding ground up bits of fluval bug bites. Should I be feeding them daphnia or mosquito larva?
Also tmrw bloodworm feeding time
FRY UPDATE: lately only seen 4 living ones, but probably more around. Been feeding ground up bits of fluval bug bites. Should I be feeding them daphnia or mosquito larva?
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