TwoTankAmin
Fish Connoisseur
Towards the end of last August I was working on the tanks in my fish space doing weekly maint. when I glanced into the 40 gal. breeder and noticed one of the adult discus pair seemed to be stuck on the filter intake. It looked to be the domestic orange one. I got a net and when I went to see if would move I noticed the water was very very warm to the touch. Then I realized the discus was dead and it was not the orange one but a wild green which had turned orange after it died. I then checked the tank temp and it was 105F (40.5C).
Next I discovered the actual orange discus, white and floating, and then saw dead mushy rummy nose all over in the plants.So I was dreading what I would find when I looked for the L450s that were growing out in the tank. Of course I disconnected both heaters before I went for a flashlight so I could find the pleco bodies.
When I began looking in the caves and other known hiding places I was absolutely amazed to see the plecos were alive. I was able to see at least six or the eight that had gone into the tank in oct 2010 as newly acquired F1 fry from a breed I know. So it was get to worked changing water and dropping the temp clearing the bodies etc. Over time I discovered I had 7 live fish and was absolutely amazed. I also determined the culprit heater and replaced it.
Miracles do happen in tanks. But the story doesn't end there.
This past Tuesday I am about to start working on tanks in the fish space. I bent over to pick up a bucket in front of the 40B and as I stood up there on the front glass was a fry. I could not believe it and went back into the house to get my camera. But upon returning with it the fry was gone and nowhere to be seen. Since then I have spotted several fry in the tank and now know for sure they spawned.
I guess multiple miracles can happen in tanks.
The best part about this is I was one of three folks back in 2010 who each bought 8 fry from the same breeder (he may have been the first person in the USA to have bred them). One of the other people just came back from vacation in Florida to find he had the second spawn from his 450s. Now mine have gone as well. So we are probably producing some of the first F2 fish in the country.
This is one of the many reasons why I find fish keeping to be such a hoot. After close to ten years of having fish spawn in my tanks, I am still as tickled to discover new spawns/fry as I was when I saw my very first tiny pair of swordtail eyes staring up at me from the tloating plants.
Next I discovered the actual orange discus, white and floating, and then saw dead mushy rummy nose all over in the plants.So I was dreading what I would find when I looked for the L450s that were growing out in the tank. Of course I disconnected both heaters before I went for a flashlight so I could find the pleco bodies.
When I began looking in the caves and other known hiding places I was absolutely amazed to see the plecos were alive. I was able to see at least six or the eight that had gone into the tank in oct 2010 as newly acquired F1 fry from a breed I know. So it was get to worked changing water and dropping the temp clearing the bodies etc. Over time I discovered I had 7 live fish and was absolutely amazed. I also determined the culprit heater and replaced it.
Miracles do happen in tanks. But the story doesn't end there.
This past Tuesday I am about to start working on tanks in the fish space. I bent over to pick up a bucket in front of the 40B and as I stood up there on the front glass was a fry. I could not believe it and went back into the house to get my camera. But upon returning with it the fry was gone and nowhere to be seen. Since then I have spotted several fry in the tank and now know for sure they spawned.
I guess multiple miracles can happen in tanks.
The best part about this is I was one of three folks back in 2010 who each bought 8 fry from the same breeder (he may have been the first person in the USA to have bred them). One of the other people just came back from vacation in Florida to find he had the second spawn from his 450s. Now mine have gone as well. So we are probably producing some of the first F2 fish in the country.
This is one of the many reasons why I find fish keeping to be such a hoot. After close to ten years of having fish spawn in my tanks, I am still as tickled to discover new spawns/fry as I was when I saw my very first tiny pair of swordtail eyes staring up at me from the tloating plants.
