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[connorlindeman]

The story of the Endurance Expedition is one of the greatest survival tales of all time. If I ever make it back to England I want to visit Dulwich College and see the James Caird. Have you read the book, "Endurance" by Lansing? It is definitely a book worth owning, especially the edition with Hurley's photos. I read it every few years when I need to be reminded what courage looks like.

Yup. Thats a great book. I should read it again...

 

[connorlindeman]

@connorlindeman
If you buy that ship, start a journal in the non-fish hobbies area. I’d like to see it as the build progresses.

WIll do.

 

[Back in the fold]

Which model do you have of that one?

Mine is the DeAgostini 1/48 scale Admiralty model . It’s a cutaway version showing the insides and main deck . I have the rib framing done and the hawse pieces ( the bow ) . I have to fair the ribs to prepare for planking and then the detail work starts . I’ve only progressed this far since getting the model four years ago . You need a lot of time where people leave you alone and don’t interrupt you . It’s very detailed work that takes concentration .

 

[Back in the fold]

The story of the Endurance Expedition is one of the greatest survival tales of all time. If I ever make it back to England I want to visit Dulwich College and see the James Caird. Have you read the book, "Endurance" by Lansing? It is definitely a book worth owning, especially the edition with Hurley's photos. I read it every few years when I need to be reminded what courage looks like.

Yes ! I have read that book several times . The greatest survival story of all time . Shackleton did not lose one man .

 

[connorlindeman]

 

[Alice B]

I think the reasons i like fish keeping is in part it is a learning experience - not so long ago i thought blackwater was a mystic never achieved and these days I can breed most blackwater species - though a challenge i'm not up to is trying to simulate migratory environment for fishes like panda gara and clown loaches. But there is more to it - each species i keep has its own behavior pattern - and while some can be lumped into a general characteristics many have unique tweaks. I mostly focus on sa dwarf cichild but even among those their is wide lattitude.

Panda Garra migratory environment? I've got 3 here in my 40 long, refugees from the 100 gallon being converted to african cichlids. Will have to search out the post on the migratory stuff.

 

[anewbie]

Panda Garra migratory environment? I've got 3 here in my 40 long, refugees from the 100 gallon being converted to african cichlids. Will have to search out the post on the migratory stuff.

Cut and paste so no clue if accurate:
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(source: https://aquariumbreeder.com/panda-garra-detailed-guide-care-diet-and-breeding/ )
Panda Garra are easy to keep and care for but very hard to breed. The main problem is that they are seasonal breeders and require special conditions to initiate the process.

In nature, Panda Garra start breeding from May to July (rainy season). Therefore, the waters should be highly oxygenated and the pH should be neutral. It is also recommended that your water has a low TDS (40 – 60) or conductivity of 80 µS.

After sexing, your Panda Garras, choose a male and a female that you would like to breed. Prepare a tank for them to live in while the breeding process is underway. You can also help the breeding process by feeding your pair foods that contain high amounts of protein.

If you are lucky, the couple will complete the mating ritual. The female will normally lay her eggs in the morning. Eggs tend to hatch within 24-36 hours.

Important: Panda Garra do not have a parental instinct and should be removed immediately after the eggs are laid. Otherwise, they can eat all of them.

The rearing tank should follow the usual tank conditions for the species. It is a good idea to use a sponge filter in order to prevent fry from being sucked into the filter.

You will not have to feed the hatched fry initially. They will feed off of their own egg sacks for the first 3 days. They are then fed yolk particles and they transition to eating artemia in a week.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Panda Garra migratory environment? I've got 3 here in my 40 long, refugees from the 100 gallon being converted to african cichlids. Will have to search out the post on the migratory stuff.

My understanding is that they aren't literally migratory, though that could be true as well. But their environment is so changeable that they might as well be; they live in intermittent streams in a monsoon zone, so temperature, hardness, cleanliness, water flow, clarity, and depth all vary widely with the seasons. That really fits with the "easy to keep but hard to breed" characteristic: They can adapt to just about anything within reason, but recreating those seasonal variations in a fish tank would be a great challenge, and wouldn't facilitate the kind of eye-candy tanks most of us enjoy. Sure would be fun to try, though.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Teaching my fourth and fifth graders question-answer improvisation on their xylophones today. It's fun to see their eyes light up the first time they realize that they actually sound good.

 

[anewbie]

I'm crying - those chocolate cichild i've had for 6 months that folks said would take several years to mature spawned last night. On the bright side they aren't all that aggressive on the negative side i don't want little pieces of chocolate.
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In other news my l. araguaiae have been raising frys for 7 days without human assistance. The chocolate are a group of 4 in a 600 and the l. araguaiae are part of a group of 6 in a 180 with some keyholes.
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Life sucks when you get too much chocolate.

 

[GaryE]

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The spelling seems wrong for that to be authentic... "honour".

I've watched broodcaring chocolates demolish tanks once the fry hatch. They're amazing, but they take no prisoners.

 

[emeraldking]

Just finished labeling all small containers where my livebearers will be put in at the Vivarium 2024 this coming weekend. It's a time consuming task to label all these containers. In fact, I'm done doing all the preps. Only catching those fish should still happen. That's a task for this Friday. And believe me, also that will be a time consuming task...
And I've got already a number of fish reservations which will cover the expenses I've made. So, I only have to focus on selling those fish.

 

[Fishmanic]

I'm crying - those chocolate cichild i've had for 6 months that folks said would take several years to mature spawned last night. On the bright side they aren't all that aggressive on the negative side i don't want little pieces of chocolate.

Congratulations
This call for cigars for everyone...my treat!

 

[jaylach]

The spelling seems wrong for that to be authentic... "honour".

'Honour' is the British spelling of our 'honor'.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

'Honour' is the British spelling of our 'honor'.

It's spelled the American way in the ad picture above. The original ad was worded that way (or very close to it), but I doubt that's the actual one.