Wow, some time since being here, huh? I have been busy deciding some things on my tanks, and real life stuff has been keeping me from posting any news as of late. So here are the stats of the tanks.
55 gallon- Total of seven inhabitants. Three male B. Macrostoma, One female. Two female BN Pleco, Green Dragon strain. And a single stubborn juvie sunset platy who would not be pulled from the tank.
40 gallon- Total of nine Inhabitants. Four small angels, soon to have the tank to themselves. Two B. Pugnax males, seeking homes. Two B. Unimaculata females, wanting love. One female B. Renata.
29 gallon- Total of I dont even know lol. About six B. Pugnax, mostly males. One female possible but doubtful. Four B. Ocellata, all four pairbonded. One set is looking for a home, as I am just out of room for all of them.
15 gallon- Total of five B. Albimarginata. They are so little and still not sexed. Thinking two definite males but again, not 100%.
10 gallon- Total of unknown Elassoma Gilberti.
As of right now I have decided there are a few species I want to work with and the rest need homes.
The Macrostomas are my main project, as they have been for some time now. The Unimaculatas, I am not certain if they are even still young enough for spawning, so they may be retired. One pairbonded set of Ocellatas will stay and the Renata as well. The angels belong to my husband and once they pair up, One pair will be staying, the other two will need to be rehomed.
So I am basically looking at getting the following fish some homes-
The Gilberti. No longer have the time to focus on them.
The Pugnax. They are wonderful but very aggressive. I may keep one pair to be housed with the Macrostomas but not certain just yet.
Two of the angels. I will need them gone once I get a pair.
One pairbonded set of Ocellata.
Pretty sure that covers them all. If any of you readers are interested, contact me. Ill be posting some of these up on facebook here in a few as well.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Macrostoma update
Been awhile since I have updated the blog. I have been busy with alot of projects.
The baby macs passed, with a bout of columnaris. My fault and im kicking myself still about it. I recently got a group of betta ocellata, same complex as the macrostoma. They are fun little guys. Not shy in the least. Currently living in the 55 gallon. Spawning should come pretty soon so we will see how they do with that.
I have decided to work on a few art projects. One is almost complete. Ive done two out of three pictures of the betta macrostoma. The third will come soon hopefully.
Once complete I will be selling prints of them at reasonable prices, if anyone is interested.
Thats basically it for now. I will try to update more often :D
The baby macs passed, with a bout of columnaris. My fault and im kicking myself still about it. I recently got a group of betta ocellata, same complex as the macrostoma. They are fun little guys. Not shy in the least. Currently living in the 55 gallon. Spawning should come pretty soon so we will see how they do with that.
I have decided to work on a few art projects. One is almost complete. Ive done two out of three pictures of the betta macrostoma. The third will come soon hopefully.
Once complete I will be selling prints of them at reasonable prices, if anyone is interested.
Thats basically it for now. I will try to update more often :D
Monday, April 2, 2012
Macfries
Today my baby macs turned a month old!I am still feeding a little of the baby brine shrimp and some microworms but most of the feedings consist of the Sera vipagran,Golden Pearls,Attisons Betta Starter and Plecocain #1 They are still just under an inch but seem to be growing well!Pictures will follow tomorrow as I just found my camera and the lights are off!
Also today my little Chann Mann released his fry!Im not sure on the exact number but Ive spotted one three times.Now as to whether this is the same fry in three spots or three different fries I have no idea just yet.Lets hope for three different ones,eh!
Hm what else...Oh!I am getting some lovely pictas,and a gorgeous female angel to settle in with Gabriel,whos picture will also come soon enough.So heres hoping for angel fry as well!
I think i need a fishroom lol.
More updates and pictures,tomorrow!
Also today my little Chann Mann released his fry!Im not sure on the exact number but Ive spotted one three times.Now as to whether this is the same fry in three spots or three different fries I have no idea just yet.Lets hope for three different ones,eh!
Hm what else...Oh!I am getting some lovely pictas,and a gorgeous female angel to settle in with Gabriel,whos picture will also come soon enough.So heres hoping for angel fry as well!
I think i need a fishroom lol.
More updates and pictures,tomorrow!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Baby macs
I have found a total of seven little mac fry in the tank.They are on a diet of fresh bbs.I am trying to add some of the golden pearls as the breeder of my male said he was started on this.I also have microworms on the way as well as getting my grindals going strong and some daphnia magna too.
Pics of the little buggers:
This was about two days after release.
You can clearly see how different they are six days later.More pics to come eventually!
Pics of the little buggers:
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Out of devastation emerges new life
Sorry for the lack of posting,I've been so busy trying to keep things running smoothly that I've been negligent.
A few weeks back I lost one of the kracken,or as many know them the Pi.Im still not sure what happened other than the possibility that the black rasboras passed something on to them as I lost all of those as well.This in turn affected Bertha who them got Manfish sick.
Take this as a lesson to proper quarantine any new arrivals because anything can happen.This is the biggest loss I have suffered in many years and I am still heart broken over losing two of the babies I have raised for the past two years.
Yet as they say,there is silver lining to all storm clouds.My other male macrostoma decided he wanted to hold!I have found one little baby who is now in a breeder to ensure he eats well,and there was another in te tank though I cant find him now.One or to little fry is a large step as he now knows what to do!
Without further ado,here is one of the little fry!
He will be raised up on BBS and a mix of golden pearls and Ocean Nutrition flakes.
A few weeks back I lost one of the kracken,or as many know them the Pi.Im still not sure what happened other than the possibility that the black rasboras passed something on to them as I lost all of those as well.This in turn affected Bertha who them got Manfish sick.
Take this as a lesson to proper quarantine any new arrivals because anything can happen.This is the biggest loss I have suffered in many years and I am still heart broken over losing two of the babies I have raised for the past two years.
Yet as they say,there is silver lining to all storm clouds.My other male macrostoma decided he wanted to hold!I have found one little baby who is now in a breeder to ensure he eats well,and there was another in te tank though I cant find him now.One or to little fry is a large step as he now knows what to do!
Without further ado,here is one of the little fry!
He will be raised up on BBS and a mix of golden pearls and Ocean Nutrition flakes.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Macro spawn
Well it turns out my fish like to work against me!
I had planned a 20 gallon divided build for one pair of the macs.Patiently awaiting the arrival of certain materials to get the ball rolling so to speak.
On the 16th of Feb. my sand arrived from a good friend.This stuff is awesome.Its black blasting sand and the size is perfect for plants to dig their roots into.Its pretty lightweight and the eggs of fish will settle on the top no fall through.As it turns out that sand is what I had been waiting on the most in order to make any real progress on the tank.
Turns out that also on the 16th,my macs decided to spawn as well!What timing huh!Well as per their norm I decided that I would set up the tank anyhow as usually they swallow by day four.So thought that gave me a few extra days to get it how i wanted.
This is day eight!Very exciting as they have never made it this far!As per the suggestion of another owner of macs and the person whom my lovely male came from,I slowly dipped the net in the tank today and ever so slowly snatched the female up!She is now hanging out with me in the living room,on her side of the 20 long.She seems to be pretty happy so far,though I am sure she misses the male a little.
I hope he is enjoying his peace and quiet!
I had planned a 20 gallon divided build for one pair of the macs.Patiently awaiting the arrival of certain materials to get the ball rolling so to speak.
On the 16th of Feb. my sand arrived from a good friend.This stuff is awesome.Its black blasting sand and the size is perfect for plants to dig their roots into.Its pretty lightweight and the eggs of fish will settle on the top no fall through.As it turns out that sand is what I had been waiting on the most in order to make any real progress on the tank.
Turns out that also on the 16th,my macs decided to spawn as well!What timing huh!Well as per their norm I decided that I would set up the tank anyhow as usually they swallow by day four.So thought that gave me a few extra days to get it how i wanted.
This is day eight!Very exciting as they have never made it this far!As per the suggestion of another owner of macs and the person whom my lovely male came from,I slowly dipped the net in the tank today and ever so slowly snatched the female up!She is now hanging out with me in the living room,on her side of the 20 long.She seems to be pretty happy so far,though I am sure she misses the male a little.
I hope he is enjoying his peace and quiet!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Rebuild on one of the macrostoma tanks
So after having such lack of success with the macrostomas holding,I am redoing their setup.The 25 is coming down and I am replacing it with a 20 long.Same foot print,but not as tall.I am also dividing it to keep the male and female apart.Pics of the setup and steps will follow in the next few days.
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