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So, for the first time in years, I adopted off of Craigslist. The ads were for a candy stripe pleco and a couple panda cories. The lady was as knowledgeable as I am and was also trying to downsize (tanks everywhere) so while I was there she gave me a couple of white cloud mountain minnows, a female albino bristlenose and some java fern for no extra cost. $30 for what is probably $60+ worth of fish. Really great deal. :gj:
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by Snagrio
So, for the first time in years, I adopted off of Craigslist. The ads were for a candy stripe pleco and a couple panda cories. The lady was as knowledgeable as I am and was also trying to downsize (tanks everywhere) so while I was there she gave me a couple of white cloud mountain minnows, a female albino bristlenose and some java fern for no extra cost. $30 for what is probably $60+ worth of fish. Really great deal. :gj:
Congrats on your new additions!
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It's been a while since they went through quarantine and were introduced to the main tank. The others have been doing fine but the candy stripe had his hide commandeered by the male albino bristlenose and started digging in the sand, notably underneath the largest piece of dragon stone and I was worried he'd get crushed. So I ordered more of the same type of cave and installed them during a water change, managing to wedge one in the space where the rock is. He's still digging a bit in one front corner during the night but I can live with it since it's at least not life-threatening (the male bristlenose used to do the same thing for a time so I figure the candy stripe will knock it off eventually now that there's multiple cave options now).
As you can see from this pic (the bubbles are from the water change just prior), the black angel is massive. All the angels seem to be growing at different rates, not really sure why. They're all healthy and definitely eating (gluttons, the lot of them) so it's rather odd.
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
What a amazing community you have amassed. Was that a custom made aquarium or can someone buy that particular brand right off the shelf?
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by Albert Clark
What a amazing community you have amassed. Was that a custom made aquarium or can someone buy that particular brand right off the shelf?
I got the initial setup from Craigslist so I have no clue on the branding. But it's a standard size and build which you can find in any store that sells larger aquariums, it's not a special custom build or anything.
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by Snagrio
I got the initial setup from Craigslist so I have no clue on the branding. But it's a standard size and build which you can find in any store that sells larger aquariums, it's not a special custom build or anything.
Well your skills in furnishing it have made it appear to be custom, so that's saying something. :gj:
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The candy stripe is still digging in the front corner, but not as frequently and vigorously as before. 'Tis but a minor inconvenience to just sweep the sand back periodically.
I think the cories appreciate the new caves the most out of anybody though, given that I'm seeing them even less nowadays (outside of feeding time of course) which means they must be utilizing them. Whatever makes them happy though. :rolleyes:
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So, this is an unexpected surprise. Two of my angelfish paired up.
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One of the wild types and the black veil. They both guarding the clutch and keeping everyone else away. So that's TWO species that have procreated in my system. I clearly must be doing something right. :w00t:
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That's AWESOME! Great job! :cool:
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So, today has been a total disaster... Had a couple of extra rough weeks of work, so I decided to treat myself for a little cheering up and went to the fish store. But when I came back and started putting the bags in the quarantine tank downstairs, one of them knocked over the rock that was keeping the sponge filter in place, and it cracked the bottom glass...
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10 gallons worth of water all over the place... My dad and I managed to salvage most of the items (the shelf was full of stuff) and use a shop vac, fans and a dehumidifier to soak up all the water, but I had no other tank so I was forced to put the new fish in the main tank immediately and treat the whole thing with Ich X on the spot.
It's extra awful that this happened because what I got was extra special (and expensive).
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A trio of Apistogramma borelii opal (another species of dwarf cichlids), and by far my most ambitious species attempt, two turquoise discus. The latter are locally bred, raised from tap water and have already taken interest in pellets so they're the best possible stock I could've gone with to try this most esteemed of freshwater fish.
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Sorry for your awful day- I hope that's the last of the rotten luck for a long while & that your new acquisitions do well with you now.
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For some good news, I offered the discus some bloodworms and they eagerly ate some.
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Also caught a glimpse of the dwarf cichlids, they're all hiding in a back cave (the ones all the way in the back, bottom center).
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So the unthinkable happened.
My discus produced a clutch of eggs.
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What's more, two of the angels were in the middle of laying their own batch at the same time.
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Unfortunately by this following morning they were all gone (in fact the angels were eating their own eggs as fast as they laid them :no:), but I'm just amazed that three species now reproduced in my system, including freaking DISCUS. The conditions I provided must just be that good.
I briefly entertained the idea of making a new setup just for the discus pair, but they weren't the most expensive type out there ($90 each, when higher end ones go for multiple hundreds) and by the time I went through all the hassle I probably wouldn't break even. Still though, can't believe I've gotten what's widely considered the coupe de grace of freshwater fish to breed, without even actively trying.
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by Snagrio
So the unthinkable happened.
My discus produced a clutch of eggs.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachm...506&height=675
What's more, two of the angels were in the middle of laying their own batch at the same time.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachm...506&height=675
Unfortunately by this following morning they were all gone (in fact the angels were eating their own eggs as fast as they laid them :no:), but I'm just amazed that three species now reproduced in my system, including freaking DISCUS. The conditions I provided must just be that good.
I briefly entertained the idea of making a new setup just for the discus pair, but they weren't the most expensive type out there ($90 each, when higher end ones go for multiple hundreds) and by the time I went through all the hassle I probably wouldn't break even. Still though, can't believe I've gotten what's widely considered the coupe de grace of freshwater fish to breed, without even actively trying.
Without wanting to pizz on your chips ( uk saying ) .. I had a Discus tank years ago and for whatever reason .. I think life got difficult. Anyways I stopped cleaning the tank out , stopped the water changes .. the glass was thick with algae … I just fed them …
Anyways one day I happened to look in and there were little babies feeding off their parents skin / slime ..
All through complete neglect !
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by Zincubus
Without wanting to pizz on your chips ( uk saying ) .. I had a Discus tank years ago and for whatever reason .. I think life got difficult. Anyways I stopped cleaning the tank out , stopped the water changes .. the glass was thick with algae … I just fed them …
Anyways one day I happened to look in and there were little babies feeding off their parents skin / slime ..
All through complete neglect !
The photo below is nicked off the internet
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...43a2ad86b3.jpg
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You know what, fair. For the longest time I'd constantly hear back and forth that discus are either just fine to keep or the hardest things ever to keep alive. Now that I've kept a couple for myself for a while I think it's far more the former at this point and the latter sentiment is a hangover from when they were all WC.
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by Snagrio
You know what, fair. For the longest time I'd constantly hear back and forth that discus are either just fine to keep or the hardest things ever to keep alive. Now that I've kept a couple for myself for a while I think it's far more the former at this point and the latter sentiment is a hangover from when they were all WC.
Yes .. I hadn’t really thought about it but your theory makes perfect sense !
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125 gallon South American fish community
Interestingly I have a predicament at the moment …
I had a tank full of young , mixed Barbs ( about 20) then I added a pair of dwarf Platinum Parrot fish ( hybrid cichlids) - they are 3” long , extremely intelligent and inquisitive max have tiny mouths like Rams .
I read up on the Parrot fish and 99% of males are infertile …of course this one FERTILE …
Within a few weeks they had spawned and then eggs hatched and there were about 20 tiny , tiny little fry on the cleared out glass bottom of the tank in the corner .
The problem was then that the parents were ultra protective and spent the day chasing away the Tiger barbs who don’t appear to be very bright at all as they just swam back into the danger area seconds later .
I decided to remove the Tigers and put them in my little spare quarantine tank ..
A month later and there seems to be about 6 or 7 ( maybe more as the tank is jam packed with rocks and hiding places .)the little ones are just less than 1cm long and are all very territorial.. chasing each other out of their little patch .
The problem is that mum and dad are getting jiggy again and now mum darts and chases the babies every time she sees one ..
I have decided to put the Tiger Barbs back in this afternoon just to give the mum and dad something else to think about ..
I only have one decent sized tank and the little quarantine one
Thoughts ?
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Re: 125 gallon South American fish community
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Originally Posted by Zincubus
Interestingly I have a predicament at the moment …
I had a tank full of young , mixed Barbs ( about 20) then I added a pair of dwarf Platinum Parrot fish ( hybrid cichlids) - they are 3” long , extremely intelligent and inquisitive max have tiny mouths like Rams .
I read up on the Parrot fish and 99% of males are infertile …of course this one FERTILE …
Within a few weeks they had spawned and then eggs hatched and there were about 20 tiny , tiny little fry on the cleared out glass bottom of the tank in the corner .
The problem was then that the parents were ultra protective and spent the day chasing away the Tiger barbs who don’t appear to be very bright at all as they just swam back into the danger area seconds later .
I decided to remove the Tigers and put them in my little spare quarantine tank ..
A month later and there seems to be about 6 or 7 ( maybe more as the tank is jam packed with rocks and hiding places .)the little ones are just less than 1cm long and are all very territorial.. chasing each other out of their little patch .
The problem is that mum and dad are getting jiggy again and now mum darts and chases the babies every time she sees one ..
I have decided to put the Tiger Barbs back in this afternoon just to give the mum and dad something else to think about ..
I only have one decent sized tank and the little quarantine one
Thoughts ?
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Two day update .. all went very well with the reintroduction of the shoal of Tiger Barbs !
Phew !
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