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Fish Stories: September 2014
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Saturday, 20 September 2014. Things quickly went from bad. Already on Friday (the day I did the water change) I noticed that they water wasn't terribly clear; by Saturday it was noticeably more cloudy. The algae on the driftwood was also growing like crazy, and I removed a lot more of it. Saturday evening I visited the pet store in search of Flourish Excel and found instead API CO. Boost, and the water kept getting greener and greener. By Tuesday afternoon the water was very green and cloudy. After the w...
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Fish Stories: September 2009
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Thursday, 17 September 2009. It's been 10 days since my last post. I have long since reduced the temperature to normal and turned off the UV sterilisers. There's no evidence of ich on any of the fish. I'm inclined to think that the treatment worked. The infection with them, or whether they picked it up. In my tank. I suppose the best thing to do is to observe the group of baby guppies that were born about a week ago. Not that guppies seem to be terribly susceptible. Links to this post. Hitting the litera...
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Fish Stories: October 2009
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Saturday, 31 October 2009. While I've heard reports of putative Corydoras. Hybrids, I have never seen any direct evidence of interspecific mating until this past week. My main tank has a variety of corys - Corydoras panda. A probable C. trilineatus. And another species whose identity I don't know. While I started off with several C. trilineatus. I only have one left. And apparently it's a female. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A new idea, my original blog. Further Thoughts, my main blog.
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Fish Stories: Questions?
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Wednesday, 6 February 2008. Judging by the Google searches that bring them here, a lot of people who find there way here are looking for the answer to a specific question.answers that my posts often don't provide. If you have questions - feel free to ask. I can't make and promises, but I'll give you the best answer I can. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I can't make and promises, but I'll give you the best answer I can. Using biogeography to guess at species identity. It depends on where you grew up.
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Fish Stories: Managing algae II
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Friday, 12 September 2014. The following combination is a great recipe for an algae outbreak: a relatively new tank, fairly high fish stocking, new lights and a long photoperiod. And that would be where I find myself. My driftwood has always supported a large population of Cladophora. To be the bane of their existence, I'm actually fond of it, as long as it stays on that piece of wood. It does require regular removal, but given its coarse texture, it is actually quite easy to remove. Judging by the Googl...
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Fish Stories: Observations on Serpae tetra behaviour
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Saturday, 13 September 2014. Observations on Serpae tetra behaviour. As I mentioned previously, I recently acquired a school of Serpae tetras. And they weren't quite what I expected. Though the fault was mine for not doing better research). So a couple weeks on, what do I think of them? These may not be Serpae tetras. Expanded. Sometimes the fish that's attacked will swim off (in which case the aggressor seems to give chase) while other times they will spin around and stand their ground, responding w...
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Fish Stories: August 2014
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Thursday, 28 August 2014. Within a few days of re-establishing my main aquarium. I noticed that my Crypts ( Cryptocoryne wendtii. As far as I can tell) were not looking to well. With the move and everything, I didn't give it a whole lot of thought - most of the plants were looking more than a little worse for wear. Nice growth of Crypts - obviously not mine! Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. Do this more rarely and recover more quickly. Other species are more sensitive. Links to this post. I moved a ...
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Fish Stories: March 2010
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010. Marine aquaria and reef communities. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Judging by the Google searches that bring them here, a lot of people who find there way here are looking for the answer to a specific question.answers that my posts often don't provide. If you have questions - feel free to ask. I can't make and promises, but I'll give you the best answer I can. Marine aquaria and reef communities. A new idea, my original blog. Further Thoughts, my main blog.
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Fish Stories: Observations on Blood tetra behaviour II
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Monday, 15 September 2014. Observations on Blood tetra behaviour II. On the Blood tetras. These may not be Serpae tetras. So I'm referring to them by the broader term, 'Blood tetras']. One of the obvious questions about these interactions between the "Serpaes" is the question of what's aggression and what's mating behaviour. Several days ago I noticed a few of them and a few Glowlights hanging around the top of my (small) clump of Cambomba. From what I have read of breeding Serpaes. More on Serpae tetras.
