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I've kept a pair of L. curviceps for about 1.5 -2 years now in a 40 gallon plant tank (78F, PH 6.4, GH 4ppm KH?) with about 5 male and 2-3 female Red Delta guppies. I change 1/3 of the water weekly. I've witnessed breeding displays many times but have never seen any fry. For the past 6 months or...
Thanks Tea,
I think my post was a little confusing. Where I said, "Does anyone see a problem with this combo?", I was referring to keeping bitaeniatas with the green tetras, not with the borelli. I kept a dozen borelli from my first spawn in my 50 gallon plant tank and won't be mixing the two...
I've recently converted a 10 gallon tank 20 gallon tank with some driftwood, a half coconut shell, lots of Crypt. wendtii (red and green), some 'sunset' hygro and a red tiger lotus plant. I added 3 ottocinclus affinis last week and yesterday 3 mosquito raspboras. These are tiny little fish in...
Re: culling
Thanks for the info guys. So if you don't have a predator fish to help you cull out the weaker/dumber fry, how do you do it manually? I have a hard enough time just trying to sex young fish let alone pick out the ones with inferior traits. Unless they are obviously deformed or...
Hey Tiffany,
Yes, I believe this is possible. I work with various smaller tanks (5g/10g/20g), for breeding purposes mostly, and sometimes when I set up a new tank I will just use a sponge filter that has been in an established tank. Then I fill the new tank with 50% fresh water and 50% cycled...
Hey People,
I read somewhere that borelli loose their color and fin length if you keep breeding down the line (ie: F0, F1, F2, F3, etc.) Is this true and if so how many generations does it take before this starts to happen?
Also, I was wondering what would happen if you introduced, say, an...
Hey everyone,
First off I just wanted to introduce myself since I just discovered this forum a few days ago. Anyway, I'm Doug from San Francisco, CA and I've been keeping fish for about 10 years now. A few years into it I became obsessed with learning how to establish and keep a flourishing...
re:stargrass
This plant is a fast grower once it gets going but takes a while to get established. Usually the older leaves will turn black but just be patient. Let the plant adjust to your tank/water and you should see plenty of new green growth after about a month or so. When the new growth is...