DurocShark
Lifer
A few months ago I started with 6 tiny angelfish (3 marble and 3 white) along with some neons and a gold dojo. They were all Petsmart fish, so there were some losses. I'm down to 2 each of the angels, 3 neons, and the dojo.
Tank decorated with plastic plants, silk plants, and two large pieces of driftwood. All in a 50 gallon tank with a built in trickle filter. 35% weekly water changes with tap water and AmQuel. I don't even know the pH of the tap water, let alone the rest of the measurements.
This was an ornamental tank so I didn't do much other than keep the temp at 79* and do my water changes. Algae removal on the front glass every change, but nothing on the rest. The glass fills up pretty quick since I don't clean the rest off, or have any serious filtration. Bio balls and a thin fiber mechanical filter. That's it. The water is full of tannins from the wood, so I suspect the pH is staying pretty low.
Anyway, I watched 2 of them lay eggs tonight. I tried to take pictures, but tonight was supposed to be a water change and so the glass is pretty covered with algae. Not planning on cleaning it now until a few days after the eggs hatch. I'll switch to daily one gallon water changes until then too.
My 2 year old is sooo excited (as am I!) I've bred fish before, but never on accident like this. It's pretty wild. 🙂
Tank decorated with plastic plants, silk plants, and two large pieces of driftwood. All in a 50 gallon tank with a built in trickle filter. 35% weekly water changes with tap water and AmQuel. I don't even know the pH of the tap water, let alone the rest of the measurements.
This was an ornamental tank so I didn't do much other than keep the temp at 79* and do my water changes. Algae removal on the front glass every change, but nothing on the rest. The glass fills up pretty quick since I don't clean the rest off, or have any serious filtration. Bio balls and a thin fiber mechanical filter. That's it. The water is full of tannins from the wood, so I suspect the pH is staying pretty low.
Anyway, I watched 2 of them lay eggs tonight. I tried to take pictures, but tonight was supposed to be a water change and so the glass is pretty covered with algae. Not planning on cleaning it now until a few days after the eggs hatch. I'll switch to daily one gallon water changes until then too.
My 2 year old is sooo excited (as am I!) I've bred fish before, but never on accident like this. It's pretty wild. 🙂
