DJay

Actually my endlers eventually killed all of my original try at cherry shrimp a year or so ago. The fish would pick at them and I assume finished them off when they moulted. I wouldn't have necessarily believed it but I would watch as the males (in particular) would relentlessly chase after the shrimp. These were all in a 10 gal tank so maybe with more space there might be a better chance for the shrimp.

Could you add me to the zebra oto hold list? I would like 6-10 depending on price. Thanks, Duncan

Weird, even when Anubias isn't doing well it usually takes forever to go mushy ... unless it was frozen. Cryptocorynes yes ... they'll turn to jello right before your eyes sometimes. I would suspect that even if you lose a bunch of leaves, as long as the rhizomes stay intact they'll recover, it might just take a while. Just keep that humidity up there.

Interesting discussion! Not to derail the conversation but does anyone have zebra otos right now? And/or has anyone had any success in breeding them? I was thinking that this might be a great little project if I could track them down in Edmonton.

Thanks for the information. I had purchased some Naturose well over a year ago (closer to 2?) to use as a supplement to dust fruit flies fed to dart frogs, as well as to give directly to tadpoles, but never opened it and put it immediately in the freezer and promptly forgot about it until I saw this post. What are the chances that it would still be good and/or might actually harm the frogs/tadpoles if I started to use it? Thanks for the input

Great looking guppies! Particularly the Japanese Fire Reds. Let us know when you have some offspring available.

Quality, pure breeding guppies would be a treat to see! Even the females, who never seem to surface at the LFS other than in "mixed female" assortments. I got the sense you are keeping the different varieties in their own separate aquariums. A must to keep the strains uncontaminated. I've found with a few livebearer species that the males hassle the females so much that they begin to go down hill. In that case I would separate them. One of the problems with keeping fancy livebearers is you typically need a lot of aquariums to keep even a single line going. Again though, I'd love to see some pics too!

Thanks for the tip about the saddle! I am one of the recent shrimp converts and am pretty sure I have 3 female and 4 males (purchased as Red Sakura Shrimp from the Lfs). One of the females is holding eggs and another has the saddle. I was wondering what was up with the marking, now I know! Thanks again!

Anyone ever kept these? I just saw some at a lfs and was curious if anyone had any experience with them. They sound like they might be O.K. in a planted tank. Here's a few link to some pics in case your curious. The ones I saw looked more like those in the first link. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Eirmotus&species=octozona&id=960 http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/community_results.php?id=204.html Any input appreciated.

Sorry for the lack of response until now. Although I visit, I don't often have time to post. I keep mainly poison dart frogs and only have a few tanks filled with water My galaxy rasbora set up was pretty straight forward although the tank itself that they were in was a little unusual. They were in a long and low, 1970's metal framed, slate bottomed tank of about 5 or 6 gallons (a guess). Probably about 18 inches long and 6 inches high (again, a guess). Good old Edmonton tap water, no substrate, just the slate bottom. Conditioned males and females primarily with Hikari blood worms and brine shrimp and some flake food on occasion. Lots of java moss on the bottom and a few chunks of Anubias barteri/nana. From what I remember (it was a while ago) after a few days of heavy feeding I'd either take out the parents or partition them off in the tank (the cool think about this old tank is that it has slots in the metal frame to slide in pieces of glass to section it off ... perhaps it was originally designed to hold bettas?) I'd start to see fry after a few days and begin feeding infusoria and then microworms. I had bred Microrasbora erythromicron (a similar looking fish) in the same way and so it really wasn't too problematic. Wish I had some secret to success that I could report but it seemed pretty uncomplicated at the time Any questions that pop up, feel free to ask.

Hard to tell but it could be Didiplis diandra.

Are you sure that they are fruit flies and not fungus gnats? Fungus gnats are sometimes confused with fruit flies and are more often associated with moist conditions, especially where there might be potting soil at the base of house plants or other areas with containers that contain stagnant conditions. In my dart frog room, where I have close to 30 containers of flightless fruit flies, I have more of a problem with fungus gnats that love the conditions in the frogs' planted terrariums, than I do with escaped fruit flies (although I admit I have a few of those around too ) Just a thought, DJay

BINGO! We have a winner. I got these from Nature's Corner a while back and they are really quite nice. Congratulations Nick, your perseverance paid off! Your turn now I guess. DJay

No, but you've definitely narrowed it down!

You've got the Genus right

Nope. Good Guess though!

O.K., the only S/A cichlids I currently have. A pair that has spawned 3 times but haven't figured out how to raise the fry yet. Soon hopefully. Guesses? (Helpful Hint: The flash brings out the burgundy/pink colour slightly more than normal). Sorry, wish I were a better photographer DJay * Just noticed the cool reflection in the first pic of the male ... in case you're wondering, an Edmonton Eskimo bobble head I have sitting next to the tank Male Female

Biotodoma cupido? DJay

I've found the channoides quite easy to keep, and they have spawned quite regularly for me. The fry have proven to be a little more difficult to raise, but I know that part of the reason is that I haven't been as diligent with hatching out baby brine shrimp for them. Currently from my original pair I have a 3/4 grown female and about five 1 cm fry. The fry are in a separate tank (the parents will eat the babies if they get hungry enough), but the sub-adult female is in with the original pair. Just a word or caution, neither the adults or the fry will take any flake or pellet type food. Mine eat nothing but frozen blood worms and brine shrimp. I haven't tried freeze dried blood worms because I'm highly allergic to the dust associated with them, but they might be worth a try. Anyway, I would highly recommend these fish to anyone who likes something a little different (and the $30/pair price tag is a whole lot cheaper than I got mine for :cry: ... ). Here's the link for the pics I posted of mine on the forum some time ago: http://AlbertaAquatica.com/index.php?showtopic=18313 DJay

Lets just say that the pair cost me enough that if my wife found out I'd be in trouble ... nah who am I kidding she knows what I spend on my dart frogs DJay

Thanks for the comments, they are my favorites in the fish room right now. I was fortunate enough to pick these up at the local Big Als. The male has had a mouthful of eggs a number of times but only the one "fry" to show for it at this point (although its a good 3/4" long already). Hopefully I'll have a little more success down the road. DJay

Hmm ... that's weird ... I think I fixed them though.

Had a chance to take a few pics of my B. channoides. A pair plus the lone success of a single offspring (the middle pic). Hope you like them! DJay

Nature's Corner almost always has some. DJay

Just saw this. I ended up keeping about a dozen or so of the last spawn. They have grown up quite nicely and the males have colored up decently. I've been thinking about making a more serious effort to get a new generation (F2) out of these as my original adults (I assume wild caught) have all expired. I'm not sure if the reason the adults didn't survive longer was because they were fairly old when I got them, if they naturally have a shorter lifespan, or if they simply didn't last because of something I did (or didn't do). I'll try to get a few shots in the next couple of days. DJay