Recent content by nick_76

i dont go by the inch/gallon. i like to allot 15 gallons/discus (although my breeding pair has had 35 gallons each). they may be small now, but where do you make the decision to move them? a specific inch size? when they start looking stressed and aggressive to each other? theres no such thing...

also, 7 discus in a 55 gallon tank? start looking for a bigger tank, thats awfully cramped and will only get worse

i used to run the lights on my discus tanks from 4 am to 9-10 pm...and no algae. twice i had a bout with cyano, but generally i scrape my glass every two months ot so to clean off the biofilm, but never algae. in my saltwater tanks, the algae fight has been relentless but not because of light...

that's the funniest thing ive seen all day! fwiw, I was kinda lost in thought today and ran a red light on southcenter parkway & strander. fortunately, the traffic turning in the intersection had more presence of mind than I did, otherwise I would've ended up much worse than you poke!

from what I keep hearing, I did at first...but since I left shortly after spending all my $$$ it went to someone else.. bummer, cuz I do have a 24 inch led that I wanna replace- its got a nice short in it, and I was shocking myself every time I stuck my hand in the tank... needless to say, ive...

im well aware of that. im working on getting fry to last even that long(it takes a little over a week till theyre even able to swim with any sort of self control, so their parents slime coat is a moot point so far)+ not get eaten by the parents. fortunately they breed weekly , so I have plenty...

I don't know why anyone would think the red nets would not be visible to the fish...even if the color wasn't they would still see something moving toward them blocking their view of the rest of the tank. I prefer to use the two net system- use a normal net to drive them into a giant net the...

thanx! working on day 3 of fry watch..i kinda startled her this morning so i didnt get a pic before heading into work today

so, update: yesterday the eggs hatched, and since the mom previously has had a history of eating the wigglers, I took the leaf away and put it into a breeder net where it can still get come circulation without the shock of transferring them to another tank with differing water qualities (this is...

SHHHHHH!!!! Youre gonna make someone at NLS very angry with talk like that!!!!

yea...that's why im thinking introducing them to the dad as they become free swimming might be my best bet....but its gonna take preparation...id like him in the tank a few days prior to reduce stress. my class load is a bit rough this semester though so how elaborate I get with these guys is...

time will tell. this is a weekly event. shes come quite a way from eating the eggs immediately after laying them

I generally lose about half my eggs over the gestation period. mom typically eats the wrigglers within a few hours best luck ive had was taking the eggs from the parents on the morning they were supposed to hatch and putting them in a breeding net in a high flow area.... last time I made it...

thanx! I agree...but im not biased or anything..8) 

good one. I actually had to remove the sound cuz I had just gotten home, my dogs (a golden retriever and a Labrador)were excited as always that I was home- but with all the heavy breathing going on, I didn't want people thinking I was getting excited over the fish!