40-gallon Neolamprologus Similis journal

[connorlindeman]

Been a while since i updated this.

The fry are growing every day and most have moved out to their own shells.
Unfortunately, they didn't all make it.

2 days ago after my water change, I forgot to plug the heater back in. Thank god their ok.

 

[connorlindeman]

WC day!

Fry are growing nicely.

For some reason my jungle Val are not growing taller. Idk what the problem is...

 

[connorlindeman]

Been a minute since I updated the thread.
2 Fry survived. They are growing well.

Full tank shot:

Been dealing with BGA in the tank ever since I sold too much of my floating plants. Too much light caused it to resurface.
My plants are doing awful. I don't know what I could be doing wrong.

Not really the best update.

 

[connorlindeman]

This tank might be coming to an end.
Nothing seems to be going right with it.
I thought I had the cyanobacteria taken care of but now this is how the tank looks.
The plants are doing terribly.

Awful.
It's becoming more of a burden than a pleasure and that's generally when I call it quits. I'm ready to move on to another setup.
I started this thread a little over a year ago and it was a fun journey.
Gained invaluable experience along the way as well.

It's gonna take a bit to rehome the fish, so while this isn't the last you will see of the tank, it is the beginning of the end.

 

[Rocky998]

Aw man... Sorry Connor

 

[connorlindeman]

Found my male fish dead in its shell.
Not sure what happened.

 

[connorlindeman]

RIP
Got him when he was less than in inch big.
March 30, 2022

When he died he was nearly two inches.

 

[Rocky998]

RIP
Got him when he was less than in inch big.
March 30, 2022
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When he died he was nearly two inches.
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Sorry for your loss man

 

[Freshyfishy]

The last photo of the tank looked amazing though..

 

[connorlindeman]

With warmer weather here, I don't need to use this tank to store plants.
Got it all cleaned up today.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

looks like you got the BGA under control! Well done.

 

[connorlindeman]

looks like you got the BGA under control! Well done.

Yep, all the extra plants and the shade slowly killed it.
I am going to have to get some hardy floaters to make sure that it doesn't come back.
Nearly forgot how bad it was:\
2 Months ago

 

[connorlindeman]

Added some dwarf sag to see what happens.

 

[connorlindeman]

This tank is still doing pretty well.

 

[Geoffrey]

Looking good! I looked back at your older posts, and I'm glad you were able to salvage the tank and not have to rehome your shellies.