and the 3rd fry turned out to be a red eyed tetra which survived.
Show off! Lol!I love the size of this tank. You know me and big groups of shoaling fish. I have wanted nannostomus eques for a while (that's hockeystick pencilfish @Deanasue ) - nobody locally has stock at the moment, but who knows what the future may bring.
Ha - while I was on the apisto supplier's site I couldn't help noticing that they have tiny cardinals (<1cm) at 99p each. And since my group of 30 has recently dwindled to 28, and since I already have to pay the flat rate for shipping ... well it would be downright rude not toMy biggest shoal is my glow light tetras at 14, I do not plan to add to the shoal by buying more but hope that they also will have some more fry show up. I lost my 2 glow light fry
They are quite active and not at all timid or shy. I have not fed them yet but they certainly look like they are expecting to be fed when I dip a finger in the water. I can certainly see why so many sources suggest they are highly under-rated. Udpdate on the schooling: I just spotted one that allowed himself to get isolated from the group, he looked to be in a state of total panic for about 15 seconds before he spotted the group and rejoined them.
I love journals like this. I would love to see an updated picture!
Give it a few days to look presentableOr a video, they sound so cool.
. So I deployed the big guns and there is now frogbit everywhere. This is NOT planned to be a frogbitted tank. Ammonia is low risk because with the low pH (<6) it will be ammonium. But it still needs to be dealt with before the filter starts turning it into nitrite.
Yes they were. I know its stock images but they looked really good.Did you see the Agassizs fire reds on The Trop co by anychance?? I dont know how my will power survived when i saw them
They are beauties
. I had to remove my anacharis from my sunken forest tank and replaced it with some salvinia. Wish I could get them to ship me some frog bite. I have been increasing the RO water% in the tank and hope to see some fry. I did my weekly water change today. Those RO jugs are heavy but after seeing your ember tetra it is worth it.
No they don't shoal much. They will hang around in groups of 5-10 but only all come together if something frightens them - usually the cat landing on the tank hood
My embers like to sleep in a group in the anacharis forest mostly facing toward the center of the tank. It will be interesting to see what they will do since I removed the anacharis. Right now all the fish are actively swimming around the tank since the water change.No they don't shoal much. They will hang around in groups of 5-10 but only all come together if something frightens them - usually the cat landing on the tank hood
Coolest thing is when they sleep. I have tried to get a pic but its impossible without a flash. They like to sleep head down (often almost vertically) and amongst the vegetation. Some have started using the new crypts and it looks like a row of trees with coloured lights. But when 20+ are in the same section of hygrophila in the back left corner it looks like a massive decorated Christmas tree - absolutely stunning.
