*sighs* The tank dropped back down in ranking. Oh well.Congrats!
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Edited by EricaWieser, 20 January 2011 - 11:44 AM.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 11:43 AM
*sighs* The tank dropped back down in ranking. Oh well.Congrats!
Edited by EricaWieser, 20 January 2011 - 11:44 AM.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 05:01 PM
What a shame! People need to learn more about natives. I did my part today by having my school science fair project was about plant regeneration and I mentioned my natives during the project. Many people seemed very interested.*sighs* The tank dropped back down in ranking. Oh well.
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Posted 20 January 2011 - 06:34 PM
Edited by EricaWieser, 20 January 2011 - 06:43 PM.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 06:38 PM
Have you thought about making an account on ratemyfishtank.com?What a shame! People need to learn more about natives. I did my part today by having my school science fair project was about plant regeneration and I mentioned my natives during the project. Many people seemed very interested.
Edited by EricaWieser, 20 January 2011 - 06:39 PM.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 09:01 PM
Edited by EricaWieser, 20 January 2011 - 09:07 PM.
Posted 20 January 2011 - 09:31 PM
Euck. That post made me realize I have too much ceratophyllum again. Time to split it and sell half. Again. *sighs*Current photo of tank...
Posted 21 January 2011 - 12:57 PM
Posted 21 January 2011 - 01:53 PM
Yes, the very first myriophyllum I received, this past summer, lost their lower four inches of leaves. At that point I cut their tops off, forcing them to have new growth. Each original stem spawned several more baby stems, which have not lost their lower leaves. I think that the thinner, younger stems keep their leaves more, and that my frequent (severe) trimmings coerce the plants into needing every leaf they've got. Just after this picture was taken, I went through and cut each of the myriophyllum at the point where they touched the water's surface.I'm impressed with how your Myriophyllum keeps its leaves all the way down. Are those recently planted tops that haven't shed lower leaves yet, or does it really stay that way? Myrio's are often common in eastern NC plant beds where Elassoma spawn. And your Special Kitty Litter looks great. I like gray (I'd better, it's becoming my color).
Posted 21 January 2011 - 01:56 PM
Posted 21 January 2011 - 02:11 PM
Oh, that's another thing. When I bought this myriophyllum it was a pretty blue green color. Now it's red brown lime green. What happened? Is it my bright full spectrum lights? I've got some ceratophyllum that I can take a picture of when I get home that is pure blood red. It's creepy and I don't know if I like it...
Posted 21 January 2011 - 05:50 PM
Ah. I see.It's your good lighting. Lots of plants develop red pigments when they receive lots of light. (Or, probably more appropriately, many plants lose their red pigment when they don't get enough light.)
Edited by EricaWieser, 21 January 2011 - 06:28 PM.
Posted 21 January 2011 - 06:24 PM
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Posted 22 January 2011 - 02:48 PM
Posted 23 January 2011 - 09:20 PM
Edited by EricaWieser, 23 January 2011 - 09:29 PM.
Posted 23 January 2011 - 09:46 PM
Ah! No! bad idea! That made the filter super powered and it started churning a waterfall. I put it back like it was before.I'm a little concerned about how he choose the spot right next to the intake valve as his spawning site. I hope his eggs don't get sucked up into the filter. Oh, I know, I'll modify the filter so that it sucks water from higher up the tank instead of close to the ground. The intake tube has two parts, so I can easily remove one. *nods* *goes and does it*
Edited by EricaWieser, 23 January 2011 - 09:55 PM.
Posted 25 January 2011 - 11:55 PM
Edited by EricaWieser, 26 January 2011 - 12:00 AM.
Posted 26 January 2011 - 07:47 AM
He appears way too intent and energetic to me for it to be a sickness of any kind. The only fish I ever seen where what looked sick to me was normal was with fancy obese goldfish. It seems almost mean just to breed fish to be like that. Otherwise I've always been able to spot sick fish well before they die, even when I didn't know the fish or the disease. When sick fish tend to act funny independent of surroundings. This fish is obviously just reacting to something very specific. Almost certainly a dominance or defensive posture. I was thinking the males of this species defend their young this way.I'm worried about this male. Does it look like he's clamping his back fin? Is it a dominance thing (there was a bigger male off to the left, not shown on camera) or is he sick?
Posted 26 January 2011 - 08:25 AM
I think you're right. He might have been communicating with the male that was to his left, just off camera. It was just weird to see one display with all his fins except his tail. Usually when they're courting a female their tail is spread, too. Maybe this is just how males dance at one another to gain or defend territory.He appears way too intent and energetic to me for it to be a sickness of any kind.
Posted 26 January 2011 - 08:26 AM
Of course immediately after I posted this photo I went and trimmed the ceratophyllum. XD FailUpdate photo of tank:
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