Kerri tetra fry

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:16 am

At least 2. Saw them while lamenting the horrific state of my tank last night. Apparently all the various algae provides good cover for egg scattering species...

Here's the ones what done it: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... p?id=12388

Blaise

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:06 am

that's pretty cool Blaise. Any chance of getting pictures of the fry?

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:18 am

thats so kool, i hear that breeding such fish is so hard in aquaria..nice job!

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:00 am

Aaron wrote:that's pretty cool Blaise. Any chance of getting pictures of the fry?

Not unless you or someone with a camera happens to stop by. And even then, I'm not sure I'd want the group to see the wretched state of the aquarium. I do have some pride, you know.

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:55 am

And now I've got at least one more. I haven't worked out the "law" governing this, but the crappier my tank looks, the more my fish spawn.

Go figure.

Blaise

PadreJP · Post by **PadreJP** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:58 am

B Considine wrote:And now I've got at least one more. I haven't worked out the "law" governing this, but the crappier my tank looks, the more my fish spawn.

Go figure.

Blaise

The way I see it, Mother Nature is hardly ever neat & pretty--very few freshwater lakes or rivers are "immaculately manicured."

So it kinda makes sense to me that the "messier" our tanks are, the more our fish feel at home.

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:32 am

PadreJP wrote:The way I see it, Mother Nature is hardly ever neat & pretty--very few freshwater lakes or rivers are "immaculately manicured." So it kinda makes sense to me that the "messier" our tanks are, the more our fish feel at home.

True, that. But while the tank looks bad, I change out 6-12 gallons/week in a 30, so the water quality (for the fish and algae) is great.

Question is: Can I ever achieve a balance?

Blaise

sherrymitchell · Post by **sherrymitchell** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:40 pm

Blaise, what's you tank PH over there in HoCo???

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:49 pm

sherrymitchell wrote:Blaise, what's you tank PH over there in HoCo???

6.8ish. It's been lower. Please note that I do water changes using DI water from the lab where I work at UMBC. I use tap water only occasionally.

Blaise

sherrymitchell · Post by **sherrymitchell** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:05 am

Hmm, I wonder if the lowered pH did the trick? I'll bet it did. What is DI water?? Is it treated differently?

Kerri tetra fry

Kerri tetra fry

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