Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, March 26, 2010
Tank update, pics soon!
I had a bout of ick in my Q-tank...thank goodness for API Super Ick Cure! All better now. I did, however, lose Disease in the process. Poor guy, he was riddled with ick. The remaining 3 went into the big tank a couple weeks ago. Dispite the white male molly's size (Big Face), Pustulio has remained ruler of the tank. Seems to be a mutual respect (or fear) between the two.
The Q-tank then became home to baby platy for a short time. She loved it but had to move back to the net... Mysterious deaths (daily) in Tom's 30 gallon. We got the surviving fish out and into the 10 gallon (4 otos, 2 pygmy cory cats and 4 ember tetras). We lost one more oto and one tetra. The rest of the bunch seem to be doing great!
Plans are in the works for my next tank: a planted 20 long with pygmy cory cats, small tetras (neon or ember)and maybe red crystal shrimp. So excited! I can't wait! Stay tuned!
The Q-tank then became home to baby platy for a short time. She loved it but had to move back to the net... Mysterious deaths (daily) in Tom's 30 gallon. We got the surviving fish out and into the 10 gallon (4 otos, 2 pygmy cory cats and 4 ember tetras). We lost one more oto and one tetra. The rest of the bunch seem to be doing great!
Plans are in the works for my next tank: a planted 20 long with pygmy cory cats, small tetras (neon or ember)and maybe red crystal shrimp. So excited! I can't wait! Stay tuned!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Tank Update
There's something fishy going on... every bit of pun intended. Pustulio, my black molly, keeps getting a fluffy fungus on her body. I move her to the 10 gallon quarantine, do a few salt baths and in days she's fine. Move her back and in a week or two start over. Hmmm. There are no visible illnesses going on with any of the other fish. Key word is visible.
Which brings me to my next case: I have lost all 3 of my panda platies. No clue why. Just found them floating one day. In addition to small platy baby going missing and Thing 2 passing on.
So with the recent tradgedies, I bought 2 mollies and 3 hi-fin platies from Petsmart yesterday. I know, I know. I'm taking a big chance buying from there. All 4 are in the quarantine tank and were actively exploring the tank. The mollies (male silver and female black) have yet to be named. The black one looks identical to Pustulio, size and everyting! Tom named the platies. One is yellow with black fins (just like Gloria was) is named Glorybee. The other is orange and black like my other hi-fins but has black spots on the body. Tom has dubbed this one "disease". One day at a time, we'll see how these ones fare.
There is a 5th edition in the past couple weeks. I found what I presume to be a platy baby in the 10 gallon tank with Pustulio. I haven't had a platy in that tank in ages... and I can't imagine it's Pustulios. Quite a mystery...
Which brings me to my next case: I have lost all 3 of my panda platies. No clue why. Just found them floating one day. In addition to small platy baby going missing and Thing 2 passing on.
So with the recent tradgedies, I bought 2 mollies and 3 hi-fin platies from Petsmart yesterday. I know, I know. I'm taking a big chance buying from there. All 4 are in the quarantine tank and were actively exploring the tank. The mollies (male silver and female black) have yet to be named. The black one looks identical to Pustulio, size and everyting! Tom named the platies. One is yellow with black fins (just like Gloria was) is named Glorybee. The other is orange and black like my other hi-fins but has black spots on the body. Tom has dubbed this one "disease". One day at a time, we'll see how these ones fare.
There is a 5th edition in the past couple weeks. I found what I presume to be a platy baby in the 10 gallon tank with Pustulio. I haven't had a platy in that tank in ages... and I can't imagine it's Pustulios. Quite a mystery...
Sunday, November 1, 2009
NEW FISH! and other news...
Tom and I took a trip out to The Fish Place on Saturday (I love that place). He bought what he thought was a Siamese Algae Eater to take care of his red algae problem. It turned out to be a Chinese Algae Eater. When these little guys get older they get nasty and suck the slime coat off of slower flat fish; this could be trouble some for his Rosy Barbs. Into the 10 gallon tank he went. His name is Guy.
I bypassed the molly plans and went to more platies. I love those little guys. I bought 3 Panda Platies. I think they're all females. The front half of each one is white/fleshy and they have varying degrees of black tails. I'll have pics up soon.
I lost my male gold guppy last week. :( And his girl is on her way out too. I have no idea what happened with him. My gold girl I think is suffering from swim bladder disease. Poor girl. :( In other sad news, I found a dead baby guppy during my cleaning today. Due to the lack of seeing baby guppies from the summer batch... I think I have more tragedies to find... Sad.
I bypassed the molly plans and went to more platies. I love those little guys. I bought 3 Panda Platies. I think they're all females. The front half of each one is white/fleshy and they have varying degrees of black tails. I'll have pics up soon.
I lost my male gold guppy last week. :( And his girl is on her way out too. I have no idea what happened with him. My gold girl I think is suffering from swim bladder disease. Poor girl. :( In other sad news, I found a dead baby guppy during my cleaning today. Due to the lack of seeing baby guppies from the summer batch... I think I have more tragedies to find... Sad.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
fishy plans
There have been no new purchases but there has been many new additions. Darn livebearers. ;) If you asked how many fry I've had, I'd tell you a handful. :) I'm still working on sexing them... Anyone need any guppies? The platies are NOT up for grabs. They are too cute.
The 2 surviving platy fry (Bully and Fatty Platy) have made there way into the main tank. Those little guys made themselves right at home! A couple weeks ago I found one more platy. Not sure if it's a total Hi-Fin or a dwarf/hi-fin mix. She's in the baby tank.
I moved the 2 largest guppies to the main tank last week. Lost one immediately and the other hid. I felt so bad, he was moved back to the baby tank. A couple days later the lost one emerged. Seems to be fine. Still hides but I think "she'll" make it.
Once the baby tank is cleared out I plan on getting a silver molly pair. I miss my silver mollies. Sniff. Maybe a I'll get a pair from Markheim. Then silver molly babies!
The 2 surviving platy fry (Bully and Fatty Platy) have made there way into the main tank. Those little guys made themselves right at home! A couple weeks ago I found one more platy. Not sure if it's a total Hi-Fin or a dwarf/hi-fin mix. She's in the baby tank.
I moved the 2 largest guppies to the main tank last week. Lost one immediately and the other hid. I felt so bad, he was moved back to the baby tank. A couple days later the lost one emerged. Seems to be fine. Still hides but I think "she'll" make it.
Once the baby tank is cleared out I plan on getting a silver molly pair. I miss my silver mollies. Sniff. Maybe a I'll get a pair from Markheim. Then silver molly babies!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
MORE BABIES!
The second batch of guppy babies showed up this week. I've caught 6 so far. I think they are all gold pastel fry. One may be a blue Moscow baby. We'll have to wait and see! :) I found another hi-fin platy today... escaped while I tried to catch him. Hope he made it to safety.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Dirt!
This little guy's a trooper! He survived a car accident on the way home! Thank goodness for Petco's shortage of Betta cups and having to bag Betta's. Had he have been in a cup he may have ended up on the floor. :( But all is well... in fish world. I have minor squabbles to tend to...
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