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36cm nano

Last monday I gave/sold all my RCS colony to friends, so at the moment just got CRS, CBS and Amano Shrimps in the nano tank, for invertebrates species...
Having less 100+ shrimp in the tank, water quality improve and yesterday I spotted some tiny fry darting in the tank.
First I thought that could be the couple of ottos I got in the tank.
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After looking for some info in the net, I'm start to think that could my CPD's fry....
Some pics of the babies :D , but with about 2mm size, it's quite complicate to take a decent pic with camera :whistle:
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Joe Faria said:
Last monday I gave/sold all my RCS colony to friends, so at the moment just got CRS, CBS and Amano Shrimps in the nano tank, for invertebrates species...
Having less 100+ shrimp in the tank, water quality improve and yesterday I spotted some tiny fry darting in the tank.
First I thought that could be the couple of ottos I got in the tank.
4547029740_56f9d9c5d4_o.jpg

After looking for some info in the net, I'm start to think that could my CPD's fry....
Some pics of the babies :D , but with about 2mm size, it's quite complicate to take a decent pic with camera :whistle:
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Jo i think im going to be sick lol, That algaue needs a real kick in the.., Its such a lovely tank to have that beat you. :thumbup:
 
ghostsword said:
A bottle of Easycarbo should fix it, right?
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Oh yes, if you dump the whole bottle in there for sure, including fish and plants :p
 
LondonDragon said:
ghostsword said:
A bottle of Easycarbo should fix it, right?
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Oh yes, if you dump the whole bottle in there for sure, including fish and plants :p
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Come on, you know what I meant.. :) But maybe you not out of the mark.. Would a bottle of EasyCarbo kill the plants?
 
ghostsword said:
Come on, you know what I meant.. :) But maybe you not out of the mark.. Would a bottle of EasyCarbo kill the plants?
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There are other ways to eradicate algae, proper maintenance and a good balance between lights, flow, CO2 and nutrients, EC will probably fix it in the short term, but if you don't find the problem it will just pop up again when you stop the EC.

EC Kills everything, spotted dosed some algae in my tank two weeks ago, on some wood, a bit dropped on the Fissidens and its now all dead, also 10 ml dropped on top of a Threadfin Rainbow and it nose divided into the gravel instantly, and never recovered.
 
Hi all,
I think they are CPD fry. Lots of moss is apparently the secret to breeding them (you need a male and a female as well).
Jo i think im going to be sick lol, That algaue needs a real kick in the.., Its such a lovely tank to have that beat you.
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Chilled84 you are approaching this from the wrong direction you need "a fish" mind set, It's not algae it's "biofilm", and it is full of all sorts of good things (rotifers, diatoms, protozoa) if you are a CPD fry (or an Otocinclus).

In low tech. tanks it really is "healthy biofilm, healthy tank".

This is also one of the reasons for the success of moss for breeding CPD (and other fish) it is the large surface area inside the tangle of moss for biofilm development, as well as the physical protection of the moss that allows the fry to survive.

cheers Darrel
 
dw1305 said:
Hi all,
I think they are CPD fry. Lots of moss is apparently the secret to breeding them (you need a male and a female as well).
Jo i think im going to be sick lol, That algaue needs a real kick in the.., Its such a lovely tank to have that beat you.
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Chilled84 you are approaching this from the wrong direction you need "a fish" mind set, It's not algae it's "biofilm", and it is full of all sorts of good things (rotifers, diatoms, protozoa) if you are a CPD fry (or an Otocinclus).

In low tech. tanks it really is "healthy biofilm, healthy tank".

This is also one of the reasons for the success of moss for breeding CPD (and other fish) it is the large surface area inside the tangle of moss for biofilm development, as well as the physical protection of the moss that allows the fry to survive.

cheers Darrel
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I know I know, I didnt have my fish head on this morning. :lol: But for puposes or rearing, yes your information is correct and this is the perfect condition for that activaty. :thumbup:
 
Battle against algae still goes on... honestly don't have any rush on it, but it's starting to be a bit annoying and gettin' my lovely mosses.... but got all kind BBA, GSA and Clado.
So in the last 4 weeks increase the volume of WC (roughly 50 - 75%) every 3 days. CO2 diy and Elos ferts, and just bought EasyCarbo because Excel is out of stock for months at my lfs.
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and this is how my galaxy fry look now 4 moths later:D
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Great to see this tank is still going, it was part of the inspiration for setting up my own nano.

My nano is a very similar setup (low-tech and mossy) and I too am struggling with the odd bit of algae! So far I had BGA which I managed to wipe out, but now I have the odd strand of staghorn since being on holiday.

I think waterchanges and EasyCarbo are the way to go like your doing :thumbup:
(I'm guessing you already know but be careful of your lovely Pellia when your dosing, that would be sad to see if it didn't react well.)

Keep up the good work!
 
LondonDragon said:
What happened to Joe? Está na hora de actualizar isto ;)
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Hi mate,
this tank had been decom last month...
all it's inhabitants are now in small pond that I got in my garden....

I stop to updating this and in all forums, don't know really why...
I've been involved in other project, that used to take lot's of my free time... competitive pc gaming.....

Right now Paulo, I'm just starting a new life, because I'm moved to Switzerland about 3 weeks ago..... left everything behind, trying to restart again to give a better life to my son......

Still got to find a house, a proper job, bring family to near me and restart from scratch all related to this hobby and build a new gaming rig....

It will take a while... but I will win this fight, and with the help of some friends it won't be that hard....

PS: remember that bit of fissidens you gave to me??? the one featured in this tank??? It grew to a size of more than 1.5ft in other tank, and gave loads to a few friends... gonna miss that moss
 
Moving country is not easy task, been there and done that! Would not dream of doing it again anytime soon, not even to move back home!

All the best Joe and if you need more fissidens once you have settled in let me know ;) I have family in Geneva and Zurich ;) and not very far across the border in St Ettienne near Lyon ;)
 
LondonDragon said:
Moving country is not easy task, been there and done that! Would not dream of doing it again anytime soon, not even to move back home!

All the best Joe and if you need more fissidens once you have settled in let me know ;) I have family in Geneva and Zurich ;) and not very far across the border in St Ettienne near Lyon ;)
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Thanks mate....
this is my 4th country move.... so I think I'm an expert on that.... sadly :wideyed:

And yes, when I settle down, and afford to set up a new tank, I might give you a call for that lovely fissidens
 
I thought on returning to Uk buddy, but money wise Switzerland will always be Switzerland, and I still got some responsabilities in Portugal, that I couldn't afford if was in UK, and that's the main reason I came to here. Be able to have a decent life and afford to pay my dues there....
 
LondonDragon said:
Moving country is not easy task, been there and done that! Would not dream of doing it again anytime soon, not even to move back home!

All the best Joe and if you need more fissidens once you have settled in let me know ;) I have family in Geneva and Zurich ;) and not very far across the border in St Ettienne near Lyon ;)
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I bloody would ! If I had the chance, and I did not have my mother to consider (she's a widow and I am an only child), I would be back to New Zealand in a flash. Having said that, at the moment, I quite fancy somewhere REALLY hot !!! LOL.
 
Antipofish said:
LondonDragon said:
Moving country is not easy task, been there and done that! Would not dream of doing it again anytime soon, not even to move back home!

All the best Joe and if you need more fissidens once you have settled in let me know ;) I have family in Geneva and Zurich ;) and not very far across the border in St Ettienne near Lyon ;)
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I bloody would ! If I had the chance, and I did not have my mother to consider (she's a widow and I am an only child), I would be back to New Zealand in a flash. Having said that, at the moment, I quite fancy somewhere REALLY hot !!! LOL.
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We are speaking about a country that's it's near bankrupt, or already bankrupt.... people are starving, you can't live anymore, and your bloody money it's enough for even taking your son to MacDonald's to have an happy meal....
That's sad, but it's the reality in Portugal....
 
pretty much all countries are bankrupt, debt , be it personal or national is out of control. tough times ahead.
 
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