I am compensating for all the months I didn't feel like posting, ha, ha.
The excitement will wear off, plus I happen to be off so paying a lot of attention to the fish and tank.....for a change...
Anyway, couple of updates. The baby clown loach is doing well on his own. He's eating and looks healthy. I don't know whether I want to up the school of clown loaches to more than the 8 in total than I have now because one they these fish will be big. So perhaps that the limit unless I go really huge on a tank...And what do I want as companions....I just want something different and interesting....
On a negative note, I saw a couple of the adult loaches flash. I think its to do with water quality now that they are again in an immature enough tank, although I moved very established filters, their sand that was in the plastic tub, and all the plants. I hope its nothing to worry about. Time will tell...I am keeping an eye...I did a large water change and also overdosed on prime. The water should get better in no time.. Their immune system must be stressed after months in plastic tubs and an overstocked tank previously...Tough fish and I hope they stay that way....
Yesterday I noticed them exhibit "shadowing" behaviour....That's when a small loach gets firmly attached to a larger one with its nose stuck just behind the eye of the other one. It really annoys the clown loach that's been pestered like that. Here is a video of it...though not very clear it becomes visible at some stage...Pay attention to the large loach.... Why clown loaches do that is not really known for sure...
I am probably paying too much attention and noticing tiny boring details but the plants seem to be doing fine with the amount of light they get right now. I keep the blinds open during the day and the emersed plants get both some tank light and natural light.
Here are some pics:
First from the anubias flower....Its a bad picture because its distorted from the filter flow but gives the idea....
The paprika has two new tiny leaves already....so cute..
Those on the window sill are being left behind...
New growth on the palm who suffered quite a setback for a while. It grew above the tank light in the other tank and it started getting leaf die off. Its perking up now. It's still just getting window light but I plan to increase the light for the emersed plants in due time...
And one of the lilies which also needs recovering....I've got to get them flowering again...
I also put some crypts in the baskets around the roots of the emersed plants when I set up the tank because I didn't want them floating around the tank and didn't have anywhere to plant them at the time. I am noticing them growing new leaves...