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I can’t help you, but I’d like to say that you’ve done gorgeous work on those! (I’m also curious about your books–your characters sound fantastic.)
Woohoo! Thanks, ruffian. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning. I still have a ways to catch up, but you guys are helping a LOT!
I’m trying to lose weight in get into better shape. I know I can do it–I’ve done it before. But last time, I had the ability to pay a personal trainer. This time, I have to do it myself. So far, I’m doing better at eating well. If I continue to be good, I’ll save money, too.
I grabbed my 2 holiday dragons for the year. Woohoo! Good luck, all. And if you miss them this year, I will plan on breeding mine next year.
I agree with Jen–there’s something fishy (pun intended) that you’re likely not to catch simply by testing the water. My guess is that the culprit is the driftwood. Depending on where you stored it and how long it took to dry out, it could be contaminated with anything from mold to household cleaners. I really don’t think that the pH is a big enough difference to have stressed them out so badly. Especially since the parents were happy enough to breed and the fry were thriving prior to the transfer–Apistos generally prefer a lower pH (5.5 to 6.8), but many fish can be acclimated to higher pH’s. The only water parameter that might be of significance is GH. Depending on your water and your gravel/media, your GH might be completely different. Apistos are somewhat fragile, but not too terribly so. However, they do prefer low GH. Still, since your parent tank has a higher pH, it’s likely that GH, but not impossible, that GH is the culprit. Your answer might be to put some dried Indian almond leaves or dried oak leaves in the tank (the driftwood will do this eventually, too, assuming that it’s not the problem). They’ll help lower your GH, but they’ll probably also lower your pH, so keep an eye on the pH as you’ll have a less well-buffered water.
Oh wow. So beautiful! If I had a GB uni you wanted (I doubt it), I’d consider trading.
Haha you really like her that much? I’d possibly be willing to trade her when she’s done =)
Yes. But I don’t have any of the last batch of GBB.
