today was their first fresh brine shrimp day. I was able to confirm 5 fish so I’m assuming 6 are still there. The males (at least 2) intensified their color a bit…basically just darkened up.
They pick at moina but feast on newly hatched brine shrimp. I did have to add a light layer of substrate. I noticed they spent as much time chasing moina reflections on the bottom as they did eating.
I am glad that Filamentosis is one of the less picky species and thank you for the recomendations! The learning curve is slow but very exciting.
Adjusting the water is a nightmare. Been droping in a lower pH slowly, got to 6.4 and it creeps back up to 6.7 (was 7.5) I think I’ll remove the mopani wood and try to find what is preventing a lower pH. My guess is that the mopani wood is buffering the pH. Still want target a pH of 5.5 which seems to be stable in a pastic bucket but something in tank has to go.