Tank setup

[Ted L. Dutcher]

Attached is a picture of my tank setup. It is a 20 gallon long tank. 30 inches long and 12 inches wide and deep.
I have 2 divider I made lexan, each approx 10 inches wide. This gives 3 tanks of approx 6+ gallons each.

From left to right there are the Ampah, Parvulus and a pir of Ampah, I hope.

I am going to remove the ugly flower pot caves… too un-natural.

Each of the tanks has a thin layer of inert black gravel, large clumps of java moss, oak, beech and fig leaves, anubias and floating Amazon frogbit. There is a small bubble filter in each.

I use RO water and add my own version of Black water. The ph of each is approx 4.6. The TDS max is 24…I prefer 5 – 10 TDS but it occasionally drifts up.

There is a heater in each end…that also heats the middle tank…. and the parvulus like it!

Sorry for the reflections on the glass!! Just learning tank photography along with Paros… the 2 go good together.

[helene schoubye]

Did the parvulus use the flower pot ?

I used one in one tank, and this is the one in which the fry did not stay after becoming freeswimming, I think it was too open. They still survived though, just didnt stay the normal period in the cave.

What about the air filter – have you made certain that no fry is going to be ‘sucked’ into it ?

I like your setup, I think its fine.

[Ted L. Dutcher]

oh mercy no… the Parvulus are in the Bamboo cave which is not visable. I thought that was a funny part. There were 2 other caves available.. he immediately went for the Bamboo cave.

I will be turning the bubble filter way down as soon as I detect wigglers! I had the same idea. Thank you for the reminder! actually, I am anticipating try to catch the fry as soon as they are free swimming, I have a 2 gallon tank/jar on standby.

If the fry still use the cave when free swimming, I can put my thumb over the cave and move them all to the other tank. A store near us has wonderful 2 gallon jars and I think they would be great for fry tanks. The way the parvulus gobble down Moina, I don’t think any fry will have a chance. When my next tank setup is ready I will move the extra fish out and just leave the pair in the current tank.

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