Journal: beginner 10g planted tank

alter40 · 03-12-2008, 02:00 PM

Well I just want to put a quick update in my journal. I know that many of you have already seen this but I want to log this in my journal as well. I received my shipment of replacement apistos and there were actually extras in there. All 5 fish died in shipping again so I have pretty much given up on getting them for now and I'm just moving on.

One other item for the update. I had some extra java moss that Ishar sent and I didn't really have room for all of it. I took the extra moss and shipped it to pwrmacg4 and he happened to have an extra filter sitting around so he sent that to me. I have taken my penguin 100 out of my tank and replaced it with the penguin 150. I can now setup another 10g tank to use as a QT or fry tank so that is what I will save my other filter for.

Well thats it for now. I will update again soon.

alter40 · 03-13-2008, 12:23 AM

Well I didn't expect to be updating this thread again so soon but exciting stuff tonight. I now have GBR EGGS

haha

Well the GBRs seemed to be preparing a spot in my large piece of driftwood all day today. They would be like cleaning it off like they were eating pieces of food out of the spot. The would also just kinda both lay in the spot when they weren't doing this so I was paying close attention to them after I saw them acting a bit out of the ordinary. The female seemed to have brighter colors and the male would also put his nose against her belly just before I noticed the eggs.

So I guess this thread is useless without pics as some may say so here are a few pictures.

I had my camera out earlier today because of the strange behavior of the fish that I was trying to catch. I didn't catch any of this but I did get a decent picture of the female earlier today before she laid the eggs.

iapetus · 03-13-2008, 02:11 AM

Already?!!?

Wow!

Cool.

Congratulations!

Helena21 · 03-13-2008, 02:44 AM

Oh wow!! Congrats!! But dont expect the eggs to last long. They usually eat them the first few spawns

tom91970 · 03-13-2008, 09:00 AM

Sorry to hear about the second shipment. Good luck with the GBR eggs!

alter40 · 03-13-2008, 09:37 AM

Well I didn't expect them to really last over night but the male seems to be guarding the eggs. He is just kinda in the little dug out spot in the driftwood hovering over the eggs and it appears that they are all still there so hopefully they will last. I do have one of the floating breeder things so if any babies show up I will be sure to place them in there until I have time to setup a fry tank.

I will update later today and let you know if anything happens.

Big Vine · 03-13-2008, 10:21 AM

Awesome, congrats!
Nice shot of the female too.

BV

alter40 · 03-13-2008, 11:32 PM

Well I just wanted to put another update in here. The eggs seem to all still be there and haven't been eaten yet. I'm not sure if they have been fertilized or not though. They were pretty white last night which I think means that they haven't been fertilized. They still seem somewhat white but may me a little bit darker tonight. Its hard to tell if there is any change to the eggs or if they have a little bit of color because the eggs are kinda covered. The placement of the in the driftwood keeps the eggs safe from almost all all areas except right in front but the parents seem to be taking turns guarding the eggs. I heard that they can hatch with 24-48 hours so I will keep an eye on them and keep my fingers crossed.

pwrmacG4 · 03-13-2008, 11:41 PM

I want dibbs on a pair.. male and female! I know that they will come from a good home!.. I will even Pay for the overnight shipping! not the normal apistodave country infinity week! lol

brian1973 · 03-13-2008, 11:43 PM

oh crud..i forgot to post in this thread this morning...great pics and CONGRATS, finally some luck (maybe) after the fiasco.

03-12-2008, 02:00 PM	#491
alter40 Super Fish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,293	Well I just want to put a quick update in my journal. I know that many of you have already seen this but I want to log this in my journal as well. I received my shipment of replacement apistos and there were actually extras in there. All 5 fish died in shipping again so I have pretty much given up on getting them for now and I'm just moving on. One other item for the update. I had some extra java moss that Ishar sent and I didn't really have room for all of it. I took the extra moss and shipped it to pwrmacg4 and he happened to have an extra filter sitting around so he sent that to me. I have taken my penguin 100 out of my tank and replaced it with the penguin 150. I can now setup another 10g tank to use as a QT or fry tank so that is what I will save my other filter for. Well thats it for now. I will update again soon. __________________ My current 10 gal native tank (click for my journal) My old 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) My old 10g Native (click for journal)

03-13-2008, 12:23 AM	#492
alter40 Super Fish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,293	Well I didn't expect to be updating this thread again so soon but exciting stuff tonight. I now have GBR EGGS haha Well the GBRs seemed to be preparing a spot in my large piece of driftwood all day today. They would be like cleaning it off like they were eating pieces of food out of the spot. The would also just kinda both lay in the spot when they weren't doing this so I was paying close attention to them after I saw them acting a bit out of the ordinary. The female seemed to have brighter colors and the male would also put his nose against her belly just before I noticed the eggs. So I guess this thread is useless without pics as some may say so here are a few pictures. I had my camera out earlier today because of the strange behavior of the fish that I was trying to catch. I didn't catch any of this but I did get a decent picture of the female earlier today before she laid the eggs. __________________ My current 10 gal native tank (click for my journal) My old 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) My old 10g Native (click for journal)

03-13-2008, 02:44 AM	#494
Helena21 Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1,836	Oh wow!! Congrats!! But dont expect the eggs to last long. They usually eat them the first few spawns __________________ 35 GAL - 1 Angelfish, 4 platies, 2 baby bristlenose plecs

03-13-2008, 09:00 AM	#495
tom91970 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Crockett, TX Posts: 1,210	Sorry to hear about the second shipment. Good luck with the GBR eggs! __________________ My tanks: 2.5g betta, 10g planted, 10g nano reef, 14g planted, 29g, 30g, 55g (empty) and 55g planted http://jpotx113.4t.com/index_1.html "The sun shines down on a lonely town Where the fish all smile 'cause they know us" -- Everclear

03-13-2008, 09:37 AM	#496
alter40 Super Fish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,293	Well I didn't expect them to really last over night but the male seems to be guarding the eggs. He is just kinda in the little dug out spot in the driftwood hovering over the eggs and it appears that they are all still there so hopefully they will last. I do have one of the floating breeder things so if any babies show up I will be sure to place them in there until I have time to setup a fry tank. I will update later today and let you know if anything happens. __________________ My current 10 gal native tank (click for my journal) My old 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) My old 10g Native (click for journal)

03-13-2008, 02:11 AM	#493
iapetus Medium Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 34:09:39N, 118:08:19W Posts: 572	Already?!!? Wow! Cool. Congratulations!

03-13-2008, 10:21 AM	#497
Big Vine Super Fish Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,895	Awesome, congrats! Nice shot of the female too. BV __________________ "The more it eats, the more it excretes." 75 gal. - 11" tiger oscar

03-13-2008, 11:32 PM	#498
alter40 Super Fish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,293	Well I just wanted to put another update in here. The eggs seem to all still be there and haven't been eaten yet. I'm not sure if they have been fertilized or not though. They were pretty white last night which I think means that they haven't been fertilized. They still seem somewhat white but may me a little bit darker tonight. Its hard to tell if there is any change to the eggs or if they have a little bit of color because the eggs are kinda covered. The placement of the in the driftwood keeps the eggs safe from almost all all areas except right in front but the parents seem to be taking turns guarding the eggs. I heard that they can hatch with 24-48 hours so I will keep an eye on them and keep my fingers crossed. __________________ My current 10 gal native tank (click for my journal) My old 10 gal planted tank (click for my journal) My old 10g Native (click for journal)

03-13-2008, 11:41 PM	#499
pwrmacG4 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS! Posts: 1,086	I want dibbs on a pair.. male and female! I know that they will come from a good home!.. I will even Pay for the overnight shipping! not the normal apistodave country infinity week! lol __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank

03-13-2008, 11:43 PM	#500
brian1973 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 1,879	oh crud..i forgot to post in this thread this morning...great pics and CONGRATS, finally some luck (maybe) after the fiasco.