Nano-fish

[black_knight]

Well getting bigger tanks is out. So it's time to rebuild my Nanofish collection.
Just so hard to decide what to start stocking first.
Kind if leaning towards dwarf badis ( a few species) and some pygmy sunfish to start.
I gotta get my worm cultures going. I decided I would start an freshwater amphipod tank. I'm sick of hatching brine shrimp. I need to get rotifier cultures going too.
I figure I will start with:
1. Dario dario (scarlet badis), Dario sp. hysignon , Dario kajal if I'm lucky Dario myanmar ( black tiger badis)
2. Elassoma evergladei, Elassoma okefenokee, Elassoma zonatum (a Texas native)
Both genus are about the same size, temperament, diet, and water requirements.

Just waiting on tanks to cycle.

[mnemenoi]

Sweet! Back in the game with a vengeance

[morpheus]

Looks like a nice list to me. i always liked badis. Good luck with them!

[black_knight]

I'm on a mission. Just waiting for my new tanks to cycle. The weather is bad for shipping fish, so probably best.
My wife is letting me put a bunch of nano tanks in my office/study, but I gotta get the walls painted before I can set up any more.
I'm trying out the PetCo brand arc and cube tanks with LEDs. They look pretty slick.

[Brandon O'Brian]

I've had Scarlet Badis in the past. They are a great little fish. I need to get my hands on some Pygmy Sunfish soon.

[black_knight]

Putting in my order for Dario dario & Dario hysignon, plus a separate order for E. evergladei & E. okefenokee maybe tomorrow.

[Brandon O'Brian]

I never kept Dario hysignon, but I do love them. When I see Don again, I'll ask if he can get some in.

[black_knight]

Got my 8 Dario dario and 8 Dario hysiginon, the other day. They came in in bad shape. I've ordered a lot of fish from this place. Usually I get in EXELLENT fish from this supplier, but this was horrible. These fish didn't get like this over night ( these were shipped overnight rush). The Dario Dario came in sick with fungus. I lost all the males within 24hrs. I have 2 females left ( no signs of disease)or they could be 2 young males- but look female.
Dario hysiginon came in very thin. I lost 1 of the only 2 females, but they look like they are gonna do ok. These guys are taking frozen food and brine shrimp.
My 8 E. evergladei and 8 E okefenokee should come in the middle of this week. This is a different supplier, but has usually sent great fish. I only had 1 time I got an rider of E. gilberti- that were old and past good reproductive age ( well over 1 1/2 inches) they all died before producing viable eggs. They spawned once. Only a few eggs which rotted away.

[morpheus]

wow that sucks to hear about the dario dario. beautiful little fish.

does the supplier have a survival policy? if you ordered from them many times before, and never complained at all, maybe they would work with you on making things right.

good to hear the dario hysiginon are ok and eating.

[black_knight]

They sent me an email about replacement stock. They were very professional. I'm suspect of the batch. I'm opting for a discount on some future orders. I've got a huge list of stuff I want.

[Brandon O'Brian]

They sent me an email about replacement stock. They were very professional. I'm suspect of the batch. I'm opting for a discount on some future orders. I've got a huge list of stuff I want.

That's good to hear.

[black_knight]

Sorry for the awful pics.
Male E. Okefenokee just colorng up.
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[black_knight]

Dario hysiginon ( pic does not do justice) submissive male in front and alpha top right.
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[black_knight]

Male E. evergaldei 1/3 inch just begining to color up. They turn jet black with purple dots.
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[black_knight]

The biggest fish in of the bunch right now is the Dario hysiginon at just slightly over 1/2 inch tip of moth to end of tail. Each species is housed separately. Aged aquarium water. pH about 7.8. Darios came in from the shipper with a pH 8. Unfortunately, these are wild caught and probably why I lost the whole batch of Dario darios. I'm replacing with RO over time and will be adding some black water extract to get the pH to about 6.5. The Elassomas came in at 7.5. They came from a breeder, that keeps them in outdoor pools. I'm still gonna drop the pH to 6.5 range. Eggs in a small aquarium tend to fungus and fish don't do as well above 7 when I kept them in the past.