PICS! 20 long, dwarf compressiceps

[aquabee]

Haha... Mike is just always trying new ways to get rid of his Endler infestation. First by punishing a kid into separating genders, and now forcing them into being potentially deadly test subjects.

Also Bee - Not sure if you have one or not, but make sure you get one of his green/brown BNs. Staring at one of my bigger year old ones now and hes just awesome looking, I think hes a majority green. I have like 25 of his Blue eyes in my tanks, but the handful of nice browns just shine!

LOL @ endler test subjects! Well that's why I decided to chuck the wood instead of letting Mike experiment on my behalf.

I have one of the chocolate white trims who is still quite young but already starting to show a little green, so I think he's a marble. You're right, those are just beautiful!!

[barrettsline]

I think I might have to get ahold of some of these 144's

I know I am!


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[eklikewhoa]

I think I might have to get ahold of some of these 144's

[Andrew_B]

On another note, the comps breeder has offered to retest the wood on one of his endler tanks after I bleach/dechlorinate/dry it... Which is really cool.

Haha... Mike is just always trying new ways to get rid of his Endler infestation. First by punishing a kid into separating genders, and now forcing them into being potentially deadly test subjects.

Also Bee - Not sure if you have one or not, but make sure you get one of his green/brown BNs. Staring at one of my bigger year old ones now and hes just awesome looking, I think hes a majority green. I have like 25 of his Blue eyes in my tanks, but the handful of nice browns just shine!

[RonR.]

Glad to hear things are getting better B. Nuke the wood for sure. Just be sure to get all the bleach out. Setting it outside in the sun will cause the chlorine to evaporate after a day or two.

I would let the tank settle for a week or 2 before adding any new fish. Keep us posted.

[Complexity]

This is great news! I'm so happy to hear things are turning around for the better!

[aquabee]

It's good to hear your clouds are doing better, and that your all :-)

Thanks! I'm so thrilled that I can't even take my mandatory pre-night-shift nap. Whee!

[Churty]

It's good to hear your clouds are doing better, and that your all :-)

[aquabee]

For ONCE, I have something to say that's NOT depressing......
The white clouds are EATING!! And they're swimming around and exploring for the first time in WEEKS! I even felt brave enough to put a softened carrot in there for the plecos. I'll take the advice to hold off on the danios. I know how crazy they are... I guess I was hoping it'd stimulate the white clouds instead of stress them.

This is me right now: . And I'm chuckin' the wood.

You'll see the screen name of the breeder in December or January, which is when he's going to post the comps up for sale. He doesn't want to sell the rest of the juvies just yet. He also has over 100 new compressiceps fry that are still nearly microscopic, so even if he sells out early next year, he'll have a lot more on the market by mid to late next year. He breeds many different types of fish and is well known on the forum. Great person, and a great resource for many of us freshwater folks.

[Complexity]

Top notch breeder. I don't think you need more fish right now. Just watch the white clouds for now. When there better, then I'd look into it.

I second both of these thoughts. Great breeder (you should tell us who he is so others can buy from him), and I would suggest not adding any new fish to the tank right now.

Danios are hyper fish which can stress the white clouds in their current condition. Plus, there's always an issue whenever you add something new to the tank because you always risk adding new pathogens. I generally recommend using a quarantine tank for new fish for 1-2 weeks before adding them into an established tank. That allows time for the new fish to exhibit signs of disease and be treated before contaminating your whole tank. I don't always adhere to that myself, but when you're already experiencing problems in a tank, I'd err on the side of caution and not add anything new until the tank is healthy.

[barrettsline]

Don't be jealous just because your fish won't talk to you. Lol!


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[SunnyHouTX]

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[barrettsline]

Top notch breeder. I don't think you need more fish right now. Just watch the white clouds for now. When there better, then I'd look into it.

[aquabee]

So I was thinking of adding a school of test zebra danios to check the tank as it is now, without the wood. If they're active and good for the next couple weeks, I'd feel a lot better bout adding new stock. It might even reset the white clouds to being a little more comfortable.

On another note, the comps breeder has offered to retest the wood on one of his endler tanks after I bleach/dechlorinate/dry it... Which is really cool.

[eklikewhoa]

Good to hear the breeder has been helpful, hard to come by when expensive livestock is considered.