Aquaria Update

The black neon tetras (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) seems to be getting fatter. Soon they will have to be called "fatras". This is the largest one in the school of 15.




Recently added a pair of these nice looking killifishes. They look like mini arowanas. The name at the shop suggested that they are Golden Panchaxes (Pachypanchax playfairii). A search on the web and reference books showed that there is another similar species called Aplocheilus lineatus.

These "tyre tracks" show that the algae-eaters have been hard at work at night!







The elodea (Egeria/Elodea densa) which was added to the tank also grew at an amazing rate. The picture above shows the almost 5cm increase in the height of the plant within 24 hours! The riccia (Riccia fluitans) was also doing quite well. Hope to harvest enough to create another carpet.


The baby guppies are currently being fed with Liquifry No. 2. So far they seem to be doing well in a large clear vase with no aeration. Water is exchanged with the main tank everyday. Of the 23 fry collected last week, 20 are still alive. Fish_