Hacked away at the three foot (I kid you not) weeds in the front garden - much better now. Only got the four foot ones to do in the back garden next weekend :(
Did some more cleaning of the barracks system - really not happy with sand in the barracks...or anywhere else other than the Cichlid tank. Will replace in the warmer weather. Not overly happy with the water flow either - too slow. Need a bigger pump - will also sort out in the warmer weather...
Speaking of Cichlids, the Convicts have managed to get another spawn to hatch - there must be at least a hundred of them:
Those brown spots under her chin and below her pectoral fin are the fry. Impossible to count at this stage. Dad is being very good at keeping everyone else away.
Pulled William from the fry tank. I think he may have been over-snacking and has scared what fry remain. They are starting to come out of hiding now.
This is one of my bigger guys out to have his four week photo shoot. Unfortunately he was yawning at the time:
Started setting up the sorority tank for my girls. I have three in a dorm currently but I'm expecting another this week, and then I'll be on the hunt for a female yellow Cambodian crowntail (CT)...and a female dragon butterfly (BF) CT plakat (PK) (the short finned version of Betta Splenden). Plus whatever females I get from my current spawn, so I need a female tank.
Lots of abbreviations to remember :)
The driftwood is being held down in 20 litres of water by some PVC pipes and a glass bowl. It needs to become waterlogged over the next week - then I'll look to finish filling the tank, adding in the heater, filter, and plants. The filter is currently sitting in the Convicts tank getting all that good bacteria from an already cycling tank.
And last but not least, I've setup the second spawn tank as a temporary quarantine tank (QT) for my new girl expected Tuesday :)
Now I'm off to feed everyone their weekly peas.
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