First, an update. The minnow fry are multiplying and growing like crazy! I'm putting the adults into tubs outside as soon as it's warm enough, and I'll replace them with Sparkling eyed white clouds (T. micagemmae), at least for now. I'd love any suggestions for eggs scaterers that would like a river tank and whose offspring I could sell for a little more than these wcmm
The mystery fry on the glass appear from time to time. They are definitely not mountain minnows, so they are panda garra or, much more likely, sewellia. I haven't seen any fry developed enough to ID, though they've been in there plenty long enough. They could be dying, but given the conditions and food sources available to them, I suspect (and hope) that they simply live at this young age in the large quantities of old ceramic rings at the bottom of the side of the aquarium. I check every few nights with a flashlight, but no luck... yet.
Anyway, the tank is doing great. The percs are growing REALLY quickly, the algae is filling in, and almost everyone is doing well. I think I will be losing one of my female stiphodon semoni soon. She doesn't look very good, and isn't swimming normally. She is large for her species, and this could be natural progression, but I really don't know.
If anyone can ID that thicker bluish-grey stringy algae, I'd love to hear what it is. I've never seen a pic of it anywhere. It's a bit slippery and breaks easily. Definitely not any of the common thread or hair algaes.
My gobies were being coy tonight. I'll try to get some more pics soon!