Should I be concerned about my swords and platies or is it not a big deal? I just have a community tank for my enjoyment. Any babies I plan to give away to other hobbyists.
I had an outside pond and that's exactly what happened to me. It broke my heart. Now I just have outdoor tubs I bring in during the winter. I don't believe netting will keep the raccoons out. They are pretty tough and strong critters. I don't know how you can keep them out.
I have about 14 or so water lettuce plants all with shoots coming off them. They are very healthy plants and should have no snail eggs on them as the tubs contain only fish, crayfish and brigs snails. No bladder snails. They have almost covered my tubs and I need to sell some. As a bonus, I...
Thank you very much for the information. I certainly don't expect all the babies to live as I think I would have over a hundred! I would be happy to see a few babies grow. I suspect they will be awfully cute. I am going to try to ID the crays I have. Thanks again.
I have two crayfish in an outdoor tub. They are in with some white clouds and some zebra danios. I saw the two crays mating about two weeks ago. Today I was doing a water change in the tub and decided to check on the crays since they are always hiding under the broken clay pots or in the pvc...
I know in trapdoor snails that could mean there is not enough oxygen circulating in the water. If trapdoors stay tightly shut it usually means there is something wrong with the parameters in the water. I don't know about Briggs, though, as they have a breathing tube. I think trapdoors have a...