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chances are they're just guarding them. Dad tends to fan the eggs, providing ample waterflow, to prevent fungusing of the eggs.

basically, spend the money on the good LEDs, then match them to the manufacturers' requirements for power and you'll have a great starting point, just mount them to look pretty and be done.

i run an XP2 in your standard rectangular 29/30g. I love it.

Depending on the size of your MH, you might save in the long run on energy costs, you won't have to run a chiller (if you do), nor will fans, if any, need to be run. Not to mention LEDs are extremely efficient at turning electrical energy into light. MH creates a massive amount of heat as...

I got home today to find another batch of eggs. My tank is fairly densely planted, so, i'm going to let everything be, and see what happens.

i bought a 5-stage RO setup. So I could use it for ice, drinking water and fish water. It's plumbed in under the sink. Plumbing is done as instructed in this manual: http://www.wattspremier.com/premier/manuals/199393_(WP-4v).pdf I'm currently setting up an automated 5-gallon bucket...

I'd be wary, make sure the parents don't try and eat the eggs. Now that they are in a different tank, territories aren't established and the parents might not be sure the eggs are theirs. I tried raising my fry parentless. Sad to say, only 4 made it past the 1-week mark. However, my water...

HOB right? I run a whisper 10 in my 10g fry/QT tank. I run the coarse foam and fluval/seachem ceramic bio media. Toss in a polishing pad if you want that you can just swap out bi-weekly.

i haven't noticed any growth in them yet. But the seem to be eating all the fry from mollies, guppies, and we've even been catching platy babies from our other tank and putting them in there. For variety we've been supplementing frozen blood worms and the occasional batch of live brine shrimp.

no. I mean, you could if you had a high-precision saw. But, It would probably be many many many times cheaper if you just bought a 1/2" thick piece. After splitting the plexi in half, you'd have to ensure both sides are perfectly flat and then polish. Honestly, i'd put the bill around...

i keep my community tank [with rams] around 80*F. They seem to be happy in this range. As far as plant, or lack thereof, what about plastic? No trimming there, just don't over do it.

sorry, that was supposed to read "all but 4 of mine died" So, I have four that seem to be doing well and growing normally.

I have an XP2 on my 29g. I think it suits the tank well. I have it pointed along the surface for good oxygen exchange, seems to work well and my plants don't mind too much. Mine came with a t-valve to adjust the return flow.

Nikon D70 with either a 18-55mm lens or a 55-200mm lens, I forget which ones I used for which pictures. I need to buy a macro lense really badly though.

all of 4 of mine died, and they hatched. Supposedly the parents take a few tries at this whole process before it tends to work.

I tried crushed flake, fresh-hatched brine shrimp, Hikari-brand fry food. I think it was partially water conditions. I didn't get my RO system until post-fry die-off.

some updates on the surviors: and my newest endevour

I think you'd be fine. My crabs are fairly solitary and only defend when fish come close. They're usually scared of most stuff. Depending on your out-of-water area they might spend most of their time up there.

i have a setup for fiddler crabs. However, they're brackish. My tank is probably 75% underwater and 25% above. They're pretty cool creatures; i'd suggest about 50% beach and 50% underwater if you want to do just crabs. Maybe a bumblebee goby or two. my tank it has recently undergone some...

mine ate everything from day 1, however. Frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms seem to be a favorite among them.