Quick update on the flagfish - all made it through the night, MUCH to my surprise and delight! The male is doing great and the 2 juvies that were beat to hell are surviving so far. One of them barely has a tail or fins but she is hanging in there. The little male is still hugging the bottom pretty tight but I did see him eat some bbs. Treated the tank with an antifungal and salt - seemed to perk them up over night. I am guessing that the ammonia must have gotten very high in the bag causing the fins to erode - the 2 adult's fins are OK though. Not sure what to think about it but glad that they are making it. The pair has already claimed the tank and everyone else is giving them a wide berth - this is a true learning experience.
WTB American Flagfish and Pygmy Sunfish, Ashland, KY, shipping or p/u
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This last weekend I ended up getting several e.zonatum and I believe e.evergladei (other notable species, grass pickerel, golden topminnow (fundulus chrysotus), least killi, pirate perch.
The pygmy sunfish can be a bit hard to ID, but they were all found in the same area. I found a sweet little one lane bridge going over a swamp back off the highway and it was absolutely packed full of gambusia and everything in between.
I was after e.gilberti and I'm not sure if I got any, I need to brush up on my IDing before I can separate them. After a little more research it seems like the different species *might* hybridize if they have no option, but prefer their own species. Catching multiple species in the same exact area confirms that for me.
A few interesting things I wanted to note while I was researching yesterday.
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_pygmy_sunfish (bolded for emphasis)
Looks like we have a low o2 capable snail egg eater, pest snails beware. (I'm testing this with their holding tank, dumped tons of ramshorns and pond snails in, we'll see.)
The pygmy sunfish can be a bit hard to ID, but they were all found in the same area. I found a sweet little one lane bridge going over a swamp back off the highway and it was absolutely packed full of gambusia and everything in between.
I was after e.gilberti and I'm not sure if I got any, I need to brush up on my IDing before I can separate them. After a little more research it seems like the different species *might* hybridize if they have no option, but prefer their own species. Catching multiple species in the same exact area confirms that for me.
A few interesting things I wanted to note while I was researching yesterday.
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_pygmy_sunfish (bolded for emphasis)
Looks like we have a low o2 capable snail egg eater, pest snails beware. (I'm testing this with their holding tank, dumped tons of ramshorns and pond snails in, we'll see.)
I have had 4 adults (3 females and 1 male) E. evergladei in an old Eclipse 6 gallon desk aquarium with the lid (light and filter) removed, crammed full of java moss with a pool filter sand substrate with small pieces of grapevine driftwood with no pump or filter of any kind for the past 5 months or so.
When I set the tank up I made sure to add pond snails and ramshorns per instructions from another hobbyist as a food source. I also feed live mosquito larvae and live blood worms cultured in tubs outside.
I change a gallon per week, replacing with a 50/50 mix of my well water and RO water.
They must like what I'm doing, they have spawned for me at least twice so far.
When I set the tank up I made sure to add pond snails and ramshorns per instructions from another hobbyist as a food source. I also feed live mosquito larvae and live blood worms cultured in tubs outside.
I change a gallon per week, replacing with a 50/50 mix of my well water and RO water.
They must like what I'm doing, they have spawned for me at least twice so far.
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