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Oto Pics from 11/18

Pics from 11/18:
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One of the better ones from today. Older sibling watching over.
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I have not sat down yet to analyze the data. Will be doing so later this eve.

Recount during second attempt at photos revealed (73) eggs. Mamma is getting her girlish figure back. Not sure if she will lay any more tonight or tommorrow.

I was going to use the brine net to transfer over more of the juvies today but that didn't happen due to the discovery. No further transfers will take place until further notice.

I also found quite a few Hydra. I find this a little strange as the water quality is good....at least so I thought. Will break out the turkey baster and pluck them out tomorrow.

Barometer reading was incorrect. It is 31.94. I need to read up on this as the needle is getting ready to hit 26 again.

Prepping zucchini for both tanks.
 
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11/19: Check of eggs today. Found (6) that are not viable. Will be removing those shortly. Did find (4) newly laid eggs since last check yesterday. As of now, looks like (71) viable eggs.

Found a group of (3) eggs that are in a perfect spot for picture taking. I posted one pic yesterday. Here is the pic from Day 2. Excellent shot showing the development:
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Hydra removal going to be tricky. These guys seem to be attached by superglue. The turkey baster and dosing droppers failed to suck them off their perches. Need another plan.

Will try to get a couple more development shots up. Not easy with the lighting.
 
One more developement shot. Took a ton of pics but only a few turned out ok.

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11/20: Just did a quick check of the tank. Found (35) wigglers. As usuall, they are harder to spot as wigglers than eggs. Also found several other eggs fuzzed over and new eggs in other locations that are not viable. Will try to get a count when I remove them to adjust my numbers. Going through pics now.

Zucchini in both tanks are gone. Prepping new and added some seaweed to the holding tank. Made a few flakes of the seeweed and dropped them in the main tank as well. We'll see how that goes.
 
Pic from 11/20. Only was able to pull off one good shot at the moment. This is the group of three that I have snapped the past two days.

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Not sure if I will be able to attempt any other photo today. Getting ready to head out the door.
 
11/21: Quick morning check. Visually saw (25) wigglers. Most are hiding in the crypt jungle. Makes for a hard head count. ;o)
 
11/22: Hopefully I can work on my photo skills a little better. Still only manage to get one or two good ones out of many. ;)

Morning check still puts count over (20). As best I could find at the moment. No good pics of the wiggle waggles but I'm still tryin.
 
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