The Oto Journal
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As always, I'm thrilled to see your continued good pregress and your amazing vids and pics. Always wows me!!!:thumbsup:
So I just read this entire journal and I am completely addicted, I think I may have to get some ottos here shortly, but they are kinda hard to find around here, saw a few at my LFS a few months back but none since then... James awesome job, and keep up the good work....hope to here more good news soon, oh and how's the cocama tank going?
Thx.
As for the Cocama's....all males.
Drat! I'm getting ready to place a bigger order for some more.Thx.
As for the Cocama's....all males.
At least you'll have greater genetic variation...
Update 13-Oct-2010
Check of the tanks. Found (14) visible wigglers in the holding tank. All continues to look good in here. No telling how many may be hidding in the fern. Will be topping the tank off and stirring the sand a bit.
20% water change on tap for the main tank. Juvies continue to grow and doing very well. Really working over everything.
Topping off the other tanks as well. Prepping fresh zucchini.
Check of the tanks. Found (14) visible wigglers in the holding tank. All continues to look good in here. No telling how many may be hidding in the fern. Will be topping the tank off and stirring the sand a bit.
20% water change on tap for the main tank. Juvies continue to grow and doing very well. Really working over everything.
Topping off the other tanks as well. Prepping fresh zucchini.
Update 17-Oct-2010
Major maintenance on the holding tank today. Actually started yesterday but continuing into today. Removing most of the sand and giving it a good scrubbing/cleaning. It was turning colors and even though I kept it shifted, it wasn't working. So had to pull it out, wash it and then put it back. One section looks too far gone. It looks permanently stained gray. I have it out in the sun right now to see if that will help.
I did wind up sucking up a baby yesterday during the process. Luckily he was up far enough on the side of the jug that I was able to use a turkey baster and pull him out. Whew! He swam right off as soon as I put him back in the tank. Hopefully he will be just fine.
Continuing with cleaning and trimming the tanks. Pulling quite a few Dwarf Sags as well. They wound up growing behind the big plants amongst the crypts. Two very nice size runners with several plantlets. Nice.
Major maintenance on the holding tank today. Actually started yesterday but continuing into today. Removing most of the sand and giving it a good scrubbing/cleaning. It was turning colors and even though I kept it shifted, it wasn't working. So had to pull it out, wash it and then put it back. One section looks too far gone. It looks permanently stained gray. I have it out in the sun right now to see if that will help.
I did wind up sucking up a baby yesterday during the process. Luckily he was up far enough on the side of the jug that I was able to use a turkey baster and pull him out. Whew! He swam right off as soon as I put him back in the tank. Hopefully he will be just fine.
Continuing with cleaning and trimming the tanks. Pulling quite a few Dwarf Sags as well. They wound up growing behind the big plants amongst the crypts. Two very nice size runners with several plantlets. Nice.
