The Oto Journal

[James0816]

10/05: Performed 10% water change today. The trickle method from the HOB worked like a charm. Going to make a permanent setup like this. No fuss, no mess...no hands in the water.

Removed remnants of remaining zucchini. Two new pieces prepping now.

Activity level extremely high. Babies zipping all over the place. I think I have more than (10) week olds. I did manage to count (15) wigglers. These are visibile on the glass.

To aid in slowly getting the water back to where it needs to be, I added 1g treated tap water (well) and 1g spring water. I aerated the well water good prior to using.

Natasha started moving around so I'll be keeping a close eye on her. I'm praying this is a good sign as her activitiy level has been virtually nil.

Will be adding another Lobelia plant shortly.

Air stone turned on for 15 mins.

 

[LiL GinGeR]

update?

 

[James0816]

10/06: Still tons of activity in here. Little ones swimming all over the place. No way to get an accurate count. At one point, it looks like the substrate is alive with all the little ones working over one section.

Natasha still dormant. She is completely tucked in her shell now. Usually I find her peeking out. Still holding out hope.

Water test today:

Temp: 78
PH: ~ 7.4
NH3: ~ 0
NO3: ~ 20
NO2: ~ 0
GH: ~ 8
KH: ~ 5

 

[James0816]

10/09: Wow...what can I say about this tank. The babies are just going rampant. The last two hatchings have by far been the most successfull. Too many to count as they are constantly on the go. I think it safe to say that there are 20+ wee ones. They are working over everything they can find.

I had a missed photo op too. When I first went down to check on them, I found papa and (3) juvies on Boris! It was the funniest thing. Maybe I should look at beginning my own snail shell cleaning business?

Getting ready to head out for the night. Took lots of pictures so we'll see how many turn out.

 

[pinkertd]

Very, very cool! Kudos to you!!

 

[James0816]

10/10: After all them pics yesterday, only two turned out worth while.

Here's one that is around two weeks old now. This is the area of the tank where they working over.

This one is about a week old:

Water change on tap for today.

 

[ESOXLUCIOUSS]

cool fish

 

[James0816]

10/12: 10% water change today. Fed zucchini last night. They are swarming all over them today. Ravenous little guys and gals. Activity level still high. Always a good sign.

Here's some shots from today:

 

[Chrisinator]

AWWWWWWWWWWWW!

 

[fishorama]

Dang, what camera are you using? Great shots!