Gambusia affinis (Mosquito fish) incorporated into Tank Two, Infusoria focused
botia
yeast doses. The rotifer levels are still holding at 100-160 per drop.
09IB has been produced last week, and yesterday attacted a mosquito
clutch of eggs. There seems to be a moment in the cultivation process
which indicates a female mosquito to lay eggs in the standing water
provided. The older batches though loaded with infusoria, consistantly
fail to attact mosquito egg deposits, and newly cultivated batches,
blared with odor, also fails to attract mosquito egg deposits. The
predicted moment a mosquito will lay her eggs in the batches, I
recognize as quite useful. I can harvest the larva for the betta, with
regularity. Given this development, I have now incorporated seven
mosquito fish into the shrimp tank. The plants in this tank (Tank 2)
have fared well, but I have figured that the CO2 levels and other
properties have lacked -- even with the new inclusion of "HW Miravit
Trace elements" dosage (from Pet Solutions). The first 24 hours found
some harmony, relative, between the fish and the Atyopsis. I have
started feeding these fish with flake food, about three pinches a day,
until the 09IB eggs hatch and mature. College (wood shrimp) has molted
ten days ago, but her size appears to reflect little if any change.
Again; given that lack of a pronounced first pair posterior pereopods -
I have figured College as a female, and now a mature female. The
Sagittaria subulata seems to have slowed the spead, and greener leaves
of late.
Present parameters; Tank Two is a 30 gallon tank holding about 25
gallons of fresh water, pH 7.6 and stable. No Iodine added for three
weeks. 25% water change. Carbonate hardness of 2.0 and, water temp
25.5C during the day dropping to 22C during night. Low levels of
nitrate, stable. Daphinia population exhausted. Blood worms
population exhausted. Hydra population small and growing population.
Common water Snails small and stable. Cyclops population small and
stable. Java ferns (4) stable and barely growing. Java moss (four
bunches) stable and barely growing. Amazon swords (2) flora stable
and growing. Lotus (1) flora stable and rapidly growing. Sagittaria
subulata, spreading -- now forteen
plants. UnID "I" worms population small and stable. The Atyopsis
moluccensis (College) about is about 5.75 centimeters in length.
"That is all."