Sooooo, back from a six week work assignment in Normandie to find out the observational qualities of the live-in animalsitter have consentrated on something else than the mudskipperarium.
Both pumps of the tank were pretty much clogged. The filter was circulating very little, the pump taking water up to the pools was stuck.
The result:
All emersed Crypts gone, a lot of the mosses history.
One casualty fish, the male Anableps. Not dead for long, since I found the remains...
Bummer. I blame myself for this, naturally. Next time there will be more training.
On the brighter side, the Samolus did not mind the drought:
Vals and Lotus are showing very promising growth, still minding the water is 1.003:
The MTS population is exploding.
I dropped by at a summer cottage on the Baltic shore and collected a couple of plants:
Any idea of what they are...?
Despite the cons, there is still hope for this setup, maybe:
All skippers are doing great. Bumblebees are doing great. The two remaining Anableps were a bit shabby, but seem to recover well.
Thanks for looking.