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So the red roots don't grow down long? Is the giant duckweed less invasive than the smaller version?
I got mine a month or so ago and it has been pretty slow spreading.
Red root:
My duckweed:
Full tank shot for comparison (it’s gotten much larger since then):
I’ve considered also adding red root floaters but have been told that the duckweed would likely starve it out. Maybe I’ll give it a shot, it’s pretty cheap.
Amazon frog bit grows well for me and roots are long.
Yours is probably going to grow much faster with the species you have. My tank just has a small acara and some loaches, I’ll be adding ammonia machines (puffers) soon. That should kickstart the growth.
NEWS!
First, the grow outs will be going in with the big boys this Saturday. I've measured Corn but not anyone else yet. That will happen when I transport them in the cup. I'll post the sizes then.
Goon County just had a major power struggle. THE ACARAS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE QT TANK!
That's right, it happened overnight...Rocky and Jazz now run the joint. If you recall I recently posted the acaras were starting to challenge my pompous Severum Corn (he even swims with his nose up like a snob) as they gained size. They clearly were getting tired of being herded around. So this afternoon I see Corn in a defensive half- curl up in the top corner. Rocky was dead center giving him the stare down, fins flicking. Jazz patrolled the back wall. WTF!!! ?
Now my Honduran Red point Pip doesn't care since he stays in his log a lot now. So Rocky (smelling himself) decides to stick his head in Pip's log to get at him. Big mistake...Pip caught him on the lip again and sent the acara flying. Pip's like a tazmanian devil in a pit...don't stick your head in there! And again my theory holds that centrals have 'harder' bites than the southerners. It's also true that space is an issue accounting for some of this, which I expected.
What I didn't expect is the possibility that Rocky and Jazz are looking like a pair! They were waggling and tail slapping this morning for the first time. It's gonna get wild when the acaras and HRP meet the rainbow.
Meanwhile in the main tank (aka Goon City) someone continues to push all the decor further and further across the tank, essentially crowding Bobo near the opposite tank wall. Plants are piled up in a solid wall and Bobo's house has been shoved backwards as well. Bobo is determined to go over on the other side and hang out. So each day his stuff gets moved around. Yesterday I cleaned Tango's tank in my office. Came back fifteen minutes later and Bobo had a cracked lip. The lip chipper (Boss) was in his area of tangled plants relaxing like nothing happened.
Kong is working on a batch of eggs and Patch now eats off of plant leaves (like a dinner table).
ROLL 'EM...TAKE TWO!
First, the grow outs will be going in with the big boys this Saturday. I've measured Corn but not anyone else yet. That will happen when I transport them in the cup. I'll post the sizes then.
Goon County just had a major power struggle. THE ACARAS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE QT TANK!
That's right, it happened overnight...Rocky and Jazz now run the joint. If you recall I recently posted the acaras were starting to challenge my pompous Severum Corn (he even swims with his nose up like a snob) as they gained size. They clearly were getting tired of being herded around. So this afternoon I see Corn in a defensive half- curl up in the top corner. Rocky was dead center giving him the stare down, fins flicking. Jazz patrolled the back wall. WTF!!! ?
Now my Honduran Red point Pip doesn't care since he stays in his log a lot now. So Rocky (smelling himself) decides to stick his head in Pip's log to get at him. Big mistake...Pip caught him on the lip again and sent the acara flying. Pip's like a tazmanian devil in a pit...don't stick your head in there! And again my theory holds that centrals have 'harder' bites than the southerners. It's also true that space is an issue accounting for some of this, which I expected.
What I didn't expect is the possibility that Rocky and Jazz are looking like a pair! They were waggling and tail slapping this morning for the first time. It's gonna get wild when the acaras and HRP meet the rainbow.
Meanwhile in the main tank (aka Goon City) someone continues to push all the decor further and further across the tank, essentially crowding Bobo near the opposite tank wall. Plants are piled up in a solid wall and Bobo's house has been shoved backwards as well. Bobo is determined to go over on the other side and hang out. So each day his stuff gets moved around. Yesterday I cleaned Tango's tank in my office. Came back fifteen minutes later and Bobo had a cracked lip. The lip chipper (Boss) was in his area of tangled plants relaxing like nothing happened.
Kong is working on a batch of eggs and Patch now eats off of plant leaves (like a dinner table).
ROLL 'EM...TAKE TWO!
Quick update. Confirmed acaras are in charge, at least with the severum. They must have hit maturity or something, this is literally out of nowhere. Rocky guards the front, Jazz an area along the back wall. Pip stays in his log but comes out to eat, then goes back. Rocky and Pip juked at each other before the acara backed off a little. If he gets too close Pip gets his lip. I may move Corn and Pip before the weekend, then the acaras. I'll never take mechanical filtration for granted again. The water in the QT tank was starting to foam at the top despite an 80 percent w/c yesterday. I also siphon the sand hard core. But since the qt tank is run on sponge filter I didn't take into account all the built up mulm and gook in the bushes and under the logs. So even though I was getting uneaten food other stuff was building up. I thought I'd never get everything cleared out. Ended up removing the deco to clean it. Corn stayed in the corner, so I just put the bushes back around him. He creeped out but Rocky ran him back behind the plants. Can't get over this 180 turn in less than 24 hours. At least Corn still eats.
Bobo's lip is nearly normal already, remarkable.
Bobo's lip is nearly normal already, remarkable.
Will post pics later. Corn and Pip are going into the main tank today...there's no point in waiting until Saturday, especially with the obvious space/aggression issues now happening. When the lights were off everyone was neutral. Light went on and the acaras immediately charged at the severum. Corn didn't completely run but he backed off some. Then Rocky again went after Pip, followed by Jazz. Pip is FAST. Before they could 'jump' him, he jumped THEM. The Redpoint whacked both acaras in the side and shot back into his log. They backed off, just staring at the log.
So in any case the acaras will stay in the QT tank until Friday or Saturday. I want Pip and Corn to get acclimated first, then finish up with Rocky and Jazz. I'll be using the QT tank to condition some floating plants once I order them. Since after today the acaras will be solo in the small tank I'll be cleaning their favorite log and putting it in the main tank ahead of time. It's large enough for both of them comfortably.
In the main tank I also moved everything back the way it was, giving Bobo more room and making more areas for the new fish to acclimate in. And a certain red fish immediately came over to investigate what I was doing.
So in any case the acaras will stay in the QT tank until Friday or Saturday. I want Pip and Corn to get acclimated first, then finish up with Rocky and Jazz. I'll be using the QT tank to condition some floating plants once I order them. Since after today the acaras will be solo in the small tank I'll be cleaning their favorite log and putting it in the main tank ahead of time. It's large enough for both of them comfortably.
In the main tank I also moved everything back the way it was, giving Bobo more room and making more areas for the new fish to acclimate in. And a certain red fish immediately came over to investigate what I was doing.
