half-astronaut

Is there an aquarium fish net out there that’s not really finely woven? I’m trying to catch this ____ing filefish and my net is just too sluggish in the water. 
 

Also, anyone want a filefish? FOWLR ONLY. 

I’m interested in both cultures and have been collecting syringes and IV tubing for you. 

PM’d!

I’ll take one. PM’d. 

Pm’d

I was encouraged to dig around this morning and found pics I thought I’d lost. They were pretty early, no livestock in yet, but it was a cool build. 

On 5/9/2023 at 7:07 PM, Emerald525 said:

Yes! The Reefi and the Radion pictured up above ! That’s about 1k for both retail !!

OK. NO ONE PUT TICKETS IN THE REEFI BAG. I ALREADY DIDNT WIN ONCE IN THESE STUPID RAFFLES AND I REALLY NEED IT 🤣😂 

I bought the pre-sale pack a moment ago and forgot to make a note of my handle. Probably in the database since it’s how I paid for my membership  

Still raffling the Reefi, right?

Just now, half-astronaut said:

Looks like it’s gonna be a tailgate swap! 

I’ll be there at 7!

Looks like it’s gonna be a tailgate swap! 

1 hour ago, Eatfrenchfries said:

Some freshwater, reptile (amphibian) stores will carry either white / grindal / black worms. 

I culture white / black worms but have been slowly moving toward culturing just white worms (Enchytraeus albidus) and ordering bulk black worms to hold since I stopped keeping planted freshwater. 

 

Grindals are the smallest and can be kept closer to room temp. (Kept in substrate). Freshwater Portland FB groups has a couple members who keep these. (Can't remember the name)

White worms are variable in size. Small colony will be tiny, big colony will have some lengthy individuals. Cooler Temps required. (Kept in substrate)

Black worms are lively and easy to spot. They require a bin with water or a spot in your fridge depending if you'd like to culture them or just keep them. Common to find. (Frequent maintenance required)

I ordered a white worm starter culture since I couldn’t find any locally. Once it’s up and running, how do you control dosage? 

4 minutes ago, Eatfrenchfries said:

For medicating foods I try to gutload some sort of live prey with it. 

-White/black worms eat anything mixed into their diet. 

-Brine shrimp for fine foods and some medications

 

Is there a local source for the worms?

I’m following the humble fish QT. In general the fish are little pigs, but they don’t like the metronidazole-laced food. 

What do you all add to metro/focus to make the food more appealing? My current round of fish are eating fine (LRS nano) otherwise, but they are barely touching the medicated stuff. 

If there are open tables maybe we could have another free equipment swap. That way non-members can help us clean out our junk!

On 5/1/2023 at 5:29 PM, ShoeCrew said:

 

I have the following pieces: Sand dollar, orange setosa, Superman and bubblegum digi. I am located in Bethany Village area in Portland.

Cool, I’ll take one of each. PM’d. 

On 5/1/2023 at 4:43 AM, Emerald525 said:

I have some red digitata. It’s a little bleached because it’s too high up in my tank and I had a really high alk swing but it has been in my tank from the beginning and is pretty hardy.  I can bring it to the frag show in 3 weeks if you are going . 

That would be great, see you there. 

I’m interested in helping. I’m down for being a plebe or something more recognized. I don’t have kids or normal responsibilities so I have time. 

Looking for digi’s, cap’s and sponge’s. Got some busted pieces from maintenance? I’ll take ‘em. 

Great idea!

Gorgeous floors!

I got one free recently and would be happy to donate it to the club. I’ll bring it to the meeting. 

I’ll just give ya a pretty big chunk o’ Xenia. I can bring it to the meeting Sunday. 

I’ll be there.

Seems like Memorial Day would be a good time for sales or July 4th.