Neo's - Contest Thread (LyreTail Guppy Tank)

[Neo922]

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I got a few guppy fry at my local fish club, one of them has grown into a really nice LyreTail. Now i have him in a planted tank with a few other female guppys of different strains to see what kind of fry show up (Hoping for LyreTails :) )

[brewmaster15]

I haven't seen Lyre tail here locally before, if I did I would pick some up to try and cross out. Getting fry here would be a great thread to follow along on, so I have my fingers crossed for you!

Does that tank run Undergravel filtrations? What plants do you have in it?

al

[Neo922]

Thanks!! It has a Marineland Eclipse filter, It’s present overhead just below the hood and has a flat rectangular cartige and a bio wheel.

The plants in the tank are:

In the front:

Anubias Barteri
Java Fern
Banana Plant (Just looked up the scientific name - Nymphoides aquatica, but it does look like a bunch of tiny bananas with leaves growing out)
Cabomba
Vallisneria

In the Back:

Hornwort
Red Rotala
Couple of Moss balls
Naja Grass
Vallisneria

[Neo922]

This is the picture of the Filter from above,
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[Neo922]

Got a few close pic of the blue fancy tail female, the half black and red females... i really should start learning to take better fish photographs. Also got pic's of the couple Shrimp in there.
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[Neo922]

On first glance today evening everything seemed normal, That is until i took a closer look at the Banana plant leaf... There is a smooth perfect bubble (Note to self : All bubbles are smooth) ,but i can't think of a better word to explain it. It reminds of Mercury that i saw in my school Physics lab so long ago...

Now i have been trying to come up with a reason how this bubble came about... Anyone wants to give a shot at theorizing how the bubble got there.

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[Pices]

Ok I’ll take a guess. Since the leaf is at the top of the tank, I’d guess it’s grabbing 02 from top with normal water agitation. I’d be pretty easy to grab water from minimal bounce in that split in the thin leaf.
Patty

[Adam S]

Are the plants below it pearling?

[Neo922]

This is a possibility, but the other leaf didn't form this kind of bubble. Maybe its the position of this leaf that lets it accumulate the O2. But both leaves are gone now and new ones are sprouting towards the top of the water. will try to capture more frequent pictures to see if this bubble phenomenon is repeated.

[Neo922]

There is some new growth in most of the plants in the tank, but there are no plants present directly below this leaf. This banana plant is present at the front and there is a bit of open space and then other plants are present.

[Neo922]

Also yesterday night i noticed some fry in this tank that i believe are from the female with blue tail. Will post the pictures in a few hours.

[Pices]

Love the tail on that male. Do guppies eat their babies? My sister and I had a tank growing up but that was a looong time ago. I think we had guppies although nothing like the ones you have.