Modealings first group

[modealings]

So I returned the last of this group. Overall I'd call it a successful failure - learned/learning a ton and I enjoy the hobby even more now than when I started. But I do have to end with one interesting anecdote:

When I returned these two to the LFS, the owner had a breeding pair in one of his large tanks. They'd spawned a couple times with wigglers. We actually worked out an exchange - my fish for the pair. I thought 'what the heck' this could be interesting and a lot of fun. But I had tempered expectations - my tap water per the city report and basic test kit is quite hard (>300 tds). However the fish spawned on Sunday and much to my surprise I woke up this morning to bunch of wigglers! It's my understanding that this is fairly difficult to get a spawn in such hard water but I don't pretend to know much more than that. It's been pretty incredible to watch the whole process unfold - as if I wasn't hooked before!

To add to the surprise, I'm still in the midst of a prazipro treatment.

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[rickztahone]

Pretty cool. Those are wigglers for sure