Spotted Project!

[AquaticNerd]

They're still in QT in my living room. Last night I thought I heard some weird noise outside but I found nothing when I investigated. The noise continued for about an hour before I discovered it was the pair. They were so intent on cleaning the cone that it was banging around the tank, lol...

I hope this is another good sign and I also hope that as long as their interest in the cone keeps intensifying that they will be a good pair and not just more sushi lovers...

I'm with Liz on this one, my immediate thought would have been there was one lying on the floor. I had a pit in my stomach reading this... Until you mentioned cone action. Looking forward to hearing some good news soon!

[jeep]

Rest assured, they're doing good!! As a matter of fact, I added a couple of hero's 2 days ago so I can end QT and put them in a more suitable place and so far so good, although the hero's have distracted them from their cone cleaning, lol...

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[jeep]

I think my water issues are definitely improving. My water has always been 380 TDS and ph 8.9 from tap. For 6 months this year my TDS was over 500 and ph well over 14. How far over 14 I don't know because my test kit and meter won't go higher. As most of you know, this resulted in the death of nearly 300 adults and fry this summer, as well as stunting the growth of many other survivors including discus and rams.

Now TDS and ph are back to normal and so is growth...

I had an interesting conversation with someone last night. I had told her about the losses and she told me that her mother lives about 3 blocks from me. Her mother drinks tap water and had been complaining about the taste of the water being bad as well as her feeling tired and worn out this summer. She was eventually hospitalized and placed on a series of antibiotics and hormone therapy for some "unknown illness". We are all wondering if the tap water had anything to do with her illness. But of course the water company says our drinking water is among the best in the country and nothing ever changed this summer, lol... But what can they say? Our water is a toxic sludge reminiscent of Chernobyl?

Here is a small batch of Meteor x Ruby Spider that hatched out on September 17. At 7 weeks they're close to 2" and growing strong and some are even showing some color! Sorry but I only have a crappy phone camera and no aquarium lights, so reflections are bad. I'll be moving them into another tank this weekend and I'll get some better photos then...

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[brewmaster15]

Brian Im glad to hear the water issues are resolving. Thats got to be so frustrating!

Al

[jeep]

Unbelievable... The water company dug up the same area for the 3rd time today. Even thought they can't seem to fix this leak, my water seems to still be stable. I will continue to monitor daily!!!

[brewmaster15]

Brian every time they open that Pipe and work on it they will flush the pipe with god knows what . Hopefully they fix the pipes this time and are done with in!

[LizStreithorst]

fill up as many water storage containers you can find, just in case they mess up again.

[brewmaster15]

Brian, How are the new fish doing and how is the water?

al

[jwcarlson]

pH of 14 is insane! That's more basic than bleach.

[jeep]

I moved them into a tank with excellent lighting and everything seems to be going great!

Here's a quick video I shot last night. I'll update with some new pics a bit later.

[brewmaster15]

Awesome Brian.. nice to see the vid too. Glad they are well!

[brewmaster15]

Brian any action from the new pair?

al

[jeep]

Nope. They just sit there and stare at me, lol...

[brewmaster15]

Nope. They just sit there and stare at me, lol...

Yeah.... I got a bunch of those here.

[LizStreithorst]

Frustrating, isn't it?