Scubasteve's freshwater stuff

[scubasteve]

Dont have any salt tanks anymore but have some freshwater happening. Planning to build a pond next spring so I have 7 koi in a barrel growing out till they are ready for the 1m high x 1.5m long x1m deep holding tank and also have a little shrimp tank that is planted and just about ready for either neocaridina or caradina shrimp.

Added some pics till other things get setup and ready.

Planted shrimp tank



My koi

 

[Shooter000]

Good to see your still alive dude, you'll be back to the salty side in no time, lmfao, is that yellow a gin rin, nice and shiny, colours good on them, keep us posted

 

[Luke.]

It’s been a looonngg time Steve , I hope you and the family are doing well brotha ! Glad to see ya gettin your hands wet again !

 

[scubasteve]

Good to see your still alive dude, you'll be back to the salty side in no time, lmfao, is that yellow a gin rin, nice and shiny, colours good on them, keep us posted

Ya didnt get eaten by bears or wolves lol but the current government put a stop to my trips permanently!(angrily shakes fist in air) Colours will change a lot they are all 3-6". The black and yellow butterfly in the last pic bit the dust last night but it wasnt doing well for a bit, the grey with yellow on its sides has gold ginrin coming in on the top scales. Its a doitsu scaleless, hoping that yellow on the sides turns red it wasnt there 2 months ago. The others are 2 ki utsuri, 2 kohaku and a sanke but its black is just starting to come through.

It’s been a looonngg time Steve , I hope you and the family are doing well brotha ! Glad to see ya gettin your hands wet again !

No gf anymore but im doing ok, lots of hunting so freezer is always full at least Im scared to even look at the members tank section yet, already feeling an itch.

 

[scubasteve]

Well inverts are doing good. Managed to sneak a pic of a berried female red rili neocaridina shrimp and a berried orange mexican dwarf lobster.

 

[scubasteve]

Also recently bred these 2 beauty betta's. You can barely see eggs in the bubble nest then the tiny babies known as wigglers then some pics at free swimming stage. Right now they are about 3-4 mm long and about 2 weeks old. First 3 days they live off yolk sac, next 3 days they live off hard boiled egg yolk dissolved in water for tiny particles. Then i can mix egg yold and micro worms for a few days then move to micro worms and vinegar eels. They are just now big enough to eat baby brine finally which makes life a lot easier. Anyone want a betta? I know everyone loved the seahorses when i had them.

 

[scubasteve]

Some pics of the bettas. Almost store ready and some real gems. Will add more photos later.

 

[Luke.]

Looks good bud !

 

[scubasteve]

Thanks They are all going to the store within a week. Here's some better

 

[Shooter000]

The last one and the red tale is perdy

 

[Luke.]

Are you breeding these Steve or what ?

 

[scubasteve]

The last one and the red tale is perdy



The bulk of them have red tail with black edge some have blue radiating lines. Those 3 I am keeping for future breeding projects. Half the koi are 12-14" already the other half 8-10". Pond going in this spring or summer.

 

[scubasteve]

Are you breeding these Steve or what ?

Ya I was supplying a few stores. Living aquariums gets most my nice ones. Just saw this now‍. Havnt done another batch in a while as I'm trying to find plexiglass cheaper to make separation easier. Sold most my koi too. Next batch is taking a bunch of red rilli shrimp to sell.