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River Bed Setup / Axie eggs and babies.

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lisa

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YAY miraculously my camera decided to work, so I took some photos. Firstly in regard to the river bed setup, I have a photo of my 3ft.
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Secondly I have a photo of the melanoid\wildtype eggs.
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And one with steve hiding in the background.
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And finally my rearing setup, and photos of the melanoid\leucistic hatchlings. It's so cool, some are see through and some have black on them...
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And for good luck some photos of my new wildtype, alan.
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madeleine

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Wow..

And I'm excited about getting 2 in a few weeks
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That's pretty impressive!

I love the one foot on the bucket pose, by the way :p
 
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cynthia

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Lisa - very nice!

I really like the pattern on your new wild type.
 
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sharon

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Oh those are lovely pictures!! I am so looking forward to babies... lol I haven't even bothered to sex them all but sure there is at least a pair in there somewhere among mine!

Sharon
 
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joan

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The only concern may be that your substrate is really thick. This could cause anaerobic conditions near the bottom unless you stir it up regularly. Otherwise, it's gorgeous.
 
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clare

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What a beautiful tank and how natural. It really is a credit to you. The babies are so cute. I've never bred, How old are they in the photo?
 
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anne-marie

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Ah, the old breeder's setup. Where would we be without plastic crates???
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grant

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That is probably the best looking tank set up I have ever seen. Also, that wildtype has a cool pattern, looks like camo lol. Thanks for the pictures. And by the way what type of plants are those?
 
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lisa

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Thankyou very much on all your compliments. I will now post a quick disjointed message answering all your questions.

The babies are about 1 week out of their eggs. 3 weeks since laying.
The other eggs are about 2 weeks old. I expect them to hatch any day now.

I have had some worries about the sand and I think I'm going to change it to pool filter sand, maybe mix some other sands in with it to make a natural looking mix... I'll have to see when I have time between water changes and brine shrimp harvestings.

Grant, it is obvious you love the look of a "natural tank" as much as I do. I suggest you visit www.plantedtank.org - there are some absolutely breathtaking aquariums. The main plant I use is called vallisneria. There are a couple of different types. I also have a little bit of foxtail left, the rest got ripped to shreds and made the tank look like a tossed salad. And some java moss I'm trying to get to attatch to the terracotta pots. Oh and banana lillies, I cant remember their real name.
 
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grant

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Yea I love the natural look. Currently I have just a 10 gallon tank with my one little axie in it. I don't have any live plants, but I have been trying to find java moss to attatch to stuff but with no luck. The bottom of the tank is just large smooth river rocks, but I am going to change to sand because it makes it so hard to clean. But very nice tank and thanks for the link!
 
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