Looking very good. It's great you didn't have any loses. How are you going to do it before meatmorphosing? Aren't you scared of drowned morphes?
Thanks Joost. I did not have any loses since i started using this method of stream type aquarium. Me, as almost every caudate breeders in here, use simple water tubs for larvae, but these aren't just any random type of larvae. This are extremely hard to handle, by far the most challenging species. You fail one partial water change and its 1 to 5 deaths... Pretty sad. I tried a lot of stuff and this is working pretty nicely like it imitates almost 100% its natural environment.
About drowned morphs... I do not care at all cause I watch them everyday and when i see a buddy with low tail fin and low gill buds then its time to catch him and leave it in another place.
Amazing photos Jorge! Simple and functional as always you do on your setups. Those stones are kinda different from those volcanic rocks found in Azores. The surface is softer and has beaked corners at the ends. How did you put those mosquito larvae on the ground? It usually is at the bottom of the water.
Congratulations Jorge
Azores and Madeira are born form hot spots with magma coming from inner mantle, pure ultra basic rocks with SiO4 in very low levels and Fe and Mg in high levels. They are really not easy to brake. Your local geology might change a little bit since azores had efusive explosive and mixed eruptions so magma may be a little more acid with SiO4 levels raising a little bit more. Don´t forget of the volcano ashes that after really compressed result in fine granular rock. Those are also typical in some spots around here.
Paramesotriton larvae are just gorgeous. The second picture is particularly nice.
The tank looks nice, but it´s not very stream like, is it?
I too would be worried about the larvae drowning, unless you plan on removing them when they show signs of being near metamorphosis.
By the way, turning the filter off is not a good idea, i understand why you do it but it negates the purpose of a filter.
Thanks and yes, the tank is really stream type as everybody can see. After all it is not a dense forest with green waters and no filter, Its crystalline water, low plant tank with many rocks, fine bright sand, and off course, with nice current.:happy:
About the filter being shut down for 10min, I don't see any problems with that. What has to be done, has to be done after all.
So it was with this that was busy, or so I am pleased to employ your time well! lol
cheers
No this was the work of only one day. I had this setup done at one year or more. Just filtered the water, add new parcel, add some componets from tetra, take plants out and voilà.
Some fresh pics took today:
