just wanted to put up a quick updated shot of the setup and update on a couple things (some of which may be relevant to others keeping the YOY CBG). i have some new videos to add too...testing out my new field camera that actually shoots in HD (my old one fried on a trip, my g/f very generously replaced it for me
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the CBG update:
- i had to replace all the sponge filters with powerfilters (150gph). given the high feeding rates and large amounts of waste, the sponge filters just were not cutting it.
- water changes definitely helped, but i was bumping up to 2x 50% each week, which was getting a little crazy for all 4 tanks plus the usual siphoning/netting of waste. the new filters should cut down on this quite a bit - still plan on water changes at least 50% 1x per week.
- this is something to keep in mind as they are producing more waste and eating more than LEP spp in the same setups, this coupled with the fact that CBG tend to be a bit more sensitive to water quality, i would suggest closely monitoring WQ and/or bumping up water changes and filtration as the fish reach 6-8"+
--solomon
PS--
tanks in view in the photo, starting clockwise with the lungfish tank w/ CBG setup below:
100g lungfish tank (above)
4 x 20g L CBG tanks (below)
270g "Gar-Den II"
120g MI native fishes tank (plus 1 FLG)
120g original "Gar-den"
videos coming soon!