Black mullet are in there now,
Friller2009
- no idea what they're up to, we don't see them much. Also can't see them as they don't bother to swim at less-than Mach2, particularly around the arowana.
Pool-net scooping was working until the lilies got established, but as become cumbersome/damaging so trying to boost mystery snails - juveniles don't seem to appreciate either the depth, the fish (predation) or the pH as we're getting huge spawning but little/no recruitment.
There are a number of native/invasive FW-spawning prawns that we could add
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phreeflow
, but difficult to ID at smaller sizes and some are quite nasty-predatory. As such, concentrating on snails, pleco & ostracods until I can get proper info on the native FW crab(s) - which I think are shredders but want to confirm before committing to an introduction. Gammarus/amphipods are certainly on the list, but source populations are rare on-island. My fabulous long-term culture didn't survive a recent house move... plus some questionable choices. I did add some remaining sea-sponge media that should have been inoculated, but not seen anything.
Filament barb introduction idea:
nixed.
Filter not yet set: plumbing & charcoal-ing the home-made submerged canister has become a thing... Jaebos are working great though.
Q: <
https://www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Subm...0957K5BVN/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8>? Just needs to keep the edge off on the rainy-cold winter storm nights from X-mas through early Feb., in combination with a rain-tent. Fellows on the next & higher set of mountains just use a tent and report no particular issues with arowana, irid.shark, clown knives etc., particularly as this thing is 6' deep with 2' concrete&cut-stone wall on two sides & earth on the others. I, however, am paranoid...