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Thank you Tim

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Good to know Robert. Hopefully they are spawning for you this time next year.

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I agree, he acts like he is asking for help, super humble. Very Inspired! This channel is sooooo underestimated!

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@@TMAquatics your very welcome have a great weekend

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Thanks. I’ve paused the KZfaq thing many times over the years.

@@TMAquatics Me too. It is supposed to be inspiring and about having fun while helping people. Not a job that passion 20 U.S Cents per 1000 views. 😄

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Thanks for stopping by Bob. One of these days we’ll have to team up again for a livestream.

@@TMAquatics that would be awesome 👏🏼

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Wow, that’s an amazing price for the albino threadfins. With a fish room full of plecos, it is nice having a couple species around that I can actually see 🤣🤣🤣

@@TMAquatics LOL Tom. It really was a great price.

I talk about this in a video that’s dropping later this week. Most spawns in my fish room are in the 1.5” D-cave from pleco caves dot com. I recently added 60 small caves from pleco ceramics, which is also a nice size for many hypans. They do take a while to receive since they ship from Ukraine.

Thanks Mike. I’m done with the Pencilfish. Gorgeous little fish, but that tank got neglected and I slowly lost a bunch over time. They did really good when I kept current with water changes, etc. Those that were moved into the fish room are doing better and spawning, but I don’t really focus on them. Not sure if I will tear down the 75, use for grow outs, or something else. Eventually I would like to see only plecos in my fish room. Nothing else.

I mention this in a new video dropping today or tomorrow. 👍

Most filters are cleaned every 1-2 months. Just depend on the tank, bio load and the amount of waste being produced. For tanks not on auto water change, I perform 50% water change on each tank weekly. The 9 tanks that are on auto water change receive anywhere from 50-100% turnover each week.

@@TMAquatics It shows. I don't clean my filters that often. But I am a big believer in big waterchanges. 50-70%. Plus I love when it looks crystal clear. 🙂

They’re beauties too. 👍

It’s hard to find the really high quality Super Whites here in the states. Most people aren’t willing to pay the price. I do have a source in the UK, but I’m not sure if I want to assume the risk of importing at this point. Jorge at Nationwide aquatics usually brings in some decent fish and the prices have been reasonable.

@@TMAquatics Hope yiu can get ahold of them. Rooting for you. 😊

This question is answered in a new video just released today. 👍

I mostly only measure TDS, which is usually between 125-150. Temps range from 80-84, depending on species. When I test pH it is usually between 7.2-7.4.

Most were purchased from Petco and one of my LFS, Forest Lake Pets. They are all stock Aqueon and Marineland tanks. N

The Schultzei blacks, knaacki, boesemani, cw049 and Duplicareus are all very outgoing fish. The green/orange lasers tend to be very shy, even in large numbers.

Which lights are you referring to?

@@TMAquatics Aquarium lights, used on top of the fish tank.

I won’t be attending the QC swap until next Sept. It’s an 11-12 hour round trip drive for me and I don’t have any fish to sell. Wish it was closer.

Are you referring to the L201 snowball, or L471 mini snowball? My L471 are not breeding yet, however we are actively spawning the L201 snowball in my brother’s fish room. He does have a bunch, $20 ea, but local sales only. He does not ship and I am done shipping until Spring.

Thank you I can wait until spring I like them both I live in waterloo Iowa

Check with me next Spring.

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It’s Tom, but I knew what you meant 😉👍

Would cost too much to ship that quantity and size. He can have them if he drives to Minnesota 😉

@@TMAquatics He just may if i bet if he could buy other fish to make the trip affordable, I wonder how long of a drive?

They’re one of the most popular fish in the hobby, but yes, easy to breed, and everyone does it. I had an LFS that was willing to take most of the past spawns. With a low cost to grow out, and receiving $600-800 in store credit, it pays for a lot of fish food. Unfortunately he not interested in taking any more and I’m stuck with a bunch. I can safely say I will never breed angelfish again.

@@TMAquatics Now when you say popular fish.. you mean popular with beginner/novice keepers... which end up as toilet fodder. Angel fish are popular with new "petsmart" tank buyers.... not advanced or even moderate fisk keepers. Now if you are talking about sustaining your operation with a niche unload mechanism... thats great... but you cant rely on that stuff... and to be honest... it would be better if you only dealt in specialty fish only. Everyday toilet fodder fish, may give you a short term loop you can exploit... but your long term issue remains... where are your High Dollar Items... your hot ticket fish that are considered RARE/Hard to source... SO many fish keepers fall victim to under capitalization and thus need to make consessions to keep their hobby/habbit/source of income alive... like selling garbage fish to keep the lights on... then you are handcuffed to the never endinig cycle of selling toilet fodder fish. I like your setup though...I enjoy the content... Keep up the great work... I wish you a season of plentiful spawns. Be well brother!