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This was a fixed temp. heater, 200 watt 30 gal. tall. was thinking the t-stat went bad and just stayed on when it should have cut off and just cooked the fish.
Had a heater fail last night in my F-1 Viejita tank, temp was almost 100, male/female breeders dead, 12 fry dead. I just hope some of the fry I pulled will give me some females, I have some males from another batch but no females. It's amazing how just the littlest thing can become a game...
I normally cultivate and collect spring summer and fall and freeze the surplus, but this year not so much, with the hurricane and all the construction to the house it just didn't happen. Luckily I have a friend that cultivates some for me and I'm able to get enough and freeze for the next couple...
occasional supplement
From what I have read about the Midges they dont bite.
They only get live bloodworms about once every couple of weeks, this time of year they get harder to come by with winter starting, but the ones I do get are larger than the ones during the warm weather.
I read a lot of posts saying bloodworms are not good for apistos and most of it seems to be with commercially bought bloodworms, I raise and cultivate bloodworm but mine are in clean clear water [water fountain, birdbath]. Do the same cautions apply to bloodworms raised in a more sanitary condition?