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Offline saddleproductions

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DIY stand and styro background
« on: August 12, 2013, 05:45:07 PM »
I posted these in the intro section and then realized they probably belong here instead.  This was my first styro background project.
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Re: DIY stand and styro background
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2013, 06:23:59 PM »
That's very nice.  Needs a few fish though :)

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Re: DIY stand and styro background
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2013, 07:32:58 PM »
Just filled it a week ago.  Did two water changes so far.  Added 4 Pristilla Tetras 2 days ago and a Cory today.  Looking to get a nice pair of Kribs so my kids can watch them breed and raise the fry.
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Re: DIY stand and styro background
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2013, 12:52:05 PM »
Excellent work!!!!!


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Re: DIY stand and styro background
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2013, 02:04:05 PM »
Just filled it a week ago.  Did two water changes so far.  Added 4 Pristilla Tetras 2 days ago and a Cory today.  Looking to get a nice pair of Kribs so my kids can watch them breed and raise the fry.

Kribs are really easy to sex so it shouldn't be hard to find a pair.  Males have a diamond shaped tail and females have a semi-circle shaped tail (color doesn't go .  A bit harder to tell if the fins are ragged, but there are other signs also like the females being plumper/shorter bodied, having much brighter purplish bellies especially when breeding, and not having color in the bottom half of their tail fin. 

You may also know this, but the male/female ratio of the fry is determined by the PH of your water.   PH7 = fairly even mix.  Higher = more males, lower = more females, IIRC.

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Re: DIY stand and styro background
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2013, 03:13:35 PM »
It looks so realistic....Great job !
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