Today went to the CAS Fall Auction and got to see lots of really interesting fish and plants talk with many wonderful people.
Picked up a few fun things
4 Bucephlandra - tiny little guys, pics a little later. Helena $4, Mini Catherine $4 and 2-Velvet #3 - $7.
A really nice couple plants from the Florida Aquadic Nursery who donated them - A potted Anubias Nana Petite with maybe 20 tiny little leaves for $3. And a giant ~18-20" tall Newer type of potted Echinodorus St. Elmo's Fire the stems are about a 10-12" tall $9. Can only imagine it will go through a transition from now being immersed but it is really pretty.
Got a big bag of Riccia and 1 hitch hiking Red Cherry shrimp came along with it. $2
Hand size amount of Flame Moss $4.20
NIB Purigen 100ml bag for $1.40
A Pleco breeding clay cave for $4.
6 - 1-1.25" long baby Super Red Ancistrus for $18. Great guy is the fish breeder, talked with him about the fish. Nice little fish. (Put 4 of them into the 12G nano fish tank to grow up a little.)
Helped out a little & had a great time!!! Love the auction!
Then visited with a friend of mine and traded 2 baby Super Red Ancistrus for some really pretty Green Platties they are creamy and navy and a little blue and green iridescent, so pretty. All ages from about 6 small fry in the breeder net to about 8-10 in the 46G. And about 150-200 Red Ramshorn snails. They were divided into 3 groups, Really red, medium red & not too red or black or grey/blue. Put the really red into the 46G and the medium red into the 72G where the Clown Loach lives and the rest are waiting on stand by.
After SORTing out the Medium Reds and lesser reds/orange grey black not that red groups (yes grading them by color by hand!!!) I initially put all the less color grade into the 72G but after considering how many might actually live (there were maybe <60- 90 RH snails I scooped them out very quickly so they would be a better red color RH snails in the tank to look at. The Loach may not eat ALL 90 -100+ snails for a long time.
Added extra Prime into the snail tub and after noting the water temp n the 72G was on the top of the ideal temp range, I lowered it just a little.
So took some pics and will post in the next week!