keegster803
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Hey guys, just got back from creek stomping, and caught these two colorful little guys. I'm putting them in my CPD and Pygmy Cory tank.
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I think the CPDs and darters come from different habitats (different continents, of course). Meaning, the darters will probably enjoy cooler temps and higher flow rates than the CPDs.
Can you describe the place where the darters were collected? River? Stream? Water depth? Clarity? Current? Sand, gravel, rocky, silty bottom? Just curious. Long ago I collected some Johnny Darters along a shallow offshoot of a river. Less than a foot deep, sandy with some current. They enjoyed live brine shrimp. They did not survive more than a month. Probably too little current, poor water conditions and inadequate diet.
Sounds like you have some colorful specimens.
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You might want to invest in some frozen blood worms and start a red wiggler colony for fish food.
Mine will eat freeze dried blood worms in a pinch.
They do well on frozen blood worms, and got absolutely stout when they were fed red wigglers I started growing in compost for fish food.
Backyard? I keep mine in my room, lol.
One advantage to being an old fart I guess. It's a surprisingly clean enterprise, and good for the environment.
But seriously, I hope the darters work out for you. I love them and they are like no other fish I know.
Wow those are so nice. I had no clue what a darter was but have been watching for pics.
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