07 February 2019

they're going bad

The angelfish eggs. Lots of them are opaque white- fungal. Every time I look in the tank I see more white ones. The female doesn't seem to be picking them off- or isn't doing it fast enough to stop the spread. She is still very attentive, stays right by the leaf except when there's food, and fans continually. Didn't eat the eggs- so that's a plus! but doesn't seem to know how to remove the bad ones. Male is hovering closer to the leaf today, helping fan, as if he realizes something is going wrong. Kuhlis are swarming below, I bet they are scavenging as eggs decay enough to fall off? it seems to bother the female- she makes little threatening rushes at the kuhlis now and then.
Well, something else is thriving in this tank- the philodendron stem is happy enough sending out a new shoot- upwards! If it doesn't unfold the leaf entirely before hitting the cover lid, I can coax it out to free air. (The red spot on base of stem is from an LED light).
The other piece of philodendron still in a jar of water, is faltering. Still gets daily water change, still no sign of roots, and now the edge of the leaf is thinning- deterioration. I think it's time to toss it.

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