Breading the Purple Spot Goby (Mogurnda adspersa) Their eggs look like octopus eggs.

Breading the Purple Spot Goby (Mogurnda adspersa) Their eggs look like octopus eggs.
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• 19 hours ago
"Kitty litter purr-fect fix for lake pollution" that's the title of an article I read in New Zealand Herald while researching about kitty litter. Hi Dr. Novak, here in New Zealand Scientist had modified kitty litter (nz zeolite) to fix lake pollution caused by agriculture. They basically capped zeolite to the lake bed and according to the report the lake was 60 percent fixed. Thanks to your videos and information a beginner like me was able to keep 7 fancy goldfish alive and thriving in a 40 gallon tank by implementing a slow moving plenum and canister with BCB bag.
Hi Dr Novak , Thank you for another interesting video. You are right regarding having a little bit of patience at the beginning. I set up a plenum with just gravel on top of it and a small filter inside of the tank 2 weeks ago. At first my nitrates were showing over 50ppm nitrates but just 2 weeks later my nitrates are down to under 20ppm with just a 20% water change once a week. As soon as I can find the correct clay for making a bcb bag I will carry on with this routine.

[@LuckAqua]

Your Goby is gorgeous. So cute and engernetic.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Thank you for this nice bit of information

[@jdpartridge]

Very cool to see. Thanks for sharing.

[@anoxicfiltrationplenums]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@justinlenard6705]

Wish I had a some of those purple spotted gudgeon

[@geraldoyo1]

Your evidence just keeps piling up! Congratulations.

[@anoxicfiltrationplenums]

Much appreciated

[@suzannemoran7281]

Hi Dr Novak ,that is a nice looking fish you have there. Will you let us know how the fry get on please ? I am sad for the fish who jumped out of the tank ,he should of hidden behind a plant instead. The anoxic Filtration system is really quite an amazing thing isn't it. We are really very lucky that you have chosen to share your knowledge with us amateur fish keepers. Thank you.

[@anoxicfiltrationplenums]

I did not know I had a spawning pair and they probably chased the third fish out of the tank by harassing it too much. The same thing happened with my parrot fish where two of them ( male & female) chased the third one so badly that I had to get rid of it.

[@suzannemoran7281]

@@anoxicfiltrationplenums you know Dr Novak I didn't realise that fish get so aggressive with each other. I am glad you put the other fish somewhere else. I will have to keep an eye on my fish then when they reach maturity ! 🤔😔🐟🐠

[@laurasutton4057]

The gobies are fun to see. I have never kept them but have wanted to. Most people say they are hard to get to breed and require certain foods. I think the kitty litter makes all the difference for the water quality. I have never seen the eggs so keep us up to date on how it goes. Thanks for showing us. Have a lovely day!

[@anoxicfiltrationplenums]

I've heard the same thing exactly. But as you can see through the video, I feed them nothing but dry food, and they live in very hard alkaline water here in Florida with no salt added.

[@superaquatics]

Thanks Dr Novak for sharing. Yes I agree with you 100%. I think it either has to do with the minerals in the kitty litter clay or the fact that the anoxic filtration absorbs the hormones and other waste products out of the water column which encourages the fish to spawn. My present goldfish are 5 years old and they have never spawned all these years nor did my previous fishes and I have been keeping fish for over 40 years. However, ever since I implemented the bcb bags this year, my goldfish have been spawning every 3 to 4 weeks like clockwork and I now have 4 batches of fry in the last 4 months alone. I can't thank you enough for enlightening me on the anoxic filtration system. It is truly amazing. My fish also appear a lot more healthy, alert, active and are less stressed out. And I am not saying this just to praise the system, these are actual observations that I have made after implementing the system this year.

[@anoxicfiltrationplenums]

Like I said a long time ago I had Goby's and nothing. Now I've had these for maybe a couple months and they're already spawning. There's something going on more than just food and prepping the fish for spawning.

[@scottthompson7009]

It’s a Gudgeon not a Goby, they are very similar but Gudgeons are from the Eleotridae family and Goby’s are from the Gobiidae.

[@cbayless4294]

Those are some weird eggs for sure!! Being a Goby I would have thought they would be a shy cave spawner. I hope that Cory doesn't disturb that male to make him eat the eggs.

[@ctsfiddler]

Back in the 80' s i had angel fish in a 55 gallon with an undergravel filter. I ran the filter with a very underpowered air pump and a hob. I put in a piece of slate and they spawned over and over. You keep your water crystal clear, my guess, the plenum has a lot to do with water quality.

[@Piscesrex]

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[@jpn8801]

Dr. Novak, when using a plenum, do you have to have an open top on the aquarium or is it safe to have the aquarium covered? Also, do you use an additional filter (with the plenum) for mechanical filtration only or do you not need the additional filter?

[@anoxicfiltrationplenums]

It's the hobbyist choice whether they want their aquarium covered or non-covered. It will make no difference to a Plenum or a BCB.

[@jpn8801]

@@anoxicfiltrationplenums Thank you so much for the response. The other and final question to you is to use an additional filter (with the plenum) for mechanical filtration only or do you not need the additional filter?

[@ridether1122]

Why not sell the basket containing everything?

[@vanissaberg5824]

Why though? It's so simple to make ourselves without a giant markup in price like they do in the fish stores. Like they do with filter floss for example. It's literally just poly fill quilt batting cut into smaller pieces and sold in a bag with a fish on it for a ridiculous price!

[@DallasARCH79]

What is BCB filter media? I googled and nothing came up.

[@anoxicfiltrationplenums]

A biocenosis clarification basket is nothing more than a bag and/or basket filled with baked kitty litter, and usually it may have some Laterite add into the center of it.

[@iknowgood2403]

You baked the clay kitty litter or straight from the box.

[@GuppyDundee]

It's a gudgeon. Not a goby.