Amanda - I'm not sure what to think of the discus other than they are frustrating. I tried them with the well water and they were stressed out, then I switched to RO and they bred several times. Then I added the driftwood and now all they do is hide all day and not eat much. I really like the driftwood and it would be a pity to have to remove it, but it seems like that might be what is stressing them out. The lighting before when they were breeding was 5x96w PC, now it is 3x96w PC and they choose to stay on the brighter side with 2 bulbs for some reason. The surface is also covered by duckweed now so the lighting is more reduced then ever.
John - did any of the babies survive from the apisto pair you bred? Will you be bringing any?
I'll try catch the excess kribs I have for the meeting, I need to get them out of my tanks, also I'll try catching the bristlenose babies that are now ~2 inches.
Muirner - yeah its a long drive for me too, probably about 50 miles each way. Its a bit of a drag, but then again its only once a month and it isn't always so far. I think at some point soon we should plan to have a meeting closer to the Hartford area for all the other members in the club that live north of New Haven.
Also, as a general reminder to everyone, I am looking for ideas for future club meetings, please email me (and CC the rest of the club), or make a post on APC in our section if you have any ideas. Ideas can be big/small/adjustments to current programs/etc... We need to make this club into something everyone can enjoy and share in and the way to achieve this goal is by building it together.