Saddled > Berried

[Malikta]

Hello!

I'm starting to pick up the terminology. So I have 14 opae ula and about 5-6 look like mature females. I'd say at least 3-4 look properly saddled and ready to go. I know the time from when they are saddled to berried greatly varies but what conditions can I improve to help them feel comfortable?

I have a 2.5 gallon tank, besides the 14 opae I have 8 or so snails, 3 macroalgae, 3 mossballs, 2 dwarf hairgrass plants and the lava rock for hiding. I'm done messing with the tank. I feed them 2 or 3 times over the last 2 months while I was waiting for my tank to develop further. They loved the food but not I'm seeing more stuff grow in the tank so I'm backing off.

Any tips for happy mamas would be very appreciated!

My pics below.

[Malikta]

Sorry, second image.

[Mustafa]

There's really nothing you can do. The best thing is to just wait. Looks like your dwarf hair grass is dying by the way.

[Malikta]

Thanks for the feedback. Actually it's not dying, I just planted it after shipping and it was adjusting to the brackish water, it's doing quite well now.

[Mustafa]

I see. Is it growing and spreading?

[Malikta]

I see. Is it growing and spreading?

YES! One is creating a daisy chain of new plants and the other has almost a dozen shoots coming around it. Very exciting.

[Super Jess]

Omg, a successful plant?! Exciting!

[Mustafa]

I see. Is it growing and spreading?

YES! One is creating a daisy chain of new plants and the other has almost a dozen shoots coming around it. Very exciting.

Awesome! Keep us updated with pictures. Luckily dwarf hair grass is actually a brackish plant from coastal areas that has been repurposed as a freshwater plant. The only problem I see is that it may require more nutrients than you can give it, and if it does cover the entire bottom and you need to pull out some, the substrate will come out with it and may create a mess. But I'm definitely curious about your progress with the plant.

[Malikta]

I see. Is it growing and spreading?

YES! One is creating a daisy chain of new plants and the other has almost a dozen shoots coming around it. Very exciting.

Awesome! Keep us updated with pictures. Luckily dwarf hair grass is actually a brackish plant from coastal areas that has been repurposed as a freshwater plant. The only problem I see is that it may require more nutrients than you can give it, and if it does cover the entire bottom and you need to pull out some, the substrate will come out with it and may create a mess. But I'm definitely curious about your progress with the plant.

Thanks Mustafa! Will do and thanks for the tips.