Day 60
I shifted the room around a bit and made space for the 10 gallon next to the 20 gallon aquarium. This will allow for easier transitioning from the tadpole tank to the froglet tank. Additionally, due to there being a space in between the two tanks, I can fit the lamp in the middle of the both of them, enabling simultaneous lighting of the tanks when I wish to take the day's photographs. I'll try to complete the set up of the 10 gallon tank tomorrow but with the daily 50% water changes for the tadpole tank and the weekly 30% water change for the main tank both being today, I won't have the water needed to actually fill up the tank fully until the next day.
I still need to hook up the old Fluval 206 filter and fill the tank with water. For the water in the 10 gallon, I'm also going to try out another Seachem product I've seen recommended, called Seachem Replenish, which should make maintaining the general hardness of the water quicker for roughly the same cost (I'll have to run the numbers). I'll just have to test the water before I put any of the froglets in there. Only annoyance is that the instruction label doesn't use parts per million (ppm), meaning I'll have to convert the numbers they give.
The froglets are significantly less jumpy now that they are essentially hand-fed with the pipette. They have no issues resting at the top of the tank to breathe while I walk around, so long as I walk lightly. If I approach the tank, they'll even more to the front and wait for more food.
It took a few days but the tree decor has finally been used! The day before yesterday, I walked over to the main tank and saw Tiny poking out of the front opening of the tree. I haven't seen Scout in it yet but I'm hoping to see him give it a try as well. I imagine they'd move in much quicker if I removed the other decor but there's no rush since the froglets are still small, though they're growing quite fast.
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