Not much new to report. The 3 eggs made it about a week and then dies. No new eggs. I separated the Varaderos according to what pairing they appear to have made with the male. As it turns out, I have two males. So that was good news. But on the down side for whatever reason one of my Vents died. The female. So now I’ve only got the male of a pair. I’d sell him if I knew where to start. So I may stick him back in the 6.5 gallon as soon as I find a better ventilation system. Oh and I’m starting to worry that some of my Leucs as starving. The big are getting big and the small are getting thin. I think I need to separate, but I need another 20 gallon or so for that, so I’m working on building one, or maybe picking up a 30 gallon for free online. Either that or 3 of them are going into the 12x12x18′s which really don’t have the floor space for these guys. Oh, plus they are not fly proof.

In the mean time I’ve taken some of the aquarium hinges I got online and cut them in 2. This makes then 14″-1/2 each, give of take 1/4. Cutting the glass 14″-1/2 will give me 43″-1/2 inches for three tanks, which is actually some good space for a 48″ bakers rack. That allots room for the poles on each corner of the rack. My problem is these racks are also only 18″ deep, and I don’t really want to cut the tanks down to 17.” So I’m still working out a solution. Well let’s assume those are the needed dimensions, based on the rack and the hinges. So the front glass is 14″-1/2. The back is 14″-1/2 wide x 20″ tall. So . . .

Back 14-1/2 x 20
Sides 17 x 20
Top and Bottom 14-1/2 x 17-1/8

I hate all this extra cutting. So much easier to make this 20 x 20. Bummer I can sand 1/8 off an edge.