Fantastic! Did you use any triggers to get the adults to spawn?

I have some! They've been great and totally hands-off for me - I literally have them in a vase (mostly closed lid to prevent excessive evaporation) with some algae and snails, and they just do their thing. How many would you be looking for?

That's amazing, congratulations!!!

If mhmoro ends up passing, I would love them!

Yeah, it's clay-based. Supposedly it has a pretty good cation exchange capacity (part of why it's sold as an absorbent), which makes it an alternative to expensive buffering soils for caridina shrimp!

Blue Ribbon Koi and Marine is expanding their freshwater setup, and I have traded stuff in for store credit in the past. Centreville Aquarium and NOVA Tropicals will give you a discount on store purchases.

For black, the black diamond blasting medium (basically tiny pieces of coal) is reputedly really great. I have pool filter sand in my tanks, which I really like. If you're looking for more of a dirt-like chip look, Safe-T-Sorb works also.

Awesome, thanks! Payment sent, though it wouldn't let me choose "friends and family"

If there's any left, I'd like to buy one folding table - I can pick up at the meeting on Saturday. Let me know if there's one still available, and I'll send payment via PayPal. Thanks!

Great, I'll see you there then! Thanks!

That would be fantastic, thank you! Will you be at the meeting on Saturday?

Thanks for the info! I'm hoping to find some that are in Neo conditions on regular substrate though, so I'll pass for now.

Are your crystal reds in regular tap water/substrate?

I've got some plants - I'll message you with details

Awesome, thanks!

Is there a cost just to attend and view the workshop but not participate/use materials?

Both Abby and I are definitely attending! Looking forward to it!

Abby Flanders and I (Kathryn Lawson) would absolutely LOVE to go!!

Four pygmy corys please! Do you accept PayPal or Venmo, or just cash at the meeting?

Another update - the embers have colored up nicely, and the corys have spawned! So I think they're all doing quite well :)