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Re: My Experience with A. Biv Funge and A. Bit. Benin City

My biggest problems with BIT/BIV types are usually in the first few days.  The fry are SOOOO small, as I'm sure you've seen.  I got by with it a few months ago when I had a nice batch of San Francisco baby brine, which the fry were able to barely stuff down.  

Honestly, the best way I've found for raising BIT and BIV types are to use lots of plants in 10 gallon aquariums, especially java moss, water sprite, and duckweed.  Add a few snails.  Let the parents frolic for a couple weeks and pull them.  Add a small shot of baby brine into the tank every day and soon you will see lots of babies darting around.  This might not yield the results that intensive, infusoria-fed methods would get you, but trust me, soon you'll have more than you bargained for.  I'm currently sitting on a couple dozen fry/juveniles and am trying to get up another couple dozen before spring (I've got a nice 30 gallon growout tank waiting).  

As for the couple weeks thing, are you changing the water?  Try to ensure that the water you change with is the same temperature, as I've found BIT types tend to shock somewhat easily with drastic temperature changes.  Others seem to handle it with no problem.  

Hope this helps.

-Shane
-----Original Message-----
From: Kean Huat Yeap <keanhuat at yahoo_com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 23:55:35 -0800 (PST)
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: My Experience with A. Biv Funge and A. Bit. Benin City


> I have to say that A. Biv. Funge and A. Bit. Benin
> City are great beginner's killies(at least in my
> case).
> 
> I got my first two pairs of A. Biv. Funge 4 months
> ago. I put them in a 5 gallon tank and with a mop.
> I've been getting 20+ eggs every week since then. The
> males are always in great colors and flaring at each
> other (May be that's the reason why they are in great
> color). I always see them whenever I go near the tank.
> They are not shy. Also, they don't eat much at all and
> still prolific. The only problem I have with A. Biv.
> Funge is that I'm having hard time to raise the frys.
> I've lost lots fo frys already. I still haven't
> figured out the reason why I lost them. They just died
> suddenly after couple weeks. Can anyone please share
> your experience of raising the Funge's frys with me?
> 
> I bought my first pair of A. Bit. Benin City 2 months
> ago at the WAKO auction. The pair gives me average of
> 20 eggs every week too and doesn't eat much either.
> I'm raising the frys now and hopefully they are not as
> fragile as the A. Biv. Funge's frys.
> 
> I won't hesitate to give these fish a try if you get a
> chance to get them. I might try other A. Biv. and A.
> Bit. when I get the chance to.
> 
> Kean Huat
> 
> 
> 
> 
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