Re: [Killietalk] S. picturatus

["Robert Goldstein" <rgoldstein at rjgacarolina_com>]

Pablo - If you don't want to do water changes, collect stamps. Joanne 
Norton, the angelfish expert, used to change 90% of the water of every tank 
every day. Few of us go that far, but few of us accomplish what Joanne and 
Roger have accomplished. That's the way to do it right. Less effort will 
provide lower results, and it's up to you how much good advice you have the 
energy to take. - Bob G.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pablo Robles" <roblepl at gmail_com>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] S. picturatus


> Thanks Roger for the crash course in "picturatu-tology". When do you
> stop daily water changes? How often do you change water on the adults?
>
> best regards,
>
> Pablo
>
> Roger Langton wrote:
>> I can tell you what I do and, fortunately, using this method I have lost
>> very few fry. I fill two Rubbermaid 20 gallon containers with water from 
>> my
>> tap and mix in some black water extract. I age this water for at least 
>> three
>> days before using. I hatch the fry using the water from these containers.
>> After feeding starts, usually the first day, I change about 90% of their
>> water every evening before the fish room lights go out.  I simply pour 
>> the
>> container holding the fry into a separate container. I try to avoid 
>> pouring
>> any fry into the "waste" container but if I do it is easy to pull them 
>> out
>> with a turkey baster. Once the fry are concentrated into a corner with 
>> very
>> little of the old water, I make sure there are no fry stuck to the bottom 
>> of
>> their container than I wipe the bottom with a paper towel. Then I slowly
>> pour in new water taken from the 20 gallon containers until it is 
>> adequate
>> for the fry. This is done daily and I seldom lose any fry.
>>
>> It is important not to overfeed fry. You can check the container after 
>> they
>> have been fed, say in about an hour, and if the fry are full and there is
>> still a large number of brine shrimp swimming in the container, it is 
>> best
>> to chance the water before the uneaten shrimp die. Changing water every 
>> day
>> usually prevents fry death from pollution.
>>
>> Roger
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pablo Robles" <roblepl at gmail_com>
>> To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:16 PM
>> Subject: [Killietalk] S. picturatus
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hello:
>>>
>>> A month ago I flooded a bag of picturatus and got a decent hatch. One
>>> week later they were all dead... I suspected overfeeding. yesterday I
>>> flooded the same bag again and got 30+ fry... this morning two of them
>>> were dead, I found them before feeding them for the first time. My tap
>>> water is 7.2pH... not sure about hardness but I suspect its relatively
>>> hard. I use almond leaves to soften he water in my SAA. I read
>>> picturatus can be a little bit delicate... do they require extra clean
>>> water?
>>>
>>> I usually keep adding a little bit of water to my hatch containers every
>>> couple of days.... they usually get a 30% water change after the first
>>> week. Then from the second week on I change 50% on all my fish. On some
>>> I may change more depending on how many are there in the tank.
>>>
>>> any suggestions to save this second picturatus batch?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Pablo L. Robles
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