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Re: [Killietalk] S. picturatus
Daily water change is a bit much. I think it is important to a touch of rock salt and use a bigger containers for raising frys. 1g shoebox is too small, ideally 3g sweaterbox.
Pablo Robles <roblepl at gmail_com> wrote:
Thats a good one Bob... I didn't think I have a problem with water
changes, I do them religiously every week except for fry which I start
with a little water and keep adding water every couple of days until
they are ready for a 50%+ weekly water change which is what I do on all
my tanks. I'm an advocate of water changes... specially since I use no
filters on most of my tanks.
If it takes daily water changes to raise this fry... then daily water
changes will be...
Thanks,
Pablo
Robert Goldstein wrote:
> 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"
> To: "killifish discussion list"
> 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"
>>> To: "killifish discussion list"
>>> 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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