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Re: SJO
RuevenM at aol_com wrote:
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> Hi John,
>
> I was raising them commercially to support all the killies that only
> give a few fry, so I would rest the adults with normal feedings (mostly brine
> shrimp, fruit flies and a tiny bit of beef heart ) for 2 weeks and then began
> conditioning them with the high protein diet for a week or more -- until the
> females were so full they looked like pregnant guppies. Then it was back to
> the breeding tank. If you feed the conditioning diet on a daily basis, you
> will soon have overweight, colorless, dropsy dead fish. The well-washed,
> chopped tubifex or blackworms is the key to getting alot of fertile eggs. Its
> the old-timers' secret weapon for successful egg production. It makes a huge
> difference. I forgot to mention that the babies were started on live baby
> brine shrimp shortly after hatching and received this twice a day. I made
> sure their tummies were fat and orange. As soon as they could take it, I
> added frozen adult brine shrimp, chopped, well-washed tubifex, the beef heart
> mix and finely chopped earthworms. I fed then baby brine shrimp for about a
> month or so and then went to the other foods exclusively. I never used flakes
> but they would probably take them at a month of age. Today, I feed a frozen
> salmon mix to alot of my fish as well as the beef heart mix. (Discus go nuts
> over salmon -- even the new salmon-based Omega flake food. Wild discus scarf
> it down. Its weird. Never seen anything like it. They go for salmon more than
> any fish I have seen). When picking breeders, look for great body color in
> the male AND female and for long wide well carried fins. The female's tail
> should show some extentions too. The tail of the male should have very
> distinct sections and colors.
>
> Robert E.
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You talk about your beef heart mix. Is this a mix you buy or is it one
that you make yourself? I would like to try it on some of my killies to
get them to lay more eggs. If you mix it yourself can you explain how
you make it up? Thanks,
George
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