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Re: SJO

Hi, John -
    When I bred SJO, I used a 5 gal. tank with about an inch of peat on the
bottom, and a trio of fish (one male, two females). Removed the peat weekly
and changed 1/2 to 2/3 of the water, then added fresh peat. The fish were
fed in the tank, but primarily live foods, to keep the peat cleaner.
    Incubation was a month to six weeks. These eggs do incubate quickly, and
will also incubate in water (or in the bottom gravel of a tank). Others on
this list have successfully raised SJO without ever using or
gathering/handling peat (see the archives, or ask how they did it).
    As to how long it took to get the fish that big, I don't have a clue - I
grew them up in a 20 and they grew at different rates, so it was hard to
tell and there are many variables involved: health and general vigor of the
fry, how much and what you're feeding, how clean you keep their water, etc.
    Hope you enjoy the SJO, they're nice fish -
donna
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Pendergrass" <pendergrassj at hotmail_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 5:49 PM
Subject: SJO


> I was wondering:
>     How big of a tank do they need to breed in? (Is 5g too small?)
>     Do you have to dry there eggs?
>     If so for how long? (Book says 1 month, seems like that is not enough
> time to really do anything)
>     How long dose it take to go from hatch to say 2.5 - 3 inches?
>
>
> Thank you, (in advance for any help offered by the list members)
> John
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