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RE: Minimum Tanks
Karl,
You may be misleading newbies. With 100 tanks, maintenance is 20 hours per
week it you are well organized and you don't stop to actually enjoy the
fish! And that is only true until something goes wrong.
Best regards,
~RJ~
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-killietalk at AKA_Org [mailto:owner-killietalk at AKA_Org]On
Behalf Of Karl Doering
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 5:25 PM
To: killietalk at AKA_Org
Subject: Re: Minimum Tanks
Joel that is just a little measuring stick when the newer killi people go to
an auction & come home with 6 new pair of fish .Down the road if you are
going to need 18 to 24 tank to raise the fry up.Now when you get up to 100+
tanks you have to figure about 20 hours a week for your fish .that why the
divorce rate is so high in the fish hobby.But it's fun
Karl Doering
kilikarl at bignet_net
Eastpointe, Mich.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Antkowiak" <mrkillie at optonline_net>
To: <KillieTalk at AKA_Org>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 7:41 PM
Subject: RE: Minimum Tanks
> I find Karl's answer interesting and quite definitive. However, in my
> experience, I would say that 'it depends' is the best answer. Factors that
> would influence the number of tanks that one puts towards a species would
> include, among I'm sure some others: 1)Available space 2)Intentions for
the
> species 3)the keepers' interests (do you want one killie or many different
> ones; large ones or small ones).
>
> I have been able to maintain species in the past without having any in my
> tanks for several months.
>
> Sharing rearing tanks is always a possibility to save space. Raise an
> Epiplatys with an Aphyosemion (always put species together where the
females
> are easily distinguishable). Of course, make sure they are of similar size
> before putting them together. I have never required more than 2 tanks for
a
> species, but I don't try to raise in bulk either. The most I've ever
raised
> is about 100 fish at a time. 30-40 is a good number I have found, so I
just
> stop collecting eggs when I reach that level of fry. 30-40 can sex out in
a
> 20 gallon tank, so you can start to decrease the population in the tank,
> allowing the fish room to grow until you get your next breeders.
>
> Joel Antkowiak
>
> <<From: "Karl Doering" <kilikarl at bignet_net>
> Subject: Re: Minimum Tanks
>
> For annuals 3 tanks 1 breeding & 2 raising For plant spawners 4 tanks 1
> breeding & 3 raising because of difference in size . This would be the
> minimum per spec.
> Karl Doering
> kilikarl at bignet_net
> Eastpointe, Mich.>>
>
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