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Re: duckweed control



Catherine Carney wrote:

>>I have found J. floridae to be fantastic at duckweed, old man's beard
>>algae, and hair algae irradication.
>>
> 
> I've had the same experience. Also, they seem to need a good deal of algaein
> their diets to do well. They do fantastic in ponds for the summer and slowly
> wither away in tanks over the winter unless they get regular additions of
> spirulina and hair algae.


Easy winter fix:

Share your table veggies with them. I like to blanch the cut-off ends of 
zucchini in a little water for about a minute in the microwave. That 
allows a gentle squeeze to remove most air so they sink. All pupfish, 
including Flag Fish, love them.

Wright


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