Re: [Killietalk] space and growth - interesting paradox

[ROBERT ELLERMANN <ruevenm at sbcglobal_net>]

All his energy goes to growing rather than breeding and fighting.
   
  Bobby

Killiefishjlh at aol_com wrote:
  I have an interesting issue that has come up recently. In late June, Trevor 
Meyer hatched out 30 F. occidentalis fry from peat I received from Gordon 
Zahn. I took five of the fry, to males and three females, and Trevor kept the 
rest. I placed mine in a ten gallon tank and fed them on baby brine, 
cyclopeez, and frozen and freeze dried blood worms. One male seemed to grow faster 
than the others, and became aggressive with the other male, so I took the 
aggressive fish out and placed him in a two gallon critter keeper by himself. 
The fish in my 2 gallon tanks receive baby brine, Cyclopeez and, every second 
day, grindel worms. Fish in the tens receive frozen blood worms, freeze 
dried blood worms, freeze dried krill and baby brine, all once a day, as well as 
the grindels every second day. At this writing, the 
F. occidentalis in the 10 are about 2 inches, full bodied and healthy. I 
saw Trevor's fish, which are in a 75, and they are the same size. I checked 
the one male in the 2 gallon critter keeper the other day, and he is three 
inches long and much fuller bodied than all of the others! He is halfway to adult 
size! I am wondering if anyone knows what could account for this difference.

Jack
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