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Re: NFC: studfish



Matt,

I found wild caught food  to be the savior of my tanks. I would HIGHLY
reccomend using as much wild stuff as you can. Washing is a good idea as
well as being able to ID the bad guys. Your studfish will be at greater
risk from each other than from wild caught food.My killies inhale water
oarsman ,daphnia,ostracods,mosquito larvae,damsel fly larvae and about
anything that fits in their greedy mouths :)

BTW> Anyone interested in a 2lb redworm pack for the next auction ? We
have 2 left to iauction off from our friends at Kazarie worm farms .



Robert Rice
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http://www.nativefish.org


On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 16:41:33 EDT MATDB at aol_com writes:
> I'm a first time contributor to the message list but have browsed it 
> for some 
> time now. I was hoping someone out there could help me out. Last 
> week I was 
> up in the Arkansas Ozarks and captured a handful of very large (~7") 
> Fundulus 
> catenatus in a small river by sight-fishing with an ultra-light rod 
> and reel, 
> no less! Anyway, I have them back at home in a tank with some 
> plants. They 
> are going through the spawning procedures, since my water is 
> slightly warmer 
> than what they were captured in. I have them feeding on dried 
> Gammarus from 
> Wal-Mart but want to vary their diet. I need a thumbs up or thumbs 
> down on 
> grabbing a handful of critters from outside and serving them up to 
> the 
> studfish. The Dallas area is pretty dry this time of year, but I am 
> hoping 
> showers will drive red worms to the surface. Since I caught the guys 
> on 
> 'crawlers, they should be fine, right? Would washing them first 
> help? Any 
> other hints on northern studfish procreation are greatly 
> appreciated!
> Matt Berg

Robert Rice
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