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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: The Aquarist Part 2 |
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This winter I'm deprived of a green house so I decided to take up fish breeding.
Its very expensive. The aquarium environment requires the aquarist to maintain certain levels of ammonia ,nitrate, nitrite and pH. Then you have to have a good home for the nitrifying bacteria, all two species.
Breeding fish don't get aroused on dry fish food. You have to use live food.
A few species of worms, a couple of protozoans called daphnia and enfusoria and then brine shrimp. All of these require their own aquaria of sorts, all with
different humidities and temps.
If you are lucky, you can get a species that doesn't require a 100 gallon tank to breed in but you still might have to do twice daily water changes and thrice daily feedings.
Birds are much easier. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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A hundred gallon tank is smallish in my book and you'd never have to do twice daily partial water changes.  |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| A hundred gallon tank is smallish in my book and you'd never have to do twice daily partial water changes. |
I had a 100 gallon and would breed Cichlids like there was no tomorrow.
Also, rarely changed the water (this was in Canada) - once I had a good balance, rarely had to mess with it. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I have two 1000lt tanks in Thailand and raised cichlids as well...great fish w/ a lot of personality. |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Wow, Ty for the posts. Maybe I'm making a too big deal out of it.
I have a Korea restaurant tank thats part plastic.
I'm concerned that will turn the fish off as opposed to glass. Should I be worried. ?
How much live food did you use and what do you recommend?
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I fed w/ blood worms only frozen. But my dragon fish liked live shrimp. |
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