kiwiplymouth Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 How much did you pay for your dems? I just got another 5 footer an thought that i might try something similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 PM'D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Nice photos phoenix! They look like they are in very good hands. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Nice photos phoenix! They look like they are in very good hands. Well done! they can only be as good as the person who supplied them to me :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 PM'D! wanna tell me too ? (how much u paid for the dems that is :-) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusty Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 the tank is looking excellent and the fish look happy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 wanna tell me too ? (how much u paid for the dems that is :-) ) I did in another post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 the tank is looking excellent and the fish look happy too. thanks m8. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 how often should I do waterchanges on the tank? at the moment im doing a third every week without fail - but since its technically a bare bottom tank; should i be doing those changes more often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 how often should I do waterchanges on the tank? at the moment im doing a third every week without fail - but since its technically a bare bottom tank; should i be doing those changes more often? What are your nitrates and phosphates doing? When you know that you are a long way to knowing the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 What are your nitrates and phosphates doing? When you know that you are a long way to knowing the answer one can make a better judgement with some information, grasshopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 I did in another post. Just found it, sorry - its a brain-fry weekend, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 HA HA.. lol :lol: nitrates are about 5 ppm :bounce: phosphates - I dunno but all the algae is being eaten and i have no problems with that - GAE and bristlenose are very hard workers. helping muchly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Today I decided to hatch some Brine Shrimp for my wee little fishies. Don't have ocean water as no one from the oceans are coming to palmy :lol:. so i made some at home. found a thin-ish plastic bottle chopped half of it off and shoved the air stone in it, in the tank. ANDDDD... guess who I found lurking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Look at my baby shrimp! There are so many of them. Im thinking ill have to sieve them and freeze them or something, cause the fish are too big to eat the brineshrimp - only a couple managed to see them and eat some any other way i can make them eat it? Thanks for the help in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 They should all eat it? My adults eat decap I don't know if brineshrimp can cause bloat but dems are vego's so I would feed it very infrequently.. Mine only get decap every few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 i got them to eat it eventually :bounce: . i had to turn off my filters cause all the shrimp were being flung around the place. only thought id feed it to them to try it out, got given some eggs. how often do you think is ok? Once a month maybe? the fish love courgettes and cucumber! its incredible how they devour that stuff! And a video of how I managed to feed them the BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 So much for only getting a good hatch rate from sea water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 lol.. yeah.. I increased the pH of the brine water to 8 and chucked some salt in and presto - 24 hours and there is more shrimp than i can use :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Looks like a good hatch rate The tank looks good in the video too.. As for how much is too often you will never know until you give them bloat unfortunately I fed some cheap flake food once and gave 2 fish bloat that was enough for me but have been getting away with feeding a large variety with no problems. It is hard because food is only one of the contributing factors towards bloat there are many other variables just thought it might be something to bear in mind although I have hardly ever had a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Looks like a good hatch rate The tank looks good in the video too.. As for how much is too often you will never know until you give them bloat unfortunately I fed some cheap flake food once and gave 2 fish bloat that was enough for me but have been getting away with feeding a large variety with no problems. It is hard because food is only one of the contributing factors towards bloat there are many other variables just thought it might be something to bear in mind although I have hardly ever had a problem with it. Thanks man... Africans have such interesting traits. they go dark, and chase each other in circles; the dems are forever schooling together. they eat like little piggies. I'm thinking of feeding them lettuce soon. At the moment they pretty much eat courgettes, cucumber, carrots and spirulina flakes. At night they get some hikari as I need them to get used to a varied diet. The e. yellows grow so much faster than the dems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 there isn't much in lettuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 there isn't much in lettuce damn :lol: Any other suggestions? I feed them peas too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 sorry phoenix should quantify that statement, vitamin a, calciom, folic acid ,an opiate and lots of water different types contain other vits and minerals http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/recipes/sp ... ition.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 lol. thanks L/A. Maybe no lettuce then. :lol: they will poop heaps with lettuce. they poop a lot with courgettes too ha ha. its incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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