Brett1970 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Just going through the process of seperating the fry as i can now tell their sexes. I know Adrienne uses soft drink bottles with holes in them for filtration i am doing the same thing . Would like to hear if anyone has any other ideas i have 60 fry looks like 70 per cent are males . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 You could make a drip system, more complicated than the soda bottles but you can have X number of jars in the system. Perhaps you could even make a tall, wide but not very deep cupboard lined with poly and heat that with jars in it? How old are the fry when you need to jar them? HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Think i will stick with the soda bottles easier the fry are 7 weeks old will start seperating them tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 make sure the holes are small iv done the coke bottle thing and learnt the hard way as some of them try swim thru the holes.. once they are in there they are hard to get out without harming them.. i lost a few this way i find lots of small holes are better than larger ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I picked up a soldering iron from Bunnings for under $20 I think, just get one of the low powered ones if you want to save money. Once it's heated up, making holes is easy, just be patient 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Spent all day yesterday cutting up drink bottles what a chore getting the wrapper of then the glue lots of scrubbing . So now all the males are housed i have the female fry swimming in their own tank might go 2 the 2 dollar shop and seem if the have any bottles not really happy with the set up so far. Think in the next few weeks will divide the tank into compartments . Started the fry on Bloodworms cut up very small they love them just as much as bbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 what i did with some of my fighters.. i used 3litre juice bottles instead .. that way giving them about 2.5litres of swimming room.. plus they have square sides so you get more viewing space in the tank... downside is to get a lot of them u need to drink lots of juice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Problem i have been having is getting the wrapper of the bottle i also have 3 litre drink bottles takes ages to clean them and get the wrapper of the bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 what you can do is soak the bottle in a tub of water.. maybee scrub the label a bit to score it let it soak till the paper rubs off then use methelated spirits to remove the glue and you should get a clean unscratched bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Thankyou great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfishfanatic Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Can also raid the recycling bins on rubbish day. That is how I got my bottles :lol: Coke company and Schweppes bottles are easy to remove the label from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Can also raid the recycling bins on rubbish day. That is how I got my bottles Be careful when doing that. You dont know what has been put in the bottle and you may kill all of your fish by introducing hydrocarbons to the tank. A lot of things like petrol soak in to plastic and do not smell when cleaned but over time they release the chemicals and will kill your fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I use 3L juice bottles and found the stuff called "sticky stuff remover" which is an orange-oil based spray you can get at hardware stores worked to get the label residue off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 How much is that sticky stuff remover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Can also raid the recycling bins on rubbish day. That is how I got my bottles :lol: Coke company and Schweppes bottles are easy to remove the label from. Nice to hear from you Jono. Hows Aussie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfishfanatic Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Nice to hear from you Jono. Hows Aussie? Great thank you. Just starting to get breeding stock. And create a 'fish shed'. Can post pics if people would like. Hows the HMPK & HM going? *Sorry to hijack your thread Brett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 And create a 'fish shed'. Can post pics if people would like. Yes please Perhaps in your own thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davd-lw Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Can also raid the recycling bins on rubbish day. That is how I got my bottles :lol: Coke company and Schweppes bottles are easy to remove the label from. lol. ozi got all our good resources. rugby players, horses, people, now..... our master fighter breeder Jo. :evil: come back Jo. lol. u just be brought up to be a master, and you are gone. lol. sad. miss the days you came to visit me. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Hi Jono its fine u hijacking my thread lol How u finding the Gold Coast i used to live in Cooloangata awesome beaches. My fry hms going great mate you rememeber that Mg you gave me well he a Daddy now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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