F15hguy Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 what a stunner :nfs: :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thanks I bought him from Dan earlier this year. He has some more juveniles for sale if you're interested - viewtopic.php?f=11&t=60622 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 The red/orange in his fin is amazing Joe, what have you been feeding him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Blackworms. And I also gave them a bit of daphnia last night. But otherwise all I feed them is blackworms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Where do you get your blackworms from? Are they easy to cultivate yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Very nice fish! You treat them like kings :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Hahaha thanks Sam Where do you get your blackworms from? Are they easy to cultivate yourself? Yes I cultivate them myself. They are the easiest type of live food to cultivate, they're extremely productive and make an ideal staple food. And you don't need to start new cultures after a certain period like you do with whiteworms when the soil becomes full of waste. I use a 50x25x25cm tank, and a 2cm layer of dark pea gravel. I find a temperature of 18-23°C works best for the worms. I just use plain tap water and I also run an air pump in the tank. The pH is around 7.5-8 I think. I feed them Omega One flake. I put the flake in a small dish with some water until it becomes soggy, and then I suck the food up with the turkey baster and then I gently squirt the food onto the gravel (I turn off the air pump first to allow the flake to settle on the gravel). The best way to feed them is little and often. Too much food and it starts to rot and kills the worms. When I harvest them I suck them up with a turkey baster and feed them straight to the fish. Once or twice a week I do a large water change. I use a gravel vac and siphon them into a bucket, and then I wait until they have settled on the bottom of the bucket and then I decant off the dirty water. I pour the dirty water down the drain, and them put the worms into a cup. I refill the bucket with fresh water and pour that into the worm tank. I then feed the amount of worms required to my fish, and the rest go back in the tank. I also sometimes do small water changes every now and then (without vaccuming the gravel) just to keep the water in good condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 :nfs: !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 They are the easiest type of live food to cultivate you make it sound hard. easiest would be infurosoria followed by mosquito larvae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 blackworms are easy.... Put worms in tank with gravel, airstone and heater. Feed worms. Harvest worms. Clean them out now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 where do you get them from to begin with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I siphon my blackworms out of the tank then rinse them heaps because the water is stinky. This means the gravel gets a vac and the worms get a waterchange frequently. More info here: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/?p=3079 As to where they come from - you ask nicely in the WTB section and I am sure someone will respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 you make it sound hard. easiest would be infurosoria followed by mosquito larvae Blackworms are much easier than mosquitos IMO. I've never tried infusoria but I imagine that would be easy too. I haven't had any really tiny fry so I've had no need for it. blackworms are easy.... Put worms in tank with gravel, airstone and heater. Feed worms. Harvest worms. Clean them out now and again. Exactly :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 mosquitos hard?, put a bucket of water in the back yard, net out larvae. hrm might try the blackworms though, think i've got a few growing in a pile of old gravel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 You can't get them year-round like blackworms, and if you tried to culture them indoors you'd end up with a whole lot of mosquitos buzzing around Also from my experience my fish prefer blackworms to mosquitoes anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 You can't get them year-round like blackworms, and if you tried to culture them indoors you'd end up with a whole lot of mosquitos buzzing around Also from my experience my fish prefer blackworms to mosquitoes anyway doesnt bother me, the mozzies only eat my missus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Yay my trifasciata have spawned :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Congrats Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Nice Work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks guys They spawned all the time and I got lots of fry when they were in the 140L (but the fry got eaten by the other fish). I'm just amazed that they've spawned so soon after being moved into the new tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 well done did you get the brine shrimp going in the end? I want to start one but lack the gusto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I've had no need to set up the brine shrimp hatchery because I have no fry to feed the shrimp to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Good luck with this lot Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks Dan I'm soooo excited :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I think the piece of wood is rotting in the trifasciata breeding tank, because strange fluffy stuff (not algae, more like fungus) is deveoping all over it and the water has a really bad smell. The fish don't appear to be affected. I'm still worried though. I'm thinking of keeping up the water changes until the eggs hatch and the fry are free-swimming, and then replacing the piece of wood with another piece that I bought from Redwood Aquatics (which I might chop into two smaller pieces). Also theres around 30 or so trifasciata eggs. Here's the wood: And here's another photo of Mr. Trifasciata because he is so awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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