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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| WOW they have really done some growing! You are doing a great job. Very pretty I might add too. | 
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Oh such beautiful babeeeeeessssss  | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Thanks guys!!!. I just looked back at them and the big one was showing off some fins so I got a video of it...I'm uploading it now!!!!! | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| they are looking AWESOME!!!!!!!! do share your secrets so I may have some that look as good!!!!!! | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| LOL..You already do what I do!!. Clean water and get them fat..lol..I know we just love to feed our babies!!! | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| adorable! I love the "mini" bristles they have going on  | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I know isn't it hilarious!!! 
It's kinda like they are wanna be's..lol... | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| LOL the wanna be's are GONNA be's hee hee | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by CHoffman  LOL..You already do what I do!!. Clean water and get them fat..lol..I know we just love to feed our babies!!! |  we do dont we LOL  do you use a special diet for them or make one of your own? they are just growing like weeds ! | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Well when I'm not trying to get them to breed, which I just started this week because I thought maybe just maybe they were ready I give them lots of veggies everyday. Green beans, squash and zuchhinii. This summer I was using fresh but lately I've been using frozen. Now that I'm trying like mad to get them to breed I give them frozen bloodworms during the day and veggies at night..lol..They just eat all the time. Oh and just recently I got the sprinula waffers from kens...They like those but not they aren't just crazy about them. | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| <--does her grocery list for tomorrow!!!!!!!!  | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| LOL..I don't know about your Walmart or wherever you shop but the things I buy are CHEAP.Not because I'm being cheap but because they are just low priced..lol...Seriously..the frozen bag of squash I get is like $1.15 I get the canned greenbeans that are no salted and they are like .80 cents..and they last forever!!. The greenbeans usually go bad before they even eat a 3/4 of them. | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Hey you gotta try Kens catfish pellets. My cories that keep spawning love them...I don't know if that is what did it or not but I will keep on buying them for them. They are really cheap too, whcih is always a plus!!! | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Sounding good. breeding diet for BNs is 80%vegetable matter/20% protein
Non-breeding diet- 90%vegetable matter/10% protein.
So those extra bloodworms are quality protein.
Carol | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly Sounding good. breeding diet for BNs is 80%vegetable matter/20% protein
Non-breeding diet- 90%vegetable matter/10% protein.
So those extra bloodworms are quality protein.
Carol | Yes..sorry I left that out..lol..When I'm not breeding I also feed them the Blood worms once a week but when conditioning I do give them a little bit everyday..Maybe it's too much. What do you think Carol?? | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by SWilkins Hey you gotta try Kens catfish pellets. My cories that keep spawning love them...I don't know if that is what did it or not but I will keep on buying them for them. They are really cheap too, whcih is always a plus!!! | I just got his KENS PREMIUM SINKING FOUR BIT BLEND  before I got abn's )
darnit LOL Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly Sounding good. breeding diet for BNs is 80%vegetable matter/20% protein
Non-breeding diet- 90%vegetable matter/10% protein.
So those extra bloodworms are quality protein.
Carol | ty carol! | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Ok Finally...here is the pretty guy and all his fins!!
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Moderator
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Originally Posted by CHoffman Yes..sorry I left that out..lol..When I'm not breeding I also feed them the Blood worms once a week but when conditioning I do give them a little bit everyday..Maybe it's too much. What do you think Carol?? | Your feeding schedule sounds fine Cesch. Although I wouldn't feed the extra protein over a month at a time
The reason I listed both breeding and non breeding feeding needs is because Plecos/BNs that get too much protein as a regular part of their diet tend to get constipated (can you believe that ) or get bloated.
What is the one in the cave doing? that is breeding behavior in it's self.
Welcome shawnie
carol
Last edited by Butterfly; September 15th, 2009 at 10:25 PM.
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by CHoffman Ok Finally...here is the pretty guy and all his fins!!  wow cesch great job..he is truly angelic!!!!!! | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Thanks shawnie...I love them!!. | |
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September 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Amazing!!!!
He's gorgeous! | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Wow! So beautiful CH! Too I really like how you have made a cave out of the 2 terracotta pot bottoms. hmmmmmmm
Thanks for sharing!
Ken | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Butterfly gave me the idea and showed me how to do it. It works like a charm | |
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September 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I have another question. 
Does a small (very small) change in pH help. Like if i mixed RO water in with my tap water during wc's. My PH is high 7's low 8's. | |
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September 20th, 2009
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| Don't know about pH changes (large pH changes are stresssful) but large water changes and plentiful food are definite triggers.
Carol | |
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September 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Ok.
I'll just keep being patient 
I keep trying to figure out what else I can do..but I know they will breed when they are good and ready not when I'm ready..lol. | |
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September 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Just start telling yourself that the worst thing that could possibly happen is that they'll spawn. When you've convinced yourself of this it will happen
lol.
I suppose you could always head out of the house for the night, turn the lights on low and leave a bottle of wine chilling for them. | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| well I'm 90% sure that one of my females is full of eggs. I only did the bloodworms for about a week and it's been a week since I did that. Since then I've gone back to the 90% veggie 10% protein ratio and she's still plump as can be...Kinda funny really. I'm not sure that any of my males are mature enough yet though..So I have a few questions. What happens if there isn't a male mature enough, Will she become egg bound, will she continue to carry the eggs or what exactly will happen? | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| If she is full of eggs she will either expel them or reabsorb them. Shouldn't be a problem. although the little guys might surprise you
carol | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| The fish look great Cesch! I have a great looking Male GBA, but those long finned ones are stunning! How old are the Males?, I'm fairly sure that they won't breed until they're over a year old. | |
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