Re: Food problems

[Frode Johansen <frode.johansen@bio.uio.no>]

Well, the daphnia wasn't alive; it was frozen. I have tried live daphnia 
(yesterday), and they ate that, but I have just obtained this food, so I 
haven't been able to get a large enough culture yet.
My temperature is 27 degree Celsius (what will that be in Fahrenheit?), and 
my water is very soft with a pH about 6.5. I will lower the pH when they 
become mature.
Does anyone know how I can grow brine shrimp to a large size?

- Frode -



>Hi Frode,
>First of all congratulation on obtaining Iniradae, they're not readily
>available.  I also found them to be finicky eaters, they had the same
>requirements as the D. Filamentosa, to your point, they both LOVED baby
>brine but after an acclimation period ( a couple of weeks)they both took
>live daphnia, live brine shrimp and chopped up black worms.  I make my own
>paste food, which all my other apistos love but the filamentosa & Iniradae
>wouldn't touch it. .
>  I found that feeding just baby brine doesn't have any adverse effect.. it's
>just too expensive to feed all the time. Try live Brine shrimp & chopped
>black worms,  also I'm surprised that they won't eat live daphnia, this
>would concern me! Could they have internal parasites? that's the only time
>I've experienced apistos eating just small amount/very small pieces.
>Also, What's your water temperature?  they love it on the 80 degree range
>and soft / acid water.
>I hope this was of some help
>good luck with them.
>
>sal
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Frode Johansen <frode.johansen@bio.uio.no>
>To: <apisto@listbox.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 9:28 AM
>Subject: Food problems
>
>
> > Hi.
> > I have four juvenile A. inirida that won't eat anything else than live
>baby
> > brine shrimps.
> > I want this guys to grow to mature size (of course), and I don't think
>they
> > will grow fast enough on just BBS. And what about when they become bigger?
> > Will BBS then be good enough for them? They are about one inch now. I have
> > had them for about two month.
> > I've tried to give them frozen artemia, blood worms, beef heart and
> > daphnia. They eat a little bit, and then they they start to spit it out.
> > I've tried to give it whole or fine chopped but no different result.
> > The only thing I've not tried is home made shrimp mix. Maybe I should try
> > to make that?
> > Any suggestions?
> > And, one more thing: how can I sex them?
> >
> > - Frode -
> >
> >
> >
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