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Re: Food problems
I understand your frustration, Daphnia should be more available when the
weather gets warmer.
27 degrees Celsius is approximately 80 degree Fahrenheit, which I found to
be perfect for any Apistos that I have kept.
sal
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----- Original Message -----
From: Frode Johansen <frode.johansen@bio.uio.no>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Food problems
> 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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