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02-25-2005, 06:10 AM
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What live foods do you grow yourself?
I had one snail in my little fry raising tank, who soon rreproduced, and now I have about one hundred tiny clones sliming away in that tank.
I thought I'd restock my 28.5 gal with snails, since I had only seen one huge snail in there, but no small ones (except for mts).
So I dropped a few in and, my keyhole cichlids immediatly jumped them, and sucked their little houses empty.
Good to know, now I feed my keyholes 2-3 snails per day as live food, and they seem to love it. These snails are fed on tiny pieces of fish flake and spirulina. So I bet their juicy and yummy :P .
Anyone do the same thing? or other critters you keep to feed your fish?
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02-25-2005, 12:39 PM
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No one makes his own live food?
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02-25-2005, 01:45 PM
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I do a similar snail thing in the summer with pondsnails from in my pond.
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02-25-2005, 02:37 PM
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I collect mosquito larvae from my rain barrels & pond in the summer & even freeze them up if I have extra for the winter. My tiger barbs & rasboras love them.
If you live in a mosquitoey (sp? - word?) area you can just set out a shallow basin of water in a shady cool area & collect the larvae when they get to the right size. You don't want to let them go too long though because then all you have is a bunch of blood suckers.
Oh my fish also seem to relish the occasional moth that is attracted to the aquarium lights (I have an open top arrangement - aquarium not all the way filled).
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02-25-2005, 02:42 PM
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No one makes his own live food?
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 huh
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02-25-2005, 05:02 PM
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No one makes his own live food?
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Okey, I meant, noone breeds his own live food? :P
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02-25-2005, 05:41 PM
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No one makes his own live food?
huh
Okey, I meant, noone breeds his own live food?
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Dance as if no one were watching
Sing as if no one were listening
Live each day as if it were your last
Irish Proverb
Ray
90 gal
9 L. Cearuleus
5 C. Moorii
4 P. Acei
2 N. Venustus
2 I. Sprengerae
1 unidentified Mbuna
1 Peacock with a slightly deformed tail.
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02-25-2005, 05:42 PM
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I think plenty of folks hatch brine shrimp but thats not really breeding.
Some folks use earthworms that may be from worm compost contianers.
I did see a recent post about someone who raised guppies to feed I think a night gobie (it was a freshwater post). I believe it was under the title guppies not breeding.
Did you have something specific in mind??
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02-25-2005, 06:02 PM
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I got snails in a tank once with plants and crushed them for angel fish. They loved it. I have tried to hatch brine shrimp...... to not much success... limited buget and experience at the time.
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02-25-2005, 07:28 PM
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Microworms, whiteworms, BBS, vinegar eels...and occassionally daphnia, infusoria, grindal worms.
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02-25-2005, 08:31 PM
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Wow, do you have some sort of tutorials or something on how to maintain those Toirtis?
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02-25-2005, 08:59 PM
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speaking of mosquito's anyone been to southern alaska during summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im gonna grow brine shrimp, i use nightcrawlers, and one or two convict fry here and there for my oscars.
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11-25-2012, 11:06 PM
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Ive bred brine shrimp before
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11-25-2012, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mattrox
I got snails in a tank once with plants and crushed them for angel fish. They loved it. I have tried to hatch brine shrimp...... to not much success... limited buget and experience at the time.
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Could you elaborate on crushing them?
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