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@ferreter wrote:
It’s on, I’ve just been into work to collect 2 massive 200l blue drums…
I would love to have access to some drums like this. I tried to get hold of some for a rain water collection system, but shipping charges always killed it for me.
Best of luck with your “tubbin” project!
Dennis
@Tom2006 wrote:
interesting stuff Dennis, I knew it got cold but didn’t think that they could survive in those temps. Do you reckon some could survive outside in a UK spring-Autumn?
Hey Tom, I think if they were acclimated to the temperatures they would be fine.
In the spring, maybe move them from their tank into the unheated tub indoors at first. After a bit, move them to a cooler part of the house. Simply cooler & cooler until you were close to outdoor temps. They would need time to adjust to the move outdoors if there was a big temperature difference.
As temperatures dropped in the fall they would just normally acclimate if they were outside. You’ll just have to be a “trail blazer” see what works in the UK. Would make for a great article on the site.
Dennis
CPD’s come from a mountainous region in Myanmar where winter time temperatures drop to near freezing. These little guys are as tough as nails!
Dennis
@ferreter wrote:
BALLPC’s profile pic is of the other fish (above)
Then they are definitely Danio erythmomicron!
That’s great that you found some more CPD’s. Hopefully they won’t be quite so timid as they find strength in numbers.
The Danio erythmomicron are very cool fish in their own right. Mine just buzz around in the tank like little humming birds.
Dennis
Hi ferreter, welcome to the forum!
Ok, here’s what I’d do. Take some moss, guppy grass or java grass and put a clump big enough to make a hiding place in one corner of the bottom of the tank. If they have some place where they can quickly take cover, they might be more likely to venture out into the tank.
Feed them food that will sink. I prefer to use golden pearls, but you can use crushed flakes too as they will sink after a little time. Shrimp pellets and pieces of algae wafer work good too. The idea is to get something down to the bottom of the tank where they feel more secure.
Now for the bad news… If the fish are wild caught, they may never loose their timidness. My tank raised fish are far more outgoing than any of my original breeders.
Best of luck & please keep us informed as to how things work out.
Dennis
@Tom2006 wrote:
You certainly wont retire on breeding this species! :lol:
Come on Tom… please don’t discourage me.
Dennis
They are fairly easy to spawn, but rather difficult to produce fry in large quantities. I think this will keep the prices up for the foreseeable future.
Best of luck!
Dennis
@marilena wrote:
The second tank is 22g, what number of fish do you think would be suitable for this volume?
Hi Marilena, welcome to the forum!
I use 20 gallon long tanks to raise my CPD fry in. You can easily keep 40 to 60 adults in a tank this size.
Best of luck with your new set-up.
Dennis
@foxycatfish wrote:
What do you guys feed them on. was thinking micro worms or powder food?
I usually feed green water / infusora for the first week. After that it’s micro, walter & banana worms and Golden Pearls Rotifer Size 5-50 Microns from Kens Fish.
Welcome to the forum and best of luck with your new fry!
Dennis
The parents are notorious fry/egg eaters… if you want to raise the fry to adulthood, I’d move it.
Dennis
This is how I set them up…
In a 5.5 gallon tank I place a sponge filter set to a slow bubble, a fist sized clump of java moss or 3 or 4 nylon spawning mops and 4 or 5 females with 2 males.
After 5 to 7 days, I move the fish to another tank. In the next 5 to 7 days you should see the results.
Since they produce a small quantity of eggs daily, I have found better success leaving them in the tank longer, (5 to 7 days).
Best of luck!
Dennis
Hi peixe, welcome to the site!
I’d have to agree with Tom. If you want to produce them in any quantity, then you want to separate them.
If you’re just interested in raising a few fry, you can keep them in a densely planted tank and now and then a fry will reach maturity.
Dennis
Hi Brad.
The front-end is running Joomla. The forum is the same as before, it’s an older version of phpBB.
I wanted to put Joomla in front of the forum so I could add articles and other content that a forum doesn’t handle so well.
Will probably update the forum to a newer version at some point in time, but for now I like the way it works and looks better than the newer versions.
Dennis
