Another batch - This time fed only Forrest aquabits from free swimming (no bbs)

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Originally Posted by musicmarn1

any updates? i might grow out my next batch entirely on this with beefheart right before the water changes only ! love seeing your experiment here :)

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What specifically did you want to know?

Where can u buy them at?

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Originally Posted by dkeef

Where can u buy them at?

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http://forum.simplydiscus.com/forumd...Johor-Malaysia
You purchase them here Dave

I know that you said you are not feeding as much but a 1/2 of growth loss in fish that size is pretty significant. Also I saw where you have mentioned that you have only lost one so far. In the past of you had issues with losing fry? I seldom lose any fry. Everyone know that I only feed BBS but I losr less than 1% of my fry. Even the runts and belly sliders last until I get around to culling them.

-john

I wouldn't say I had issues losing fry, but there is always a couple. I suspect if I had fed this batch the same way I fed the group from last year the growth would have been more similar so I'd more attribute the difference in size to the amount of effort om my part rather than what I was feeding. Truth be told, I was also in TX for a week where they weren't fed at all but that couldn't be helped.

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Originally Posted by Len

I measured them last night and they are mostly in the 2 inch range so they are growing more slowly than the last batch that were at 2.5 inches by 2 months, but I also didn't feed these guys nearly as often. I'm fine with that though because they look healthy and seem to be consistently growing and it's been far far less work.

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so your feeding a lot less often and you are seeing a .5" difference? in all honesty do you believe your feeding less is the only reason for that difference in growth or because you are feeding different food? what food did you feed when you did the last batch? which was at this point, .5" bigger? any pictures also? :p

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Originally Posted by musicmarn1

so your feeding a lot less often and you are seeing a .5" difference? in all honesty do you believe your feeding less is the only reason for that difference in growth or because you are feeding different food? what food did you feed when you did the last batch? which was at this point, .5" bigger? any pictures also? :p

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I can't say that's the only reason. The batch last Christmas from the same parents was raised quite a bit differently. They were fed much more, had far more water changes and by this stage and even before were fed a much larger variety of foods. I wouldn't go so far as to say this batch have been neglected, but I certainly didn't put the same amount of effort into raising them. I don't really think .5" is a big concern, or at least not for me. As long as they look healthy and have decent shape then I'm satisfied.